Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

PLANT, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Plant, pipeline and equipment consisted of the following:



	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(thousands of dollars)
Platinum catalyst metal	$	1,612		$	1,612
Land	5,428			5,428
Plant, pipeline and equipment	254,560			186,946
Construction in progress	1,927			50,996
Total plant, pipeline and equipment	263,527			244,982
Less accumulated depreciation	(71,216		)	(63,240		)
Net plant, pipeline and equipment	$	192,311		$	181,742

Plant, pipeline, and equipment serve as collateral for our amended and restated credit agreement. See Note 10.

Interest capitalized for construction was approximately $0 and $218,000 for the three and $731,000 and $878,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Labor capitalized for construction was approximately $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the three and $2.2 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

Construction in progress during the first nine months of 2018 included equipment purchased for various equipment updates at the TC facility; new reformer unit, tankage upgrades, and an addition to the rail spur at SHR. Construction in progress during the first nine months of 2017 included equipment purchased for the hydrogenation/distillation unit and updates to B Plan equipment at the TC facility; new reformer unit, tankage upgrades, and an addition to the rail spur at SHR.

Amortization relating to the platinum catalyst, which is included in cost of sales, was approximately $24,000 and $0 for the three and $24,000 and $25,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.