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	Jul. 25, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) director	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2016 lawsuit
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Number of independent directors in related party committee \| director		2
Related party payments \| $		$ 742,447	$ 62,185	$ 100,683
Vertex Refining LA, LLC
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Number of lawsuits named as defendant \| lawsuit					5
Penthol LLC
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Marketing, sales, and logistical duties agreement, term of contract	5 years
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Purchases Benchmark \| Vendor One
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)		64.00%	50.00%	25.00%
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Purchases Benchmark \| Vendor Two
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)				22.00%
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Purchases Benchmark \| Vendor Three
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)				21.00%
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Accounts Payable Benchmark \| Vendor One
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)		60.00%	69.00%	16.00%
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Accounts Payable Benchmark \| Vendor Two
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)				52.00%
Vendor Concentration Risk \| Accounts Payable Benchmark \| Vendor Three
Long-term Purchase Commitment
Concentration (as a percentage)				26.00%