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Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of intangible assets [abstract] |
Continuity schedule of intangible assets [text block] | (in USD million) Exploration expenses Acquisition costs - oil and gas prospects Goodwill Other Total Cost at 31 December 2020 2,261 3,932 1,481 831 8,505 Additions through business combinations 0 0 61 55 116 Additions 191 36 0 35 262 Disposals at cost (22) 1 (3) (29) (53) Transfers (432) (1,137) 0 (161) (1,730) Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised (19) (152) 0 0 (171) Impairment of goodwill 0 0 (1) 0 (1) Foreign currency translation effects (21) (10) (70) (10) (111) Cost at 31 December 2021 1,958 2,670 1,467 722 6,816 Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2020 (356) (356) Amortisation and impairments for the year (24) (24) Amortisation and impairment losses disposed intangible assets 13 13 Foreign currency translation effects 3 3 Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2021 (364) (364) Carrying amount at 31 December 2021 1,958 2,670 1,467 358 6,452 (in USD million) Exploration expenses Acquisition costs - oil and gas prospects Goodwill Other Total Cost at 31 December 2019 3,014 5,599 1,458 962 11,033 Additions 401 67 0 24 492 Disposals at cost (7) 0 0 0 (8) Transfers (16) (73) 0 0 (89) Assets reclassified to held for sale 0 (339) 0 (160) (499) Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised (1,169) (1,337) 0 0 (2,506) Impairment of goodwill 0 0 (42) 0 (42) Foreign currency translation effects 38 16 64 6 123 Cost at 31 December 2020 2,261 3,932 1,481 831 8,505 Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2019 (295) (295) Amortisation and impairments for the year (35) (35) Accumulated depreciation and impairment assets classified as held for sale (17) (17) Amortisation and impairment losses disposed intangible assets (6) (6) Foreign currency translation effects (3) (3) Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2020 (356) (356) Carrying amount at 31 December 2020 2,261 3,932 1,481 475 8,149
Aging of capitalised exploration expenditures [text block] | The table below shows the aging of capitalised exploration expenditures. (in USD million) 2021 2020 Less than one year 234 604 Between one and five years 692 623 More than five years 1,033 1,033 Total capitalised exploration expenditures 1,958 2,261
Components of the exploration expenses [text block] | The table below shows the components of the exploration expenses. Full year (in USD million) 2021 2020 2019 Exploration expenditures 1,027 1,371 1,584 Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised 171 2,506 777 Capitalised exploration (194) (394) (507) Exploration expenses 1,004 3,483 1,854

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