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Trade and Other Payables - Schedule of Derivative Financial Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of Detailed Information about Derivative Financial Libilities Explanatory [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative financial liabilities |  | $ 21.8 | $ 127.6
Australian Oil Deriavtive Contracts [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Derivative Financial Libilities Explanatory [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities oil derivative contracts | $ 2.6 |  |
Ghanaian Oil Deriavtive Contracts [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Derivative Financial Libilities Explanatory [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities oil derivative contracts | $ 4.7 |  |
Trade and other payable [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Derivative Financial Libilities Explanatory [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | $ 127.6

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