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Inventory, Linefill and Base Gas and Long-term Inventory (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Inventory, Linefill and Base Gas and Long-term Inventory |
Schedule of inventory, linefill and base gas and long-term inventory | Inventory, linefill and base gas and long-term inventory consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (barrels and natural gas volumes in thousands and carrying value in millions):
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1) |  | Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1) |
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil |  | 15,351 |  | barrels |  | $ | 686 |  | $ | 44.69 |  |  | 6,465 |  | barrels |  | $ | 304 |  | $ | 47.02 |
NGL |  | 7,277 |  | barrels |  | 154 |  | $ | 21.16 |  |  | 13,553 |  | barrels |  | 454 |  | $ | 33.50 |
Natural gas |  | 10,965 |  | Mcf |  | 31 |  | $ | 2.83 |  |  | 32,317 |  | Mcf |  | 102 |  | $ | 3.16 |
Other |  | N/A |  |  |  | 58 |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | 31 |  | N/A |
Inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 929 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 891 |  |  |
Linefill and base gas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil |  | 12,970 |  | barrels |  | 777 |  | $ | 59.91 |  |  | 11,810 |  | barrels |  | 744 |  | $ | 63.00 |
NGL |  | 1,215 |  | barrels |  | 48 |  | $ | 39.51 |  |  | 1,212 |  | barrels |  | 52 |  | $ | 42.90 |
Natural gas |  | 28,612 |  | Mcf |  | 135 |  | $ | 4.72 |  |  | 28,612 |  | Mcf |  | 134 |  | $ | 4.68 |
Linefill and base gas subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 960 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 930 |  |  |
Long-term inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil |  | 2,646 |  | barrels |  | 117 |  | $ | 44.22 |  |  | 2,582 |  | barrels |  | 136 |  | $ | 52.67 |
NGL |  | 1,681 |  | barrels |  | 32 |  | $ | 19.04 |  |  | 1,681 |  | barrels |  | 50 |  | $ | 29.74 |
Long-term inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,038 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,007 |  |  |
| (1) |  | Price per unit of measure is comprised of a weighted average associated with various grades, qualities and locations. Accordingly, these prices may not coincide with any published benchmarks for such products.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of inventory, linefill and base gas and long-term inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the volumes, unit of measure, total value, and price per unit of each of the major classes of inventory. + References No definition available. + Details
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