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NATURE OF BUSINESS, SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND OTHER - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jul. 01, 2024	Jan. 31, 2021	Jan. 18, 2021
Revenue Recognition
Restricted cash	$ 18
Inventory write-down	$ 13
Period before costs expensed for no proved reserves	1 year
Settlement payments of asset retirement obligations	$ 92	$ 51
Divestitures of asset retirement obligations	2	9
Increase (decrease) from revisions of estimated cash flows	(32)	37
Asset retirement obligation, liabilities settled and divested	94	60
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of production represented by PSC-type contracts	12.00%	18.00%
Percentage of operating costs reported under PSC-type contracts	100.00%
Aera
Revenue Recognition
Inventories				$ 30
Revenue from marketing of purchased commodities
Revenue Recognition
Interest and other revenue	$ 235	$ 407	331
Cost of sales	$ 193	224	285
Revision of Prior Period, Reclassification, Adjustment | Revenue from marketing of purchased commodities
Revenue Recognition
Interest and other revenue		6	17
Cost of sales		$ 3	$ 12
2021 Incentive Plan
Revenue Recognition
Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)					9,257,740	9,257,740
Gas plant and power plant assets
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	30 years
Improvements | Minimum
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	4 years
Improvements | Maximum
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	10 years
Software and Telecommunications Equipment | Minimum
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	1 year
Software and Telecommunications Equipment | Maximum
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	4 years
Hardware
Revenue Recognition
Expected useful lives	5 years
Four Customers | Oil And Gas Sales And Other Revenue | Major Customers
Revenue Recognition
Concentration risk percentage	67.00%
Three Customers | Oil And Gas Sales And Other Revenue | Major Customers
Revenue Recognition
Concentration risk percentage		44.00%	52.00%

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