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Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells [Abstract] |
Capitalized cost of exploratory wells | $ 2,500
Decrease in capitalized cost of suspended wells from the prior year end | (574)
Capitalized exploratory well cost, charged to expense | $ 496

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- Definition Accounting for suspended exploratory wells. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense for capitalized exploratory well costs for which proved reserves were not found at the exploratory well. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68064819&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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