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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):



	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Crude oil	$	26,722	$	30,779
Asphalt and other	16,810		13,516
Total inventories	$	43,532	$	44,295

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our Crude segment recorded non-cash charges of $5.7 million to write-down crude oil inventory to the lower of cost or market.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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