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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | NOTE D - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant, and equipment as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
Depreciation of office equipment and transportation equipment are computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 3 to 5 years. Refinery assets and buildings are depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 25 years. Depreciation expense for property and equipment was approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, interest of $28.2 million and $16.2 million, respectively, was capitalized and included in property, plant and equipment, net, and $73.4 million and $36.6 million of interest was capitalized for the nine months ending September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company has recognized a total of $169.2 million of capitalized interest during the construction of the Bakersfield Renewable Fuels Refinery. |