PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

5. PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

Plant, pipeline and equipment consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
	(thousands of dollars)
Platinum catalyst	$	1,612		$	1,612
Land		4,577			4,577
Plant, pipeline and equipment		130,081			128,302
Construction in progress		14,804			8,980
Total plant, pipeline and equipment		151,074			143,471
Less accumulated depreciation		(48,687	)		(46,564	)
Net plant, pipeline and equipment	$	102,387		$	96,907

Plant, pipeline, and equipment serve as collateral for our amended and restated loan agreement (see Note 8).

Interest capitalized for construction for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, was approximately $31,000 and $27,000, respectively.

Construction in progress during the first three months of 2016 included equipment purchased for the hydrogenation expansion, the new reformer unit, a new custom processing unit, and a new cooling tower which was associated with our D train expansion.

Amortization relating to the platinum catalyst which is included in cost of sales was $21,067 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015.