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	Feb. 25, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Natural Resources Damages Assessments item	Jan. 31, 2013 Citizen suits under environmental statutes item	Feb. 19, 2013 Consent Decree	Jun. 30, 2014 Nigerian Industrial Training Fund litigation	Jun. 30, 2014 Nigerian Industrial Training Fund litigation Minimum employee	Jan. 03, 2013 Macondo well incident USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Macondo well incident claim	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident USD ($) item claim	Dec. 31, 2013 Macondo well incident USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2010 Macondo well incident person mi	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Economic loss item lawsuit	Jan. 31, 2013 Macondo well incident Shareholder derivative claims item	Jun. 30, 2010 Macondo well incident Shareholder derivative claims item	Dec. 15, 2010 Macondo well incident U.S. Department of Justice claims USD ($) bbl	Apr. 20, 2013 Macondo well incident State and other government claims	Apr. 30, 2013 Macondo well incident State and other government claims item	Jun. 21, 2010 Macondo well incident State and other government claims lawsuit	May 05, 2010 Macondo well incident State and other government claims item	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Wreck removal USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2010 Macondo well incident Insurance coverage USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Contractual indemnity USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Wrongful death and personal injury item	Feb. 14, 2013 Macondo well incident Plea Agreement USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2013 Macondo well incident Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Macondo well incident Plea Agreement USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2013 Macondo well incident Consent Decree	Jun. 30, 2014 Macondo well incident Consent Decree USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Macondo well incident Consent Decree USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Plea Agreement USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 National Academy of Sciences Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 National Academy of Sciences Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 National Academy of Sciences Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 National Academy of Sciences Plea Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Asbestos litigation USD ($) lawsuit plaintiff subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2013 Asbestos litigation lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2006 Rio de Janeiro tax assessment USD ($) subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2006 Rio de Janeiro tax assessment BRL	Dec. 31, 2010 Brazilian import license assessment USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Brazilian import license assessment BRL	Jun. 30, 2014 Hazardous waste disposal sites subsidiary plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2014 Retained risk USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Letters of credit and surety bonds USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Letters of credit and surety bonds USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2007 Nigerian Cabotage Act litigation subsidiary
Contingencies
Number of persons declared dead											11
Number of miles Deepwater Horizon was off coast of Louisiana											41
Amount of fines, recoveries and civil penalties							$ 1,400,000,000		$ 432,000,000	$ 464,000,000
Interest rate on civil penalty obligations (as a percent)							2.15%
Amount paid for obligations under the Plea Agreement and Consent Decree including interest																									160,000,000	60,000,000	160,000,000		412,000,000	404,000,000
Outstanding settlement obligations under the Plea Agreement and the Consent Decree, excluding interest
2015									260,000,000																	60,000,000			200,000,000
2016									60,000,000																	60,000,000
2017									60,000,000																	60,000,000
Total settlement obligations									380,000,000																	180,000,000			200,000,000
Performance plan approval period																												120 days
Performance period required for termination of decree				5 years
Minimum period for complied terms and provisions																												12 months
Number of subsidiaries that pled guilty to charges																								1
Number of misdemeanor count of negligently discharging oil																								1
Amount of Plea Agreement criminal fine																								100,000,000	100,000,000		100,000,000
Initial payments																																58,000,000	53,000,000	58,000,000		2,000,000	7,000,000	2,000,000
Amount of required payment																															150,000,000				150,000,000
Term of EPA Agreement	5 years
Portion of liability related to the rig explosion and fire incident recoverable from insurance									10,000,000	10,000,000
Number of private civil lawsuits filed								3
Minimum number of litigation risk, if found grossly negligent									3
Number of pending motions									4
Number of actions or claims that were pending									1,414			962											9																21
Number of complaints that involve fatalities																							9
Number of complaints that seek recovery for bodily injuries																							63
Number of putative class action complaints filed alleging, among other things, economic losses as a result of environmental pollution arising out of the Macondo well incident (in lawsuits)												199
Number of classes certified												0
Percentage of non-operating interest of Anadarko in the Macondo well									25.00%
Percentage of non-operating interest of MOEX in the Macondo well									10.00%
Number of shareholders derivative suits														2
Number of plaintiffs who refiled complaint													1
Civil penalties per barrel, Maximum (in dollars per barrel)															1,100
Civil penalties per barrel for gross negligence or willful misconduct, Maximum (in dollars per barrel)															4,300
U.S. government's maximum estimate of barrels of oil discharged and subject to penalties															4,100,000
Number of state, local and foreign governments who have filed lawsuits																	200
Number of Gulf Coast states Attorneys General seeking recovery of clean up costs and damages																			5
Number of Atlantic Coast states Attorneys General wanting assurances of financial responsibility for potential damages																		11
Period of statute of limitations																3 years
Number of requests for natural resources damages assessments		11
Number of exceptions in dismissal of claims			1
Percentage of asset value covered																				25.00%
Asset value covered by wreck removal insurance																				140,000,000
Insured status under excess liability insurance program																					950,000,000
Deductible amount under excess liability insurance program																					15,000,000
Amount covered by self insured layer of excess liability insurance program																					50,000,000
Amount covered by first layer of excess liability insurance program																					150,000,000
Amount covered by second layer of excess liability insurance program																					150,000,000
Amount covered by fourth layer of excess liability insurance program																					200,000,000
Amount covered by third layer of excess liability insurance program																					200,000,000
Amount covered by fifth layer of excess liability insurance program																					250,000,000
Amount agreed to indemnify and defend operator of rig																						15,000,000
Number of claimants																																							769
Number of pending separate lawsuits remained, each with a single plaintiff																																							593
Number of total cases in which there may be a direct or indirect interest regarding asbestos litigation (in lawsuits)																																							20
Number of cases scheduled for trial in which the company has interest																																							2
Number of cases being governed for discovery and trial setting, in which the Company has an interest resolved																																							5	1
Additional cases dismissed																																							3
Number of cases remaining after resolution, being governed for discovery and trial setting, in which the company has interest																																							15
Number of cases in which ruling has now been obtained and the Company cannot be sued for punitive damages																																							3
Number of cases gone to trial against defendants who allegedly manufactured or distributed drilling mud additives																																							7
Number of original cases dismissed through early motions in which subsidiaries of the company were named as defendants																																							4
Number of plaintiffs whose litigation remains pending against subsidiaries																																							20
Number of subsidiaries against which cases are pending																																							1
Number of lawsuits in which case is pending against subsidiaries																																							4
Number of subsidiaries involved in lawsuits arising from design, construction and refurbishment of major industrial complexes																																							1
Number of lawsuits alleging personal injury from asbestos exposure for subsidiary involved in design, construction and refurbishment of major industrial complexes																																							851
Estimated number of plaintiffs in lawsuits alleging personal injury from asbestos exposure for subsidiary involved in design, construction and refurbishment of major industrial complexes																																							1,672
Insurance limits potentially available for damages in lawsuits regarding personal injury from asbestos exposure for subsidiary involved in design, construction and refurbishment of major industrial																																							1,000,000,000
Tax assessment from state tax authorities																																									186,000,000	412,000,000	244,000,000	541,000,000
Number of subsidiaries involved in tax assessment relating to import license																																									1	1
Total amount of tax assessment from state tax authorities																																											14,000,000	31,000,000
Number of subsidiaries that were served a Notice and Demand from the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)																																																	3
Percentage of surcharge on the value of contracts performed in Nigeria pursuant to the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003 (the Cabotage Act)																																																	2.00%
Minimum number of employees for Nigerian company to be required to submit percentage of payroll to ITF on an annual basis						5
Percentage of payroll which employees must remit on annual basis to the ITF					1.00%
Percentage of liability for remediation and related costs																																													8.00%
Number of subsidiaries ordered by California Regional Water Quality Control Board to develop testing plan for Alhambra, California site																																													1
Minimum number of subsidiaries likely to be named potentially responsible party by US Environmental Protection Agency for superfund site (in counts)																																													1
Number of third party filing claims against a subsidiary as a fourth party defendant asserting cost recovery and contribution under CERCLA																																													1
Number of subsidiaries against which a third party filed claims as a fourth party defendant asserting cost recovery and contribution under CERCLA																																													1
Aggregate value of drilling rig fleet																																														27,900,000,000
Per occurrence insurance deductible on hull and machinery																																														125,000,000
Maximum aggregate insurance deductible on hull and machinery per year																																														200,000,000
Maximum percentage of asset insured value covered by damage mitigation insurance																																														50.00%
Commercial market excess liability coverage																																														700,000,000
Per occurrence deductible on crew personal injury liability and collision liability claims																																														10,000,000
Per occurrence deductible on other third-party non-crew claims																																														5,000,000
Aggregate per occurrence deductible on other third party non-crew claims																																														50,000,000
Liability loss limit for commercial market excess liability coverage																																														750,000,000
Additional insurance that covers expenses that would otherwise be assumed by the well owner																																														100,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit																																															546,000,000	575,000,000
Letters of credit issued under committed and uncommitted credit lines																																															105,000,000	104,000,000
Surety bonds outstanding																																															$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000

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The minimum number of subsidiaries likely to be named a potentially responsible party by the US Environmental Protection Agency for a superfund site.

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