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margin-top: 20pt"><b>Note 17—Employee Benefit Plans</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Pension and Postretirement Plans</b> </div> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td width="41%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Millions of Dollars</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Pension Benefits</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Other Benefits</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>U.S.</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Int’l.</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">U.S.</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Int’l.</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Three Months Ended June 30</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>57</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>22</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>65</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>41</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">70</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">35</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>12</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(56</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(35</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(46</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(30</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>3</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>41</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>13</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">46</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(2</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(3</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="24" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net periodic benefit costs </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>110</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>41</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">121</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">32</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>13</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="24" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Six Months Ended June 30</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>114</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>45</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">97</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">38</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>5</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>130</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>84</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">139</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">68</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>23</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">23</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(112</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(73</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(92</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(59</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service cost </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>5</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>2</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>83</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>27</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">93</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">17</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>(4</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="24" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net periodic benefit costs </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>220</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>83</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">242</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">64</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>26</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">24</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="24" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 20pt">During the first six months of 2010, we contributed $265 million to our domestic benefit plans and $104 million to our international benefit plans. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description containing the entire pension and other postretirement benefits disclosure as a single block of text. 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