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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset retirement obligations primarily consist of estimated costs to remove, dismantle and restore land or seabed at the end of oil and gas production operations. Changes in asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30 were as follows:
September 30,
(In millions)20202019
Beginning balance as of January 1$255 $1,145 
Incurred liabilities, including acquisitions25 
Settled liabilities, including dispositions(11)(1,106)
Accretion expense (included in depreciation, depletion and amortization)29 
Revisions of estimates(8)15 
Held for sale— 108 
Ending balance as of September 30$248 $216