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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Provision for Income Tax | The provision for income tax was as follows:
Expense (recovery) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Current corporate income tax – North America (1) |  | $ | 1,654 |  |  | $ | 1,853 |  |  | $ | 2,789 |
Current corporate income tax – North Sea |  | (41) |  |  | (6) |  |  | 69 |
Current corporate income tax – Offshore Africa |  | 57 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 74 |
Current PRT (2) – North Sea |  | (134) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (42) |
Other taxes |  | (5) |  |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Current income tax |  | 1,531 |  |  | 1,879 |  |  | 2,906 |
Deferred corporate income tax |  | 520 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 302 |
Deferred PRT (2) – North Sea |  | (98) |  |  | (214) |  |  | (441) |
Deferred income tax |  | 422 |  |  | 53 |  |  | (139) |
Income tax |  | $ | 1,953 |  |  | $ | 1,932 |  |  | $ | 2,767 |
(1)Includes North America Exploration and Production, Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, and Midstream and Refining segments. (2)Petroleum Revenue Tax.
Schedule of Provision for Income Tax Reconciliation | The provision for income tax is different from the amount computed by applying the combined statutory Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates to earnings before taxes. The reasons for the difference are as follows:
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Canadian statutory income tax rate |  | 23.2% |  | 23.3% |  | 23.2%
Income tax provision at statutory rate |  | $ | 1,870 |  |  | $ | 2,364 |  |  | $ | 3,180 |
Effect on income taxes of: |  |  |  |  |  |
UK PRT and other taxes |  | (237) |  |  | (255) |  |  | (467) |
Impact of UK PRT and other taxes on corporate income tax |  | 95 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 190 |
Foreign and domestic tax rate differentials |  | (112) |  |  | (104) |  |  | (203) |
Non-taxable portion of capital loss (gains) |  | 114 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 65 |
Stock options exercised for common shares |  | 41 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 159 |
Revisions arising from prior year tax filings |  | 43 |  |  | (174) |  |  | (186) |
Change in unrecognized capital loss carryforward asset |  | 114 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 65 |
Other |  | 25 |  |  | (25) |  |  | (36) |
Income tax |  | $ | 1,953 |  |  | $ | 1,932 |  |  | $ | 2,767 |
Summary of Major Temporary Differences, Movements in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, and Net Deferred Income Tax Liability | The following table summarizes the temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred income tax liability:
|  | 2024 |  | 2023
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment and exploration and evaluation assets |  | $ | 12,647 |  |  | $ | 12,172 |
Lease assets |  | 316 |  |  | 336 |
Investments |  | — |  |  | 54 |
Investment in North West Redwater Partnership |  | 908 |  |  | 904 |
Taxable PRT for corporate income tax |  | 336 |  |  | 256 |
Other |  | 92 |  |  | 41 |
|  | 14,299 |  |  | 13,763 |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  |  |
Asset retirement obligations |  | (2,437) |  |  | (2,098) |
Lease liabilities |  | (332) |  |  | (356) |
Share-based compensation |  | (35) |  |  | (31) |
Loss carryforwards |  | (36) |  |  | (417) |
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on long-term debt |  | (125) |  |  | (39) |
Deferred PRT |  | (795) |  |  | (639) |
|  | (3,760) |  |  | (3,580) |
Net deferred income tax liability |  | $ | 10,539 |  |  | $ | 10,183 |
Movements in deferred tax assets and liabilities recognized in net earnings during the year were as follows:
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Property, plant and equipment and exploration and evaluation assets |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | 196 |  |  | $ | (334) |
Lease assets |  | (22) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (15) |
Unrealized foreign exchange on long-term debt |  | (86) |  |  | 28 |  |  | (81) |
Unrealized risk management activities |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (12) |
Asset retirement obligations |  | (279) |  |  | (292) |  |  | (74) |
Lease liabilities |  | 26 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 11 |
Share-based compensation |  | (4) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (11) |
Loss carryforwards |  | 381 |  |  | 235 |  |  | 618 |
Investments |  | (54) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 21 |
Investment in North West Redwater Partnership |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 53 |
Deferred PRT |  | 58 |  |  | 86 |  |  | (441) |
Taxable PRT for corporate income tax |  | (98) |  |  | (214) |  |  | 176 |
Other |  | 54 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (50) |
|  | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | (139) |
The following table summarizes the movements of the net deferred income tax liability during the year:
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Balance – beginning of year |  | $ | 10,183 |  |  | $ | 10,114 |  |  | $ | 10,220 |
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) |  | 422 |  |  | 53 |  |  | (139) |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | (66) |  |  | 16 |  |  | 33 |
Balance – end of year |  | $ | 10,539 |  |  | $ | 10,183 |  |  | $ | 10,114 |

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