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Risk Management Activities (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) BTU $ / bbl bbl | May 04, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities | $ |  | $ 260,000,000 |  | $ 269,000,000
Derivative Collateral [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Collateral Posted On Derivative | $ |  | 2,275,000,000 |  |
Collateral Already Posted On Derivative | $ |  | 2,415,000,000 |  | 140,000,000
Collateral Held on Derivative | $ |  | 0 |  | 0
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Derivative Collateral [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Collateral Already Posted On Derivative | $ |  |  | $ 2,900,000,000 |
Assets From Price Risk Management Activities | Price Risk Derivative |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | $ | [1] |  |  | 7,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | $ | [1] |  |  | 1,000,000
Other Assets | Price Risk Derivative |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Noncurrent | $ | [1] | 0 |  | 6,000,000
Liabilities From Price Risk Management Activities | Price Risk Derivative |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities | $ | [2] | 260,000,000 |  | 269,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | $ | [2] | 13,000,000 |  | 29,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | $ | [2] | 1,948,000,000 |  | 421,000,000
Derivative Collateral [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Collateral Posted On Derivative | $ | [2] | 1,675,000,000 |  | 123,000,000
Other Liabilities | Price Risk Derivative |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent | $ | [3] | 110,000,000 |  | 37,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | $ | [3] | 10,000,000 |  | 10,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | $ | [3] | 860,000,000 |  | 64,000,000
Derivative Collateral [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Collateral Posted On Derivative | $ | [3] | $ 740,000,000 |  | $ 17,000,000
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - January through March (closed) | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 140 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 65.58 |  |
Crude Oil | Offsetting Derivative Contracts - January through March (closed) | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - April through June | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 140 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 65.62 |  |
Crude Oil | Offsetting Derivative Contracts - April through June | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - July through September | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 140 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 65.59 |  |
Crude Oil | OffSetting Derivative Contracts - July through September | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - October through December | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 140 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 65.68 |  |
Crude Oil | OffSetting Derivative Contracts - October and December | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 78 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 88.73 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - January through March - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 150 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 67.92 |  |
Crude Oil | OffSetting Derivative Contracts - January through March - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - April through June - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 120 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 67.79 |  |
Crude Oil | Offsetting Derivative Contracts - April through June - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - July through September - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 100 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 70.15 |  |
Crude Oil | Offsetting Derivative Contracts - July through September - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - October through December - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 69 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 69.41 |  |
Crude Oil | Offsetting Derivative Contracts - October through December - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl |  | 0 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 0 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - January through April (closed) | Roll Differential Swap |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl | [4] | 125 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [4] | 0.15 |  |
Crude Oil | Derivative Contracts - May through December | Roll Differential Swap |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (Bbld) | bbl | [4] | 125 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [4] | 0.15 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - January through March (closed) | Basis Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU | [5] | 210 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [5] | (0.01) |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - January through April (closed) | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU |  | 725 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 3.57 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - May through December | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU |  | 725 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 3.57 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - April through December | Basis Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU | [5] | 210 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [5] | (0.01) |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Two | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU |  | 725 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 3.18 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Two | Basis Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU | [5] | 135 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [5] | (0.01) |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Three | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU |  | 725 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 3.07 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Three | Basis Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU | [5] | 10 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [5] | 0.00 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Four | Price Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU |  | 725 |  |
Weighted Average Price |  | 3.07 |  |
Natural Gas | Derivative Contracts - Year Four | Basis Swaps |  |  |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtud) | BTU | [5] | 10 |  |
Weighted Average Price | [5] | 0.00 |  |
[1] | The noncurrent portion of Assets from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross assets of $7 million, partially offset by gross liabilities of $1 million, at December 31, 2021.
[2] | The current portion of Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross liabilities of $1,948 million, partially offset by gross assets of $13 million and collateral posted with counterparties of $1,675 million at March 31, 2022. The current portion of Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross liabilities of $421 million, partially offset by gross assets of $29 million and collateral posted with counterparties of $123 million, at December 31, 2021.
[3] | The noncurrent portion of Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross liabilities of $860 million, partially offset by gross assets of $10 million and collateral posted with counterparties of $740 million at March 31, 2022. The noncurrent portion of Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities consists of gross liabilities of $64 million, partially offset by gross assets of $10 million and collateral posted with counterparties of $17 million, at December 31, 2021.
[4] | This settlement index is used to fix the differential in pricing between the NYMEX calendar month average and the physical crude oil delivery month.
[5] | This settlement index is used to fix the differential between pricing at the Houston Ship Channel and NYMEX Henry Hub prices.

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