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Segmented Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
Disclosure of operating segments |
Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading | Midstream and Refining | Inter–segment elimination and Other | Total
2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
$ | 11,340 |  | $ | 11,521 |  | $ | 7,072 |  | $ | 88 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 351 |  | $ | 410 |  | $ | 448 |  | $ | 22,950 |  | $ | 20,668 |  | $ | 16,522 |
— |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 145 |  | 148 |  | 161 |  | 1,419 |  | 1,614 |  | 1,838 |
6 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 25 |  | — |  | — |
11,346 |  | 11,521 |  | 7,072 |  | 88 |  | 102 |  | 102 |  | 496 |  | 558 |  | 609 |  | 24,394 |  | 22,282 |  | 18,360 |
(481 | ) | (479 | ) | (167 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,523 | ) | (1,255 | ) | (1,018 | )
10,865 |  | 11,042 |  | 6,905 |  | 88 |  | 102 |  | 102 |  | 496 |  | 558 |  | 609 |  | 22,871 |  | 21,027 |  | 17,342 |
3,276 |  | 3,367 |  | 2,600 |  | 20 |  | 21 |  | 16 |  | 56 |  | 58 |  | 71 |  | 6,277 |  | 6,464 |  | 5,675 |
1,306 |  | 1,087 |  | 679 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 437 |  | 491 |  | 527 |  | 4,699 |  | 4,189 |  | 3,529 |
1,656 |  | 1,557 |  | 1,220 |  | 14 |  | 14 |  | 9 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5,546 |  | 5,161 |  | 5,186 |
61 |  | 61 |  | 48 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 190 |  | 186 |  | 164 |
— |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 49 |  | (10 | ) | (45 | )
— |  | — |  | (230 | ) | — |  | — |  | (114 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (452 | ) | (379 | )
— |  | — |  | — |  | 287 |  | 5 |  | (31 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | 287 |  | 5 |  | (31 | )
6,299 |  | 6,072 |  | 4,317 |  | 321 |  | 40 |  | (120 | ) | 493 |  | 549 |  | 598 |  | 17,048 |  | 15,543 |  | 14,099 |
$ | 4,566 |  | $ | 4,970 |  | $ | 2,588 |  | $ | (233 | ) | $ | 62 |  | $ | 222 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 5,823 |  | $ | 5,484 |  | $ | 3,243 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 344 |  | 325 |  | 319 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 223 |  | (146 | ) | 134 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 836 |  | 739 |  | 631 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 |  | (124 | ) | 80 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (570 | ) | 827 |  | (787 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 341 |  | (7 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 867 |  | 1,962 |  | 370 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,956 |  | 3,522 |  | 2,873 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 434 |  | 374 |  | (164 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (894 | ) | 557 |  | 640 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,416 |  | $ | 2,591 |  | $ | 2,397 |
(1) | Includes blending and feedstock costs associated with the processing of third party bitumen and other purchased feedstock in the Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading segment
(2) | 'Other' includes recoveries associated with the joint operation partners' share of the costs of lease contracts and other income of a trivial nature.
| North America | North Sea | Offshore Africa
(millions of Canadian dollars) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Segmented product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil and NGLs (1) | $ | 9,679 |  | $ | 7,254 |  | $ | 7,655 |  | $ | 860 |  | $ | 753 |  | $ | 666 |  | $ | 632 |  | $ | 628 |  | $ | 579 |
Natural gas | 1,150 |  | 1,256 |  | 1,506 |  | 57 |  | 140 |  | 118 |  | 67 |  | 70 |  | 53 |
Other (2) | 6 |  | — |  | — |  | 5 |  | — |  | — |  | 8 |  | — |  | — |
Total segmented product sales | 10,835 |  | 8,510 |  | 9,161 |  | 922 |  | 893 |  | 784 |  | 707 |  | 698 |  | 632 |
Less: royalties | (998 | ) | (723 | ) | (809 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (42 | ) | (51 | ) | (41 | )
Segmented revenue | 9,837 |  | 7,787 |  | 8,352 |  | 920 |  | 891 |  | 783 |  | 665 |  | 647 |  | 591 |
Segmented expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production | 2,425 |  | 2,405 |  | 2,362 |  | 391 |  | 405 |  | 400 |  | 109 |  | 208 |  | 226 |
Transportation, blending and feedstock (1) | 2,935 |  | 2,587 |  | 2,291 |  | 19 |  | 22 |  | 31 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 1 |
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 3,326 |  | 3,132 |  | 3,243 |  | 308 |  | 257 |  | 509 |  | 242 |  | 201 |  | 205 |
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 95 |  | 87 |  | 80 |  | 28 |  | 29 |  | 27 |  | 6 |  | 9 |  | 9 |
Realized risk management (commodity derivatives) | 49 |  | (10 | ) | (45 | ) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Gain on acquisition, disposition and revaluation of properties | — |  | (277 | ) | (35 | ) | — |  | (139 | ) | — |  | — |  | (36 | ) | — |
Equity loss (gain) from investments | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total segmented expenses | 8,830 |  | 7,924 |  | 7,896 |  | 746 |  | 574 |  | 967 |  | 359 |  | 384 |  | 441 |
Segmented earnings (loss) before the following | $ | 1,007 |  | $ | (137 | ) | $ | 456 |  | $ | 174 |  | $ | 317 |  | $ | (184 | ) | $ | 306 |  | $ | 263 |  | $ | 150 |
Non–segmented expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other financing expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk management activities (other) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss (gain) from investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total non–segmented expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings before taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current income tax expense (recovery) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Includes blending and feedstock costs associated with the processing of third party bitumen and other purchased feedstock in the Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading segment
(2) | 'Other' includes recoveries associated with the joint operation partners' share of the costs of lease contracts and other income of a trivial nature.
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Exploration and Production |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 30,963 |  |  | $ | 27,199 |
North Sea |  | 1,948 |  |  | 1,699 |
Offshore Africa |  | 1,529 |  |  | 1,471 |
Other |  | 30 |  |  | 33 |
Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading |  | 42,006 |  |  | 39,634 |
Midstream and Refining |  | 1,418 |  |  | 1,413 |
Head office |  | 227 |  |  | 110 |
|  | $ | 78,121 |  |  | $ | 71,559 |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | Net expenditures |  |  | Non-cash and fair value changes (2) |  |  | Capitalized costs |  |  | Net expenditures |  |  | Non-cash and fair value changes (2) |  |  | Capitalized costs |
Exploration and evaluation assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exploration and Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America (3) |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | (219 | ) |  | $ | (90 | ) |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | (52 | ) |  | $ | 66 |
North Sea |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Offshore Africa (4) |  | 35 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | (54 | ) |  | — |  |  | (54 | )
Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading (5) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 218 |  |  | (225 | ) |  | (7 | )
|  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | (221 | ) |  | $ | (57 | ) |  | $ | 282 |  |  | $ | (277 | ) |  | $ | 5 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exploration and Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America (3) |  | $ | 4,702 |  |  | $ | 918 |  |  | $ | 5,620 |  |  | $ | 2,553 |  |  | $ | (362 | ) |  | $ | 2,191 |
North Sea |  | 196 |  |  | 153 |  |  | 349 |  |  | 131 |  |  | (597 | ) |  | (466 | )
Offshore Africa (6) |  | 194 |  |  | (1,476 | ) |  | (1,282 | ) |  | 228 |  |  | (86 | ) |  | 142 |
|  | 5,092 |  |  | (405 | ) |  | 4,687 |  |  | 2,912 |  |  | (1,045 | ) |  | 1,867 |
Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading (7) |  | 1,525 |  |  | 344 |  |  | 1,869 |  |  | 1,229 |  |  | (166 | ) |  | 1,063 |
Midstream and Refining |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Head office |  | 34 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 31 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
|  | $ | 6,661 |  |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | 6,597 |  |  | $ | 4,175 |  |  | $ | (1,211 | ) |  | $ | 2,964 |
(1) | This table provides a reconciliation of capitalized costs, reported in note 6 and note 7, to net expenditures reported in the investing activities section of the statements of cash flows. The reconciliation excludes the impact of foreign exchange adjustments.
(2) | Derecognitions, asset retirement obligations, transfer of exploration and evaluation assets, and other fair value adjustments.
(3) | Includes cash consideration paid of $91 million for exploration and evaluation assets and $3,126 million for property, plant and equipment acquired from Devon in 2019.
(4) | Excludes the impact of a pre-tax cash gain of $16 million on the disposition of certain exploration and evaluation assets in 2018.
(5) | In 2018, total purchase consideration for the acquisition of the Joslyn oil sands project included $222 million for exploration and evaluation assets and $4 million for asset retirement obligations assumed. In addition, following integration of the Joslyn oil sands project into the Horizon mine plan and determination of proved crude oil reserves, the exploration and evaluation assets were transferred to property, plant, and equipment.
(6) | Includes a derecognition of property, plant and equipment of $1,515 million following the FPSO demobilization at the Olowi field, Gabon in 2019.
(7) | Net expenditures include capitalized interest and share-based compensation.

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