| **Asset Impairments (Tables)**              | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| Asset Impairment Charges Pre Tax (non-cash) | Pre-tax (non-cash) asset impairment charges were as follows: Year Ended December 31,(millions)2016 2015 2014Onshore US$— $— $42Deepwater Gulf of Mexico— 158 350Israel88 36 14Equatorial Guinea— 339 —North Sea— — 94Other International and Corporate4 — —Total$92 $533 $500 |

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Tabular disclosure for impairment of long-lived assets held and used by an entity which includes a description of the impaired long-lived asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, aggregate amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired long-lived asset is reported.
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