v3.10.0.1
Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details)
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12 Months Ended |
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guaranty
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Guarantees |
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Number of guarantees | guaranty |
2
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Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements |
$ 968,000,000
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Idemnifications |
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Indemnifications acquirer environmental liabilities, maximum obligation |
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$ 200,000,000
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Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements |
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2019 |
1,300,000,000
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2020 |
1,200,000,000
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2021 |
1,300,000,000
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2022 |
1,000,000,000
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2023 |
800,000,000
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Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in 2024 and after |
4,700,000,000
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Total payments under long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments including throughput and Take-or-Pay agreements |
1,400,000,000
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$ 1,300,000,000
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$ 1,300,000,000
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve balance |
$ 1,327,000,000
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Sites with potential remediation activities (in sites) | Location |
144
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Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
$ 258,000,000
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Environmental Reserve Less Environmental Reserve for Sites with Potential Remediation Activities |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
1,069,000,000
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Other Businesses |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
1,000,000
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Upstream |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
296,000,000
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United States | Downstream |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
748,000,000
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International | Downstream |
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Environmental |
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Environmental reserve |
24,000,000
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Financing Arrangement |
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Guarantees |
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Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements |
$ 637,000,000
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Term of guarantee for payments under terminal use agreement (in years) |
3 years
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Affiliates |
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Guarantees |
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Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements |
$ 331,000,000
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Term of guarantee for payments under terminal use agreement (in years) |
9 years
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