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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
NOTE 4 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Refer to Note 1, General - Upstream Sale, for background. The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of the disposal group related to discontinued operations are as follows:
June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Current assets:
Upstream Pipe $ —  $ 4,279 
Total current assets of discontinued operations —  4,279 
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net —  376,649 
Total non-current assets of discontinued operations —  376,649 
Current liabilities:
Upstream accrued liabilities —  7,584 
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations —  7,584 
Non-current liabilities:
Asset retirement obligations —  3,103 
Total non-current liabilities of discontinued operations $ —  $ 3,103 
Discontinued operations are as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Natural gas sales $ 15,586  $ 31,987  $ 41,058  $ 82,922 
Operating expenses 9,040  20,848  22,161  38,293 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 16,517  24,489  36,664  45,981 
General and administrative expenses 5,209  3,065  8,176  6,755 
Interest expense, net 1,981  3,629 
Loss on sale of upstream assets 84,185  —  84,185  — 
Other Income, net —  (1,075) 1,698  (1,192)
Loss from discontinued operations before tax (101,346) (15,343) (115,455) (6,918)
Income tax benefit (provision) —  —  —  — 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $ (101,346) $ (15,343) $ (115,455) $ (6,918)
We recognized a loss on sale of upstream assets of approximately $84.2 million based on the preliminary settlement statement net proceeds. The final settlement statement will be executed during the fourth quarter of 2024.
DD&A, capital expenditures and significant operating and investing non-cash items related to discontinued operations are as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Depreciation, depletion and amortization $ 36,664  $ 45,981 
Loss on sale of upstream assets 84,185  — 
Acquisition and development of natural gas properties, net 9,625  95,231 
Net proceeds from sale of upstream assets 249,421  —