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Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Exploration For And Evaluation Of Mineral Resources [Abstract] |
Detailed Information about Exploration and Evaluation Assets |
| Exploration and Production | Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading | Total
| North America | North Sea | Offshore Africa |  |
Cost |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2022 | $ | 2,026 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 98 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | 2,226 |
Additions/Acquisitions | 45 |  | — |  | 3 |  | — |  | 48 |
Transfers to property, plant and equipment | (38) |  | — |  | — |  | (25) |  | (63) |
Derecognitions and other | (2) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2) |
Foreign exchange adjustments | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | — |  | (1) |
At December 31, 2023 | 2,031 |  | — |  | 100 |  | 77 |  | 2,208 |
Additions, net | 102 |  | — |  | 6 |  | — |  | 108 |
Acquisition of Chevron's assets (note 7) | 320 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 320 |
Transfers to property, plant and equipment | (45) |  | — |  | — |  | (7) |  | (52) |
Derecognitions and other (1) | — |  | — |  | (62) |  | — |  | (62) |
Foreign exchange adjustments | — |  | — |  | 4 |  | — |  | 4 |
At December 31, 2024 | $ | 2,408 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 2,526 |
(1)In connection with the Company's notice of withdrawal from Block 11B/12B in South Africa in 2024, the Company derecognized $62 million of exploration and evaluation assets through depletion, depreciation and amortization expense.

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