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Segmented Information - Operating Segments Earnings (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | $ 41,509 | $ 40,835 | $ 49,530
Less: royalties | (5,853) | (4,867) | (7,232)
Revenue | 35,656 | 35,968 | 42,298
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 8,093 | 8,480 | 8,712
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 9,984 | 9,302 | 9,973
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 6,681 | 6,413 | 7,353
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 389 | 366 | 281
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | (168) | 14 | 7
Total expenses | 27,597 | 25,803 | 28,594
Earnings before taxes | 8,059 | 10,165 | 13,704
Administration | 503 | 452 | 415
Share-based compensation | 279 | 491 | 804
Interest and other financing expense | 592 | 636 | 549
Net unrealized risk management loss (gain) | 9 | 12 | (28)
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 955 | (279) | 738
Gain from investments | (56) | (56) | (196)
Current income tax expense | 1,531 | 1,879 | 2,906
Deferred corporate income tax | 422 | 53 | (139)
Net earnings | 6,106 | 8,233 | 10,937
Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 160 | 436 |
Total Segments |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | (5,853) | (4,867) | (7,232)
Revenue | 35,656 | 35,968 | 42,298
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 8,093 | 8,480 | 8,712
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 9,984 | 9,302 | 9,973
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 6,681 | 6,413 | 7,353
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 389 | 366 | 281
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | (7) | (24) | (18)
Total expenses | 25,154 | 24,585 | 26,337
Earnings before taxes | 10,502 | 11,383 | 15,961
Total Segments | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 857 | 960 | 1,285
Total Segments | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 41,509 | 40,835 | 49,530
North Sea |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 160 | 436 | 1,620
Operating segments | North America |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | (2,876) | (2,443) | (3,918)
Revenue | 17,285 | 17,317 | 21,985
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 3,249 | 3,617 | 3,754
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 6,184 | 5,808 | 6,394
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 3,831 | 3,679 | 3,595
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 231 | 234 | 171
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | (7) | (24) | (18)
Total expenses | 13,502 | 13,362 | 13,932
Earnings before taxes | 3,783 | 3,955 | 8,053
Operating segments | North America | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 0 | 0 |
Operating segments | North America | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 6 | 10 | 217
Operating segments | North America | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 20,161 | 19,760 | 25,903
Operating segments | North Sea |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | (1) | (1) | (1)
Revenue | 477 | 441 | 635
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 440 | 342 | 437
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 10 | 7 | 6
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 279 | 494 | 1,747
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 65 | 46 | 33
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total expenses | 794 | 889 | 2,223
Earnings before taxes | (317) | (448) | (1,588)
Operating segments | North Sea | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 160 | 436 | 1,620
Operating segments | North Sea | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 4 | 0 | 0
Operating segments | North Sea | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 478 | 442 | 636
Operating segments | Offshore Africa |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | (24) | (57) | (71)
Revenue | 456 | 580 | 686
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 109 | 141 | 114
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 1 | 1 | 1
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 297 | 213 | 173
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 9 | 8 | 7
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total expenses | 416 | 363 | 295
Earnings before taxes | 40 | 217 | 391
Operating segments | Offshore Africa | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 0 | 0 |
Operating segments | Offshore Africa | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 4 | 9 | 8
Operating segments | Offshore Africa | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 480 | 637 | 757
Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | (2,952) | (2,366) | (3,242)
Revenue | 16,327 | 16,300 | 17,711
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 3,921 | 3,989 | 4,076
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 2,959 | 2,563 | 2,652
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 2,258 | 2,011 | 1,822
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 84 | 78 | 70
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total expenses | 9,222 | 8,641 | 8,620
Earnings before taxes | 7,105 | 7,659 | 9,091
Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 0 | 0 |
Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 16 | 5 | 149
Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 19,279 | 18,666 | 20,953
Operating segments | Midstream and Refining |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 895 | 1,002 | 986
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 315 | 332 | 271
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 685 | 664 | 691
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 16 | 16 | 16
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 0 | 0 | 0
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total expenses | 1,016 | 1,012 | 978
Earnings before taxes | (121) | (10) | 8
Operating segments | Midstream and Refining | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 0 | 0 |
Operating segments | Midstream and Refining | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 813 | 926 | 906
Operating segments | Midstream and Refining | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 895 | 1,002 | 986
Non-segmented |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Total expenses | 2,443 | 1,218 | 2,257
Administration | 503 | 452 | 415
Share-based compensation | 279 | 491 | 804
Interest and other financing expense | 592 | 636 | 549
Net unrealized risk management loss (gain) | 170 | (26) | (53)
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 955 | (279) | 738
Gain from investments | (56) | (56) | (196)
Non-segmented | Accumulated depletion and depreciation |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |
Recoverability charge | 0 | 0 |
Inter-segment Elimination and Other |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Less: royalties | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 216 | 328 | 295
Expenses |  |  |
Production | 59 | 59 | 60
Transportation, blending and feedstock | 145 | 259 | 229
Depletion, depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 0 | 0 | 0
Risk management loss (commodity derivatives) | 0 | 0 | 0
Total expenses | 204 | 318 | 289
Earnings before taxes | 12 | 10 | 6
Inter-segment Elimination and Other | Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 14 | 10 | 5
Inter-segment Elimination and Other | Crude Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Gas, Other Income And Revenue |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Revenue | 216 | 328 | 295
Crude Oil and NGLs | Total Segments |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 39,084 | 37,300 | 43,009
Crude Oil and NGLs | Operating segments | North America |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 18,740 | 17,375 | 20,755
Crude Oil and NGLs | Operating segments | North Sea |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 467 | 435 | 623
Crude Oil and NGLs | Operating segments | Offshore Africa |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 434 | 577 | 694
Crude Oil and NGLs | Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 19,263 | 18,661 | 20,804
Crude Oil and NGLs | Operating segments | Midstream and Refining |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 82 | 76 | 80
Crude Oil and NGLs | Inter-segment Elimination and Other |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 98 | 176 | 53
Natural gas | Total Segments |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 1,568 | 2,575 | 5,236
Natural gas | Operating segments | North America |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 1,415 | 2,375 | 4,931
Natural gas | Operating segments | North Sea |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 7 | 7 | 13
Natural gas | Operating segments | Offshore Africa |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 42 | 51 | 55
Natural gas | Operating segments | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 0 | 0 | 0
Natural gas | Operating segments | Midstream and Refining |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | 0 | 0 | 0
Natural gas | Inter-segment Elimination and Other |  |  |
Segmented product sales |  |  |
Product sales | $ 104 | $ 142 | $ 237

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