Changes in the Group’s provisions for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


	Provision for lawsuits and contingencies						Provision for environmental liabilities						Provision for hydrocarbon wells abandonment obligations						Total
	Non-current			Current			Non-current			Current			Non-current			Current			Non-current			Current

Balance as of December 31, 2018		21,235			1,123			3,720			1,622			58,433			1,784			83,388			4,529

Increases charged to expenses		18,460	(3)		9			1,695			—			7,409			—			27,564			9
Decreases charged to income		(2,358	)		(744	)		(63	)		—			(2,950	)		—			(5,371	)		(744	)
Applications due to utilization		(73	)		(194	)		—			(1,821	)		—			(2,774	)		(73	)		(4,789	)
Reclassifications and other movements		(744	)		648			(2,003	)		2,003			(1,004	) (1)		2,176	(1)		(3,751	)		4,827
Net exchange and translation differences		7,405			443			479			106			35,219			1,079			43,103			1,628
Result from net monetary position (2)		(92	)		—			—			—			—			—			(92	)		—

Balance as of December 31, 2019		43,833			1,285			3,828			1,910			97,107			2,265			144,768			5,460

Increases charged to expenses		8,917	(4)		219			3,428			—			11,117			—			23,462			219
Decreases charged to income		(6,331	) (5)		(1,039	)		(224	)		—			(5,249	)		—			(11,804	)		(1,039	)
Applications due to utilization		(43	)		(132	)		—			(1,330	)		—			(1,298	)		(43	)		(2,760	)
Reclassifications and other movements		(5,447	) (6)		1,103			(2,026	)		2,026			(13,572	) (1)		(346	) (1)		(21,045	)		2,783
Net exchange and translation differences		9,475			498			525			12			41,185			960			51,185			1,470
Result from net monetary position (2)		(35	)		—			—			—			—			—			(35	)		—

Balance as of December 31, 2020		50,369			1,934			5,531			2,618			130,588			1,581			186,488			6,133

Increases charged to expenses		40,607	(7)		199			10,876			—			14,955			—			66,438			199
Decreases charged to income		(4,278	)		(3,574	)		(12	)		—			(9,632	)		—			(13,922	)		(3,574	)
Applications due to utilization		(655	)		(676	)		—			(2,489	)		—			(1,788	)		(655	)		(4,953	)
Reclassifications and other movements		(4,283	)		3,938			(6,888	)		6,888			(6,567	) (1)		9,916	(1)		(17,738	)		20,742
Net exchange and translation differences		7,758			383			295			6			29,859			361			37,912			750
Result from net monetary position (2)		(45	)		—			—			—			—			—			(45	)		—

Balance as of December 31, 2021		89,473			2,204			9,802			7,023			159,203			10,070			258,478			19,297

(1)	Includes 3,349, (13,918) and 1,172 corresponding to the annual recalculation of abandonment of hydrocarbon wells cost for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)	Includes adjustment for inflation of opening balances of provisions in subsidiaries with the Peso as functional currency which was charged to other comprehensive income and the adjustment for inflation of the fiscal year, which was charged to results.

(3)

Includes 10,572 corresponding to the recognition of the dispute relating to the tax deduction of hydrocarbon well abandonment costs for periods 2011-2017 plus the accrual of financial interest since March 31, 2019, date on which the Company decided to adhere to the regime of extended moratorium. See Note 17.

(4)	Includes the accrual of financial interest corresponding to the recognition of the dispute relating to the tax deduction of hydrocarbon well abandonment costs for periods 2011-2017.

(5)	Includes 3,645 corresponding to the recovery of liabilities with the regime of extended moratorium for periods 2011-2013 of the dispute relating to the tax deduction of hydrocarbon well abandonment costs. See Note 17.

(6)	Includes 2,953 reclassified as “Income tax liability” with the regime of extended moratorium for 2011-2013 of the dispute relating to the tax deduction of hydrocarbon well abandonment costs. See Note 17.

(7)	Includes the accrual of financial interest corresponding to the recognition of the dispute relating to the tax deduction of hydrocarbon well abandonment costs for periods 2014-2017.