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Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables | Note 4—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables Components of investments and long-term receivables at December 31 were:
| Millions of Dollars
| 2023 | 2022
Equity investments | $ | 7,905 |  | 7,493 |
Long-term receivables | 143 |  | 142 |
Long-term investments in debt securities | 989 |  | 522 |
Other investments | 93 |  | 68 |
| $ | 9,130 |  | 8,225 |
Equity Investments Affiliated companies in which we had a significant equity investment at December 31, 2023, included: •APLNG—47.5 percent owned joint venture with Origin Energy (27.5 percent) and Sinopec (25 percent)—to produce CBM from the Bowen and Surat basins in Queensland, Australia, as well as process and export LNG. •Port Arthur Liquefication Holdings, LLC (PALNG)— 30 percent owned joint venture with Sempra PALNG Holdings, LLC for the development of a large-scale LNG facility for the first phase of the Port Arthur LNG project ("Phase 1"). See Note 3. •QatarEnergy LNG N(3) (N3), formerly Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (3) (QG3)—30 percent owned joint venture with affiliates of QatarEnergy (68.5 percent) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (1.5 percent)—produces and liquefies natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, as well as exports LNG. •QatarEnergy LNG NFE(4) (NFE4), formerly Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (8) (QG8)—25 percent owned joint venture with an affiliate of QatarEnergy (75 percent)—participant in the North Field East (NFE) LNG project. See Note 3. •QatarEnergy LNG NFS(3) (NFS3), formerly Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (12) (QG12)— 25 percent owned joint venture with an affiliate of QatarEnergy (75 percent)—participant in the North Field South project. See Note 3. Summarized 100 percent earnings information for equity method investments in affiliated companies, combined, was as follows:
| Millions of Dollars
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Revenues | $ | 15,314 |  | 18,356 |  | 11,824 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 6,301 |  | 8,234 |  | 3,946 |
Net income (loss) | 4,214 |  | 5,507 |  | 2,557 |
Summarized 100 percent balance sheet information for equity method investments in affiliated companies, combined, was as follows:
| Millions of Dollars
| 2023 | 2022
Current assets | $ | 3,827 |  | 5,001 |
Noncurrent assets | 39,299 |  | 37,789 |
Current liabilities | 3,462 |  | 4,169 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 16,665 |  | 17,244 |
Our share of income taxes incurred directly by an equity method investee is reported in equity in earnings of affiliates, and as such is not included in income taxes on our consolidated financial statements. At December 31, 2023, retained earnings included $60 million related to the undistributed earnings of affiliated companies. Dividends received from affiliates were $2,684 million, $3,045 million and $1,279 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. APLNG APLNG is a joint venture focused on producing CBM from the Bowen and Surat basins in Queensland, Australia. Natural gas is sold to domestic customers and LNG is processed and exported to Asia Pacific markets. Our investment in APLNG gives us access to CBM resources in Australia and enhances our LNG position. The majority of APLNG LNG is sold under two long-term sales and purchase agreements, supplemented with sales of additional LNG cargoes targeting the Asia Pacific markets. Origin Energy, an integrated Australian energy company, is the operator of APLNG’s production and pipeline system, while we operate the LNG facility. In 2012, APLNG executed an $8.5 billion project finance facility that became non-recourse following financial completion in 2017. The facility is currently composed of a financing agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, a commercial bank facility and two United States Private Placement note facilities. APLNG principal and interest payments commenced in March 2017 and are scheduled to occur bi-annually until September 2030. At December 31, 2023, a balance of $4.7 billion was outstanding on the facilities. See Note 10. During the fourth quarter of 2021, Origin Energy Limited agreed to the sale of 10 percent of their interest in APLNG for $1.645 billion, before customary adjustments. ConocoPhillips announced in December 2021 that we were exercising our preemption right under the APLNG Shareholders Agreement to purchase an additional 10 percent shareholding interest in APLNG, subject to government approvals. The sales price associated with this preemption right was determined to reflect a relevant observable market participant view of APLNG’s fair value which was below the carrying value of our existing investment in APLNG. Based on a review of the facts and circumstances surrounding this decline in fair value, we concluded in the fourth quarter of 2021 the impairment was other than temporary under the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 323, and the recognition of an impairment of our existing investment was necessary. Accordingly, we recorded a noncash $688 million before- and after-tax impairment in the fourth quarter of 2021. The impairment was included in the “Impairments” line on our consolidated income statement. See Note 7. At December 31, 2023, the carrying value of our equity method investment in APLNG was approximately $5.4 billion. The historical cost basis of our 47.5 percent share of net assets of APLNG was $5.4 billion, resulting in a basis difference of $33 million on our books. The basis difference, which is substantially all associated with PP&E and subject to amortization, has been allocated on a relative fair value basis to individual production license areas owned by APLNG. Any future additional payments are expected to be allocated in a similar manner. As the joint venture produces natural gas from each license, we amortize the basis difference allocated to that license using the unit-of-production method. Included in net income (loss) for 2023, 2022 and 2021 was after-tax expense of $8 million, $10 million and $39 million, respectively, representing the amortization of this basis difference on currently producing licenses. PALNG PALNG is a joint venture for the development of a large-scale LNG facility. At December 31, 2023, the carrying value of our equity method investment in PALNG was approximately $1.1 billion. See Note 3. N3 N3 is a joint venture that owns an integrated large-scale LNG project located in Qatar. We have terminal and pipeline use agreements with Golden Pass LNG Terminal and affiliated Golden Pass Pipeline near Sabine Pass, Texas, intended to provide us with terminal and pipeline capacity for the receipt, storage and regasification of LNG purchased from N3. Currently, the LNG from N3 is being sold to markets outside of the U.S. NFE4 NFE4 is a joint venture with QatarEnergy participating in the NFE LNG project. NFE4 has a 12.5 percent interest in the NFE project. See Note 3. NFS3 NFS3 is a joint venture with QatarEnergy to participate in the NFS LNG project. NFS3 has a 25 percent interest in the NFS project. See Note 3. At December 31, 2023, the carrying value of our equity method investments in Qatar was approximately $1.1 billion. Loans As part of our normal ongoing business operations and consistent with industry practice, we enter into numerous agreements with other parties to pursue business opportunities. Included in such activity are loans to certain affiliated and non-affiliated companies. At December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding loans to affiliated companies.

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