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Inventory, Linefill and Long-term Inventory (Details) bbl in Thousands, $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / bbl bbl | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / bbl bbl
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Inventory by category |  |
Inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 617 | $ 729
Linefill subtotal, carrying value | 957 | 961
Long-term inventory subtotal, carrying value | 327 | 284
Total | $ 1,901 | $ 1,974
Crude oil |  |
Inventory by category |  |
Inventory, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 4,491 | 6,713
Linefill, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 15,255 | 15,480
Long-term inventory, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 3,254 | 3,102
Inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 366 | $ 452
Linefill subtotal, carrying value | 891 | 906
Long-term inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 290 | $ 246
Inventory (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 81.50 | 67.33
Linefill (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 58.41 | 58.53
Long-term inventory (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 89.12 | 79.30
NGL |  |
Inventory by category |  |
Inventory, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 9,107 | 7,285
Linefill, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 2,195 | 1,876
Long-term inventory, volumes (in barrels) | bbl | 1,326 | 1,066
Inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 242 | $ 270
Linefill subtotal, carrying value | 66 | 55
Long-term inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 37 | $ 38
Inventory (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 26.57 | 37.06
Linefill (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 30.07 | 29.32
Long-term inventory (price/unit of measure) (usd per unit) | $ / bbl | 27.90 | 35.65
Other |  |
Inventory by category |  |
Inventory subtotal, carrying value | $ 9 | $ 7

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