v3.21.1
Fair Value Measurement
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement
Note 11—Fair Value
 
Measurement
 
We carry a portion of our assets and liabilities at fair value that are measured at the reporting
 
date using an exit
price (i.e., the price that would be received to sell
 
an asset or paid to transfer a liability) and disclosed
according to the quality of valuation inputs under
 
the following hierarchy:
 
 
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active
 
market for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that
 
are directly or indirectly observable.
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are significant
 
to the fair value of assets or liabilities.
 
 
The classification of an asset or liability
 
is based on the lowest level of input significant
 
to its fair value.
 
Those
that are initially classified as Level 3 are subsequently
 
reported as Level 2 when the fair value derived
 
from
unobservable inputs is inconsequential to the overall
 
fair value, or if corroborated market data becomes
available.
 
Assets and liabilities initially reported as Level
 
2 are subsequently reported as Level 3 if
corroborated market data is no longer available.
 
There were no material transfers into or
 
out of Level 3 during
2021 or 2020.
Recurring Fair Value Measurement
Financial assets and liabilities reported at fair
 
value on a recurring basis primarily include
 
our investment in
Cenovus Energy common shares, our investments in debt
 
securities classified as available for sale, and
commodity derivatives.
 
 
 
Level 1 derivative assets and liabilities primarily
 
represent exchange-traded futures and options that are
valued using unadjusted prices available from the
 
underlying exchange.
 
Level 1 also includes our
investment in common shares of Cenovus Energy, which is valued using quotes for shares
 
on the NYSE,
and our investments in U.S. government obligations
 
classified as available for sale debt securities,
 
which
are valued using exchange prices.
 
 
Level 2 derivative assets and liabilities primarily
 
represent OTC swaps, options and forward purchase
 
and
sale contracts that are valued using adjusted exchange
 
prices, prices provided by brokers or pricing
 
service
companies that are all corroborated by market
 
data.
 
Level 2 also includes our investments in
 
debt
securities classified as available for sale including
 
investments in corporate bonds, commercial
 
paper,
asset-backed securities, U.S. government agency
 
obligations and foreign government obligations
 
that are
valued using pricing provided by brokers or pricing
 
service companies that are corroborated
 
with market
data.
 
 
Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities consist
 
of OTC swaps, options and forward purchase and
 
sale
contracts where a significant portion of fair
 
value is calculated from underlying market
 
data that is not
readily available.
 
The derived value uses industry standard
 
methodologies that may consider the historical
relationships among various commodities, modeled
 
market prices, time value, volatility factors
 
and other
relevant economic measures.
 
The use of these inputs results in management’s best estimate of fair
 
value.
 
Level 3 activity was not material for all
 
periods presented.
 
 
The following table summarizes the fair value
 
hierarchy for gross financial assets and
 
liabilities (i.e.,
unadjusted where the right of setoff exists for commodity
 
derivatives accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis):
Millions of Dollars
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investment in Cenovus Energy
$
1,564
-
-
1,564
1,256
-
-
1,256
Investments in debt securities
10
542
-
552
17
501
-
518
Commodity derivatives
162
104
12
278
142
101
12
255
Total assets
$
1,736
646
12
2,394
1,415
602
12
2,029
Liabilities
Commodity derivatives
$
155
89
10
254
120
91
9
220
Total liabilities
$
155
89
10
254
120
91
9
220
The following table summarizes those commodity
 
derivative balances subject to the right of setoff as
 
presented on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
We have elected to offset the recognized fair value amounts for
 
multiple derivative instruments executed with the
 
same counterparty in our financial statements
 
when a legal
right of setoff exists.
Millions of Dollars
Amounts Subject to Right of Setoff
Gross
Amounts Not
Gross
 
Net
Amounts
Subject to
 
Gross
 
Amounts
Amounts
Cash
Net
 
Recognized
Right of Setoff
Amounts
Offset
Presented
Collateral
Amounts
March 31, 2021
Assets
$
278
5
273
197
76
1
75
Liabilities
254
2
252
197
55
1
54
December 31, 2020
Assets
$
255
2
253
157
96
10
86
Liabilities
220
1
219
157
62
4
58
At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we
 
did not present any amounts gross on our
 
consolidated
balance sheet where we had the right of setoff.
Reported Fair Values of Financial Instruments
We used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of financial
 
instruments:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments:
 
The carrying amount reported on the balance
sheet approximates fair value.
 
For those investments classified as available
 
for sale debt securities,
the carrying amount reported on the balance sheet
 
is fair value.
 
Accounts and notes receivable (including long-term
 
and related parties): The carrying amount
reported on the balance sheet approximates fair
 
value.
 
The valuation technique and methods used to
estimate the fair value of the current portion
 
of fixed-rate related party loans is consistent
 
with Loans
and advances—related parties.
 
Investment in Cenovus Energy: See Note 5—Investment
 
in Cenovus Energy for a discussion of the
carrying value and fair value of our investment in
 
Cenovus Energy common shares.
 
 
Investments in debt securities classified as available
 
for sale: The fair value of investments in debt
securities categorized as Level 1 in the fair
 
value hierarchy is measured using exchange prices.
 
The
fair value of investments in debt securities
 
categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy
 
is
measured using pricing provided by brokers or
 
pricing service companies that are corroborated
 
with
market data.
 
See Note 10—Derivatives and Financial Instruments,
 
for additional information.
 
 
Loans and advances—related parties: The carrying
 
amount of floating-rate loans approximates
 
fair
value.
 
The fair value of fixed-rate loan activity is
 
measured using market observable data and is
categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
See Note 4—Investments, Loans and Long-Term
Receivables, for additional information.
 
Accounts payable (including related parties)
 
and floating-rate debt: The carrying amount of accounts
payable and floating-rate debt reported on the balance
 
sheet approximates fair value.
 
 
Fixed-rate debt: The estimated fair value of fixed-rate
 
debt is measured using prices available
 
from a
pricing service that is corroborated by market
 
data; therefore, these liabilities are categorized
 
as Level
2 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
Commercial paper: The carrying amount of our
 
commercial paper instruments approximates
 
fair value
and is reported on the balance sheet as short-term
 
debt.
The following table summarizes the net fair
 
value of financial instruments (i.e., adjusted
 
where the right of
setoff exists for commodity derivatives):
Millions of Dollars
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
March 31
December 31
March 31
December 31
2021
2020
2021
2020
Financial assets
Investment in Cenovus Energy
$
1,564
1,256
1,564
1,256
Commodity derivatives
80
88
80
88
Investments in debt securities
552
518
552
518
Loans and advances—related parties
168
220
168
220
Financial liabilities
Total debt, excluding finance leases
19,154
14,478
22,578
19,106
Commodity derivatives
56
59
56
59