Property, Plant and Equipment (Net Changes in Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Movement in Property, Plant and Equipment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance at January 1	$ 217,326	$ 207,855
Additions pending the determination of proved reserves	9,941	86,025
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense	(39,408)	(13,145)
Balance at September 30	$ 187,859	$ 280,735

Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs that were added during the reporting period pending the determination of proved reserves.

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Amount of expense for capitalized exploratory well costs for which proved reserves were not found at the exploratory well.

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The amount of capitalized exploratory well costs that is pending the determination of proved reserves. This does not include amounts that were capitalized and subsequently expensed in the same annual period.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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