DERIVATIVES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

We continue to maintain a commodity hedging program primarily focused on crude oil to help protect our cash flows, margins and capital program from the volatility of commodity prices. We also enter into natural gas swaps for the purpose of hedging our fuel consumption at one of our steamfloods as well as swaps for natural gas purchases and sales related to our marketing activities. We did not have any derivative instruments designated as accounting hedges as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Unless otherwise indicated, we use the term "hedge" to describe derivative instruments that are designed to implement our hedging strategy.

Summary of Derivative Contracts

We held the following Brent-based contracts as of March 31, 2024:


	Q2 2024		Q3 2024		Q4 2024		1H 2025		2H 2025
Sold Calls
Barrels per day	30,000		30,000		29,000		28,000		27,500
Weighted-average price per barrel	$	90.07	$	90.07	$	90.07	$	86.88	$	86.90

Purchased Puts
Barrels per day	30,000		30,000		29,000		28,000		27,500
Weighted-average price per barrel	$	65.17	$	65.17	$	65.17	$	61.43	$	61.45

Swaps
Barrels per day	8,875		8,875		5,500		3,500		3,250
Weighted-average price per barrel	$	79.28	$	80.10	$	77.45	$	72.81	$	72.50

The outcomes of the derivative positions are as follows:

•Sold calls – we make settlement payments for prices above the indicated weighted-average price per barrel.

•Purchased puts – we receive settlement payments for prices below the indicated weighted-average price per barrel.

•Swaps – we make settlement payments for prices above the indicated weighted-average price per barrel and receive settlement payments for prices below the indicated weighted-average price per barrel.

At March 31, 2024, we also held the following swaps to hedge purchased natural gas used in our operations as shown in the table below.


	Q2 2024		Q3 2024		Q4 2024
Swaps:
MMBtu per day	10,000		10,000		10,000
Weighted-average price per MMBtu	$	5.65	$	5.65	$	5.65

We also have a limited number of derivative contracts related to our natural gas marketing activities are intended to lock in locational price spreads. These derivative contracts are not significant to our results of operations or financial statements taken as a whole.

Fair Value of Derivatives

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. We report gains and losses on our derivative contracts which hedge commodity price risk related to our oil production and our marketing activities in operating revenue on our consolidated statements of operations as shown in the table below:


	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
(in millions)
Non-cash commodity derivative (loss) gain	$	(59)	$	107


Settlements and premiums	(12)		(65)

Net (loss) gain from commodity derivatives	$	(71)	$	42

We report gains and losses on our derivative contracts for purchased natural gas used to generate steam for our steamflood operations as a component of operating expense on our consolidated statement of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized a net loss of $1 million (which includes a non-cash gain of $1 million and $2 million of settlement payments) in other operating expenses, net on our consolidated statement of operations. We did not have derivative contracts related to purchased natural gas for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Our derivative contracts are measured at fair value using industry-standard models with various inputs, including quoted forward prices, and are classified as Level 2 in the required fair value hierarchy for the periods presented.

The following tables present the fair values of our outstanding commodity derivatives as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:


March 31, 2024
Classification	Gross Amounts at Fair Value		Netting		Net Fair Value
	(in millions)
Other current assets, net	$	11	$	(11)	$	—
Other noncurrent assets	24		(24)		—

Current liabilities	(46)		11		(35)
Noncurrent liabilities	(38)		24		(14)
	$	(49)	$	—	$	(49)


December 31, 2023
Classification	Gross Amounts at Fair Value		Netting		Net Fair Value
	(in millions)
Other current assets, net	$	39	$	(18)	$	21
Other noncurrent assets	38		(32)		6

Current liabilities	(26)		18		(8)
Noncurrent liabilities	(34)		32		(2)
	$	17	$	—	$	17