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Inventory, Linefill and Base Gas and Long-term Inventory (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
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 (barrels and natural gas volumes in thousands and carrying value in millions):
| March 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017
| Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1) |  |  | Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1)
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 9,171 |  |  | barrels |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 53.87 |  |  |  | 7,800 |  |  | barrels |  | $ | 402 |  |  | $ | 51.54 |
NGL | 4,144 |  |  | barrels |  | 115 |  |  | $ | 27.75 |  |  |  | 10,774 |  |  | barrels |  | 294 |  |  | $ | 27.29 |
Other | N/A |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | N/A |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  | N/A |
Inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 713 |  |  |  |
Linefill and base gas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 12,428 |  |  | barrels |  | 719 |  |  | $ | 57.85 |  |  |  | 12,340 |  |  | barrels |  | 719 |  |  | $ | 58.27 |
NGL | 1,596 |  |  | barrels |  | 43 |  |  | $ | 26.94 |  |  |  | 1,597 |  |  | barrels |  | 45 |  |  | $ | 28.18 |
Natural gas | 24,976 |  |  | Mcf |  | 108 |  |  | $ | 4.32 |  |  |  | 24,976 |  |  | Mcf |  | 108 |  |  | $ | 4.32 |
Linefill and base gas subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 870 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 872 |  |  |  |
Long-term inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 1,823 |  |  | barrels |  | 108 |  |  | $ | 59.24 |  |  |  | 1,870 |  |  | barrels |  | 105 |  |  | $ | 56.15 |
NGL | 1,989 |  |  | barrels |  | 51 |  |  | $ | 25.64 |  |  |  | 2,167 |  |  | barrels |  | 59 |  |  | $ | 27.23 |
Long-term inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,649 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,749 |  |  |  |
(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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