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Payments made under long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments including throughput and take or pay agreements.

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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.

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Recorded amount of the accrual for a material component of an environmental loss contingency.

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Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes accrual for environmental loss contingency.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Amount of recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of recorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of recorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) guaranty	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Guarantees
Number of guarantees \| guaranty	1
Guarantee for payments under terminal use agreements	$ 135
Term of guarantee for payments under terminal use agreement (in years)	4 years
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year one	$ 909
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year two	1,086
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year three	1,141
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year four	1,193
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year five	1,183
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after year five	7,553
Total payments under long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments including throughput and Take-or-Pay agreements	$ 1,420	$ 1,866	$ 861
Environmental
Environmental Loss Contingency, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued Liabilities, Current, Deferred credits and other noncurrent obligations
Environmental reserve balance	$ 936
Upstream
Environmental
Environmental reserve	260
United States \| Downstream
Environmental
Environmental reserve	389
International \| Downstream
Environmental
Environmental reserve	55
Other Obligations
Long-Term Unconditional Purchase Obligations and Commitments, Including Throughput and Take-or-Pay Agreements
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year one	589
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year two	451
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year three	484
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year four	604
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements in year five	273
Long term unconditional purchase obligations and commitments, including throughout and take or pay agreements after year five	1,078
Sites with Potential Remediation Activities
Environmental
Environmental reserve	232
Environmental Reserve Less Environmental Reserve for Sites with Potential Remediation Activities
Environmental
Environmental reserve	$ 704