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Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) guaranty | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Guarantees |  |  |
Number of guarantees | guaranty | 1 |  |
Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements | $ 135 |  |
Term of guarantee for payments under terminal use agreement (in years) | 4 years |  |
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year one | $ 909 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year two | 1,086 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year three | 1,141 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year four | 1,193 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year five | 1,183 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after year five | 7,553 |  |
Total payments under long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments including throughput and Take-or-Pay agreements | 1,420 | $ 1,866 | $ 861
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve balance | $ 936 |  |
Environmental Loss Contingency, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Accrued Liabilities, Current, Deferred credits and other noncurrent obligations |  |
Upstream |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve | $ 260 |  |
United States | Downstream |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 389 |  |
International | Downstream |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 55 |  |
Other Obligations |  |  |
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements |  |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year one | 589 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year two | 451 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year three | 484 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year four | 604 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year five | 273 |  |
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after year five | 1,078 |  |
Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve | 232 |  |
Environmental Reserve Less Environmental Reserve for Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |  |  |
Environmental |  |  |
Environmental reserve | $ 704 |  |

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