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Accounting for Suspended Exploratory Wells - Aging of Costs on a Well and Project Basis (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Project Well	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Project	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Project
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 2,486	$ 2,827	$ 3,361
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year, number of wells | Well	89
Number of projects (in projects) | Project	17	22	30
2000-2009
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 342
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year, number of wells | Well	17
2010-2014
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 1,457
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year, number of wells | Well	54
2015-2019
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 687
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year, number of wells | Well	18
2003-2012
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 371
Number of projects (in projects) | Project	4
2013-2016
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 1,627
Number of projects (in projects) | Project	8
2017-2020
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items]
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for period greater than one year	$ 488
Number of projects (in projects) | Project	5

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