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Investment in American Shale Oil, LLC (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Investment In American Shale Oil, LLC [Abstract] |
Summary in the change in balance of the Company's investment in AMSO, LLC |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (252 | ) |  | $ | 242 |
Capital contributions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,825 |
Equity in the net loss of AMSO, LLC |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,935 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (252 | ) |  | $ | 132 |
Maximum exposure to additional loss |
|  | (in thousands) |
AMSO’s committed investment in AMSO, LLC based on the budget for the remainder of 2014 |  | $ | 445 |
Less: cumulative capital contributions to AMSO, LLC |  |  | — |
Less: liability for equity loss in AMSO, LLC at June 30, 2014 |  |  | (252 | )
MMaximum exposure to additional loss |  | $ | 193 |
Summarized unaudited statements of operations AMSO, LLC |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 273 |
Research and development |  |  | 2,534 |  |  |  | 2,219 |  |  |  | 4,046 |  |  |  | 5,297 |
Loss from operations |  |  | 2,645 |  |  |  | 2,343 |  |  |  | 4,280 |  |  |  | 5,570 |
Other income |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |
Net loss |  | $ | (2,645 | ) |  | $ | (2,302 | ) |  | $ | (4,280 | ) |  | $ | (5,529 | )

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