Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Note 7 — Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Employee compensation expense	$	1,851	$	1,535
Project asset costs		3,317		1,810
Accrued legal services		141		91
Other accrued liabilities		547		331
Total accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	$	5,856	$	3,767

Certain employee contracts provide for cash bonuses upon a positive FID in the Project, subject to approval by our board of directors. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, non-current compensation liabilities related to engineering staff were $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, which were recognized as an addition to project assets. In addition, non-current compensation liabilities related to certain executive staff were $1.3 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively.