Supplemental Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2020		2019
Included in operating activities:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	175	$	177
Income taxes paid to (received from) taxing authorities, net of refunds (a)	(50)		67
Noncash investing activities:
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement costs	$	(5)	$	40
Asset retirement obligations assumed by buyer (b)	—		1,082

(a)The nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 includes $94 million and $89 million, respectively, related to tax refunds.

(b)In 2019, we closed on the sale of our working interest in the Droshky field (Gulf of Mexico), the sale of our non-operated interest in the Atrush block in Kurdistan and the sale of our U.K. business.

    Other noncash investing activities include accrued capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 of $81 million and $302 million, respectively.