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Suspended Exploratory Well Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
SUSPENDED EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS  
Schedule of capitalized well cost rollforward

                                                                                                                                                                                    

($ millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

 


Beginning of year

 

 

212

 

 


Additions

 

 

209

 

 


Transfers to oil and gas assets

 

 

(65

)

 


Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense

 

 

(356

)

 


End of year