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font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </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="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Millions of Dollars</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Three Months Ended</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Nine Months Ended</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">September 30</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">September 30</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2009</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2009</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="6" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="6" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #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> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">E&P </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> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:25px; text-indent:-15px">United States </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$  </b></td> <td align="right"><b>29</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>29</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:25px; text-indent:-15px">International </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>4</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>5</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">59</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">R&M </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> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:25px; text-indent:-15px">United States </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">55</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>17</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">50</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:25px; text-indent:-15px">International </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,600</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">Emerging Businesses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>26</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>31</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">Corporate </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="16" 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">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$  </b></td> <td align="right"><b>59</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">56</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,682</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">110</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="16" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>    <div align="left" style="font-size: 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </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: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Millions of Dollars</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Fair Value</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Measurements Using</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">Level 1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">Level 3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">Before-Tax</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10.5pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Fair Value</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Inputs</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Inputs</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Loss</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>September 30, 2010</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> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net properties, plants and equipment (held for use) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b>  </td> <td align="right"><b>297</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>297</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,588</b></td> <td nowrap="nowrap">*</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net properties, plants and equipment (held for sale) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>23</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>23</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>-</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right"><b>43</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="16" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>December 31, 2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net properties, plants and equipment (held for use) </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$  </td> <td align="right">210</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">210</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">385</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net properties, plants and equipment (held for sale) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">121</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">35</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">86</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">62</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Equity method investments </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,784</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">-</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,784</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">286</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="16" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 1pt"><i>*Includes a $55 million leasehold impairment charged to exploration expenses.</i> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element represents the disclosure related to assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). 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