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Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) derivative_instrument OffsettingPosition contract	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) OffsettingPosition	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of foreign currency derivatives (in contracts) \| contract	0	0
Contingent consideration payment	$ 123,965	$ 0
Contingent consideration payment	$ 47,678	$ 55,169
Number of offsetting positions (in offsetting positions) \| OffsettingPosition	0		0
LLOG Exploration Offshore L.L.C. and LLOG Bluewater Holdings, L.L.C. \| Sales Thresholds 2019 to 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum				$ 200,000
LLOG Exploration Offshore L.L.C. and LLOG Bluewater Holdings, L.L.C. \| Net crude oil and condensate revenue
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum				$ 50,000
Petrobas America Inc
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum			$ 150,000
Petrobas America Inc \| Sales Thresholds 2019 to 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum					$ 150,000
Petrobas America Inc \| Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, maximum					$ 50,000
Commodity Swaps
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held (in derivatives) \| derivative_instrument	0
Derivative liability	$ 0		19,600
Commodity collars
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held (in derivatives) \| derivative_instrument	0
Derivative liability	$ 0		2,300
PAI and LLOG
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative liability	25,000		$ 192,700
Contingent consideration payment	$ 171,700