(g) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of such items. The capital value of a facility to be leased and operated for a client is the sum of external costs (such as shipyards, subcontractors and suppliers), internal costs (design, engineering, construction supervision, etc.), third party financial costs including interest paid during construction and attributable overhead.
Subsequent costs are included in an assets’ carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The costs of assets include the initial estimate of costs of demobilization of the asset net of reimbursement expected to be received by the client.
Costs related to major overhaul which meet the criteria for capitalization are included in the asset’s carrying amount. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred.
When significant parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, those components are accounted for as separate line items of property, plant and equipment. The depreciation charge is calculated based on future anticipated economic benefits, e.g. based on the unit of production method or on a straight-line basis as follows:
- New build Fast4Ward® FPSO up to 30 years (included in vessels and floating equipment);
- Converted tankers FPSO 10-20 years (included in vessels and floating equipment);
- Floating equipment 3-15 years (included in vessels and floating equipment);
- Buildings 30-50 years;
- Other assets 2-20 years;
- Land is not depreciated.
Regarding useful lives for vessels in operation, they are usually aligned with the lease period. Useful lives and methods of depreciation are reviewed at least annually and adjusted if appropriate.
The assets’ residual values are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at each statement of financial position date. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is higher than its estimated recoverable amount.
Gains and losses arising on disposals or retirement of assets are determined by comparing any sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset. These are reflected in the income statement in the period that the asset is disposed of or retired.
Right-of-use assets related to the Company’s lease contracts in which the Company is a lessee are included in Property, plant and equipment. Right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities are recognized when the leased asset is available for use by the Company. Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising the following:
- The amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
- Any lease payments made at or before the commencement date;
- Any initial direct costs; and
- Restoration costs.
The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset‘s useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis.
Payments associated with short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognized on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less.