PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

5. PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

Plant, pipeline and equipment at March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(thousands of dollars)
Platinum catalyst	$	1,612		$	1,612
Land		1,577			1,577
Plant, pipeline and equipment		72,533			71,115
Construction in progress		1,123			824
Total plant, pipeline and equipment		76,845			75,128
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(34,616	)		(33,203	)
Plant, pipeline and equipment, net	$	42,229		$	41,925

Plant, pipeline, and equipment serve as collateral for a $14.0 million term loan with a domestic bank (see Note 7).

Construction in progress during the first three months of 2014 included preparation for penhex unit expansion, construction of additional warehousing, installation of additional truck loading stations, and upgrades to various processing equipment.

Amortization relating to the platinum catalyst which is included in cost of sales was $21,067 and $9,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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