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Inventory, Linefill and Base Gas and Long-term Inventory (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
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):
| September 30, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019
| Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1) |  |  | Volumes |  | Unit of Measure |  | Carrying Value |  | Price/ Unit (1)
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 15,332 |  |  | barrels |  | $ | 449 |  |  | $ | 29.29 |  |  |  | 8,613 |  |  | barrels |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 52.25 |
NGL | 16,144 |  |  | barrels |  | 226 |  |  | $ | 14.00 |  |  |  | 7,574 |  |  | barrels |  | 142 |  |  | $ | 18.75 |
Other | N/A |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | N/A |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | N/A
Inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  | 683 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 604 |  |  |
Linefill and base gas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 14,496 |  |  | barrels |  | 813 |  |  | $ | 56.08 |  |  |  | 14,316 |  |  | barrels |  | 826 |  |  | $ | 57.70 |
NGL | 1,642 |  |  | barrels |  | 43 |  |  | $ | 26.19 |  |  |  | 1,701 |  |  | barrels |  | 47 |  |  | $ | 27.63 |
Natural gas | 25,576 |  |  | Mcf |  | 110 |  |  | $ | 4.30 |  |  |  | 24,976 |  |  | Mcf |  | 108 |  |  | $ | 4.32 |
Linefill and base gas subtotal |  |  |  |  | 966 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 981 |  |  |
Long-term inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil | 2,773 |  |  | barrels |  | 102 |  |  | $ | 36.78 |  |  |  | 2,598 |  |  | barrels |  | 152 |  |  | $ | 58.51 |
NGL | 1,354 |  |  | barrels |  | 18 |  |  | $ | 13.29 |  |  |  | 1,707 |  |  | barrels |  | 30 |  |  | $ | 17.57 |
Long-term inventory subtotal |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,769 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,767 |  |  |
(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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