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Property, Plant and Equipment (Aging of Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) well project | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) well project | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount | $ | $ 178,421 | $ 197,537 | $ 179,481 | $ 181,616
No. of Wells (in wells) | well | 15 | 14 |  |
No. of Projects (in projects) | project | 8 | 8 |  |
Zero to one year |  |  |  |
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount | $ | $ 4,268 | $ 13,881 |  |
No. of Wells (in wells) | well | 2 | 3 |  |
No. of Projects (in projects) | project | 2 | 3 |  |
One to two years |  |  |  |
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount | $ | $ 2,813 | $ 23,811 |  |
No. of Wells (in wells) | well | 2 | 3 |  |
No. of Projects (in projects) | project | 2 | 3 |  |
Two to three years |  |  |  |
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount | $ | $ 26,848 | $ 30,562 |  |
No. of Wells (in wells) | well | 3 | 2 |  |
No. of Projects (in projects) | project | 2 | 2 |  |
Three years or more |  |  |  |
Projects with Exploratory Well Costs Capitalized for More than One Year [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount | $ | $ 144,492 | $ 129,283 |  |
No. of Wells (in wells) | well | 8 | 6 |  |
No. of Projects (in projects) | project | 2 | 0 |  |

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- Definition Number of exploratory oil and gas wells capable of producing either oil or gas in sufficient quantity to justify completion as oil or gas well. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 1205 -Paragraph (a) -Subparagraph (1) + Details
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- Definition The amount of capitalized exploratory well costs that is pending the determination of proved reserves. This does not include amounts that were capitalized and subsequently expensed in the same annual period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 235 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -Subparagraph (a) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126939881&loc=SL6806780-109447 + Details
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