Sale of Norway Assets |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | |
| Sale of Norway Assets [Abstract] | |
| Sale of Norway Assets | 20. Sale of Norway Assets On December 10, 2019, the Corporation completed the sale of non-operated upstream assets in Norway to Vår Energi AS (Vår). The agreed sales price of $4.5 billion was subject to interim period adjustments from the effective date of January 1, 2019, to the closing date, and reduction of obligations for income taxes from the effective date. Cash flow related to the divestment was $3.1 billion in 2019 and the Corporation expects to receive a refund of income tax payments of $0.6 billion and deferred consideration of $0.3 billion plus interest by 2022. The Corporation recognized a gain of $3.7 billion at closing of which $2.7 billion is included in “Other income” and $1.0 billion in “Income taxes” in the Consolidated Statement of Income. |