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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM10-Q

(Mark One)FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

or

For the quarterly period ended                    September 30, 2019                        

Or

[ ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:                                    001-32395                            

For the transition period fromto

Commission file number:001-32395ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

Delaware

01-0562944

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

600 North Dairy Ashford,

925 N. Eldridge Parkway

Houston, TX 77079

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

281-293-1000

281-293-1000

(Registrant’sRegistrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [x] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [x] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [x] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer☐  Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [x]

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

COP

New York Stock Exchange

7% Debentures due 2029

CUSIP – 718507BK1

New York Stock Exchange

The registrant had 1,151,241,8881,097,268,667 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding at September 30, 2018.2019.


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CONOCOPHILLIPS


CONOCOPHILLIPS

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Commonly Used Abbreviations

1

Part I—Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Income Statement

1

2

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

2

3

Consolidated Balance Sheet

3

4

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

4

5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

5

6

Supplementary Information—Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

35

36

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

40

41

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

65

64

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

65

64

Part II—Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

66

65

Item 1A. Risk Factors

67

65

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

67

65

Item 6. Exhibits

68

66

Signature

Signature

69

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Commonly Used Abbreviations

The following industry-specific, accounting and other terms, and abbreviations may be commonly used in this report.

Currencies

Accounting

$

U.S. dollar

ARO

asset retirement obligation

CAD

Canadian dollar

ASC

accounting standards codification

GBP

British pound

ASU

accounting standards update

DD&A

depreciation, depletion and

Units of Measurement

amortization

BOE

barrels of oil equivalent

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards

MBD

thousands of barrels per day

Board

MCF

thousand cubic feet

FIFO

first-in, first-out

MMBOE

million barrels of oil equivalent

G&A

general and administrative

MBOED

thousands of barrels of oil

GAAP

generally accepted accounting

equivalent per day

principles

MMBTU

million British thermal units

LIFO

last-in, first-out

MMCFD

million cubic feet per day

NPNS

normal purchase normal sale

PP&E

properties, plants and equipment

Industry

SAB

staff accounting bulletin

CBM

coalbed methane

VIE

variable interest entity

E&P

exploration and production

FEED

front-end engineering and design

Miscellaneous

FPS

floating production system

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FPSO

floating production, storage and

EU

European Union

offloading

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory

JOA

joint operating agreement

Commission

LNG

liquefied natural gas

GHG

greenhouse gas

NGLs

natural gas liquids

HSE

health, safety and environment

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum

ICC

International Chamber of

Exporting Countries

Commerce

PSC

production sharing contract

ICSID

World Bank’s International

PUDs

proved undeveloped reserves

Centre for Settlement of

SAGD

steam-assisted gravity drainage

Investment Disputes

WCS

Western Canada Select

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

OTC

over-the-counter

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission

TSR

total shareholder return

U.K.

United Kingdom

U.S.

United States of America

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 1.

Consolidated Income Statement

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSConocoPhillips

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

$

7,756

 

9,449

 

24,859

 

26,751

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

290

 

294

 

651

 

767

Gain on dispositions

 

1,785

 

113

 

1,884

 

175

Other income

 

262

 

309

 

1,136

 

673

 

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

 

10,093

 

10,165

 

28,530

 

28,366

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased commodities

 

2,710

 

3,530

 

9,059

 

10,308

Production and operating expenses

 

1,331

 

1,367

 

4,020

 

3,851

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

87

 

119

 

369

 

336

Exploration expenses

 

360

 

103

 

592

 

267

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,566

 

1,494

 

4,602

 

4,344

Impairments

 

24

 

44

 

26

 

21

Taxes other than income taxes

 

237

 

312

 

706

 

768

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

86

 

89

 

259

 

266

Interest and debt expense

 

184

 

186

 

582

 

547

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

(21)

 

5

 

19

 

7

Other expenses

 

36

 

10

 

58

 

350

 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

 

6,600

 

7,259

 

20,292

 

21,065

Income before income taxes

 

3,493

 

2,906

 

8,238

 

7,301

Income tax provision

 

422

 

1,033

 

1,724

 

2,874

Net income

 

3,071

 

1,873

 

6,514

 

4,427

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(15)

 

(12)

 

(45)

 

(38)

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,056

 

1,861

 

6,469

 

4,389

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Common Stock (dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

2.76

 

1.60

 

5.75

 

3.74

Diluted

 

2.74

 

1.59

 

5.72

 

3.72

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

1,108,555

 

1,163,033

 

1,124,558

 

1,171,673

Diluted

 

1,113,250

 

1,172,694

 

1,131,034

 

1,180,774

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Income StatementConocoPhillips

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017*  2018  2017* 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Revenues and Other Income

     

Sales and other operating revenues

  $9,449   6,688   26,751   20,987 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

   294   196   767   574 

Gain on dispositions

   113   246   175   2,144 

Other income

   309   65   673   143 

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

   10,165   7,195   28,366   23,848 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

     

Purchased commodities

   3,530   2,926   10,308   9,040 

Production and operating expenses

   1,367   1,222   3,851   3,838 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   119   110   336   302 

Exploration expenses

   103   73   267   720 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   1,494   1,608   4,344   5,212 

Impairments

   44   6   21   6,475 

Taxes other than income taxes

   312   175   768   604 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

   89   89   266   276 

Interest and debt expense

   186   251   547   872 

Foreign currency transaction losses

   5   5   7   28 

Other expenses

   10   77   350   421 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

   7,259   6,542   21,065   27,788 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   2,906   653   7,301   (3,940

Income tax provision (benefit)

   1,033   217   2,874   (1,549

 

 

Net income (loss)

   1,873   436   4,427   (2,391

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (12  (16  (38  (43

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $1,861   420   4,389   (2,434

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips Per Share of

Common Stock(dollars)

     

Basic

  $1.60   0.35   3.74   (1.98

Diluted

   1.59   0.34   3.72   (1.98

 

 

Dividends Paid Per Share of Common Stock(dollars)

  $0.29   0.27   0.86   0.80 

 

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding(in thousands)

     

Basic

   1,163,033   1,212,454   1,171,673   1,230,742 

Diluted

   1,172,694   1,215,341   1,180,774   1,230,742 

 

 

*Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-period presentation resulting from the adoption of ASUNo. 2017-07. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles, for additional information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

ConocoPhillips

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

  $1,873   436   4,427   (2,391

Other comprehensive income

     

Defined benefit plans

     

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior service credit included in net income (loss)

   (10  (9  (30  (28

Net actuarial gain (loss) arising during the period

   187   13   145   (26

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of net actuarial losses included in net income (loss)

   33   49   228   205 

Nonsponsored plans*

         (1   

Income taxes on defined benefit plans

   (74  (18  (102  (52

 

 

Defined benefit plans, net of tax

   136   35   240   99 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain on securities

      551      127 

Income taxes on unrealized holding gain on securities

      (45     (45

 

 

Unrealized holding gain on securities, net of tax**

      506      82 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   59   509   (222  720 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

   59   509   (222  720 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

   195   1,050   18   901 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

   2,068   1,486   4,445   (1,490

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (12  (16  (38  (43

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $2,056   1,470   4,407   (1,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

3,071

 

1,873

 

6,514

 

4,427

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service credit included in net income

 

(8)

 

(10)

 

(26)

 

(30)

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial gain (loss) arising during the period

 

(149)

 

187

 

(149)

 

145

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of net actuarial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

losses included in net income

 

56

 

33

 

114

 

228

 

 

 

 

Nonsponsored plans

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

Income taxes on defined benefit plans

 

30

 

(74)

 

20

 

(102)

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans, net of tax

 

(72)

 

136

 

(42)

 

240

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

247

 

59

 

493

 

(222)

 

 

Income taxes on foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(2)

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

 

245

 

59

 

491

 

(222)

Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

 

173

 

195

 

449

 

18

Comprehensive Income

 

3,244

 

2,068

 

6,963

 

4,445

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(15)

 

(12)

 

(45)

 

(38)

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,229

 

2,056

 

6,918

 

4,407

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Plans for which ConocoPhillips is not the primary obligor, primarily those administered by equity affiliates.3


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**See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles and Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for additional information relating to the adoption of ASUNo. 2016-01.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

ConocoPhillips

                            
  Millions of Dollars 
  September 30 December 31 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

  2018 2017 

 

 

September 30

 

December 31

  

 

  

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

Assets

   

Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $3,716   6,325 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

7,193

 

5,915

Short-term investments

   875   1,873 

Short-term investments

 

908

 

248

Accounts and notes receivable (net of allowance of $11 million in 2018 and $4 million in 2017)

   4,319   4,179 

Accounts and notes receivable (net of allowance of $12 million in 2019

Accounts and notes receivable (net of allowance of $12 million in 2019

 

 

 

 

and $25 million in 2018)

 

3,478

 

3,920

Accounts and notes receivable—related parties

   180   141 

Accounts and notes receivable—related parties

 

138

 

147

Investment in Cenovus Energy

   2,086   1,899 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

 

1,951

 

1,462

Inventories

   1,239   1,060 

Inventories

 

955

 

1,007

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   2,308   1,035 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

594

 

575

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

15,217

 

13,274

Total Current Assets

   14,723   16,512 

Investments and long-term receivables

   9,553   9,599 

Investments and long-term receivables

 

8,916

 

9,329

Loans and advances—related parties

   335   461 

Loans and advances—related parties

 

219

 

335

Net properties, plants and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $66,664 million in 2018 and $64,748 million in 2017)

   44,736   45,683 

Net properties, plants and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion

Net properties, plants and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion

 

 

 

 

and amortization of $60,014 million in 2019 and $64,899 million in 2018)

 

43,814

 

45,698

Other assets

   1,209   1,107 

Other assets

 

2,174

 

1,344

 

Total Assets

  $70,556   73,362 

Total Assets

$

70,340

 

69,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

  $3,887   4,009 

Accounts payable

$

3,148

 

3,863

Accounts payable—related parties

   31   21 

Accounts payable—related parties

 

23

 

32

Short-term debt

   95   2,575 

Short-term debt

 

121

 

112

Accrued income and other taxes

   1,582   1,038 

Accrued income and other taxes

 

1,077

 

1,320

Employee benefit obligations

   626   725 

Employee benefit obligations

 

543

 

809

Other accruals

   1,180   1,029 

Other accruals

 

1,030

 

1,259

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

5,942

 

7,395

Total Current Liabilities

   7,401   9,397 

Long-term debt

   14,902   17,128 

Long-term debt

 

14,799

 

14,856

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

   7,554   7,631 

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

 

6,087

 

7,688

Deferred income taxes

   5,535   5,282 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,693

 

5,021

Employee benefit obligations

   1,755   1,854 

Employee benefit obligations

 

1,786

 

1,764

Other liabilities and deferred credits

   1,330   1,269 

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

1,794

 

1,192

 

Total Liabilities

   38,477   42,561 

Total Liabilities

 

35,101

 

37,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

Equity

 

 

 

 

Common stock (2,500,000,000 shares authorized at $ 0.010 par value)

Common stock (2,500,000,000 shares authorized at $ 0.010 par value)

 

 

 

 

 

Issued (2019—1,795,243,745 shares; 2018—1,791,637,434 shares)

 

 

 

 

Equity

   

Common stock (2,500,000,000 shares authorized at $.01 par value)

   

Issued (2018—1,790,924,215 shares; 2017—1,785,419,175 shares)

   

Par value

   18   18 

Capital in excess of par

   46,858   46,622 

Treasury stock (at cost: 2018—639,682,327 shares; 2017—608,312,034 shares)

   (41,979  (39,906

 

Par value

 

18

 

18

 

Capital in excess of par

 

46,954

 

46,879

 

Treasury stock (at cost: 2019—697,975,078 shares; 2018—653,288,213 shares)

 

(45,656)

 

(42,905)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (5,442  (5,518

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(5,654)

 

(6,063)

Retained earnings

   32,495   29,391 

Retained earnings

 

39,484

 

34,010

 

 

Total Common Stockholders’ Equity

 

35,146

 

31,939

Total Common Stockholders’ Equity

   31,950   30,607 

Noncontrolling interests

   129   194 

Noncontrolling interests

 

93

 

125

 

Total Equity

   32,079   30,801 

Total Equity

 

35,239

 

32,064

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $70,556   73,362 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$

70,340

 

69,980

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

Net income

Net income

$

6,514

 

4,427

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating

 

 

 

 

                            

activities

 

 

 

 

  Millions of Dollars 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

4,602

 

4,344

  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 

Impairments

 

26

 

21

  2018 2017 

Dry hole costs and leasehold impairments

 

361

 

64

  

 

  

 

 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

259

 

266

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

   

Net income (loss)

  $4,427   (2,391

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities

   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   4,344   5,212 

Impairments

   21   6,475 

Dry hole costs and leasehold impairments

   64   435 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

   266   276 

Deferred taxes

   398   (2,770

Undistributed equity earnings

   (11  (193

Gain on dispositions

   (175  (2,144

Other

   (223  (367

Working capital adjustments

   

Decrease (increase) in accounts and notes receivable

   (147  65 

Increase in inventories

   (165  (15

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

   (51  (12

Decrease in accounts payable

   (43  (212

Increase in taxes and other accruals

   446   237 

Deferred taxes

 

(304)

 

398

Undistributed equity earnings

 

260

 

(11)

Gain on dispositions

 

(1,884)

 

(175)

Other

 

(820)

 

(223)

Working capital adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in accounts and notes receivable

 

333

 

(147)

 

Increase in inventories

 

(2)

 

(165)

 

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(29)

 

(51)

 

Decrease in accounts payable

 

(476)

 

(43)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in taxes and other accruals

 

(718)

 

446

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   9,151   4,596 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

8,122

 

9,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

   

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures and investments

   (5,133  (3,074

Capital expenditures and investments

 

(5,041)

 

(5,133)

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

   (57  (18

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

 

17

 

(57)

Proceeds from asset dispositions

   394   13,740 

Proceeds from asset dispositions

 

2,920

 

394

Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments

   996   (2,583

Net sales (purchases) of short-term investments

 

(665)

 

996

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

   119   115 

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

 

127

 

119

Other

   16   51 

Other

 

(146)

 

16

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

   (3,665  8,231 

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(2,788)

 

(3,665)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

   

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

Repayment of debt

   (4,970  (6,594

Repayment of debt

 

(59)

 

(4,970)

Issuance of company common stock

   121   (65

Issuance of company common stock

 

(39)

 

121

Repurchase of company common stock

   (2,073  (2,045

Repurchase of company common stock

 

(2,751)

 

(2,073)

Dividends paid

   (1,009  (986

Dividends paid

 

(1,037)

 

(1,009)

Other

   (111  (80

Other

 

(73)

 

(111)

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

   (8,042  (9,770

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(3,959)

 

(8,042)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

   (40  244 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

(68)

 

(40)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

   (2,596  3,301 

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

1,307

 

(2,596)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

   6,536  3,610 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

6,151

 

6,536

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

  $3,940   6,911 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

$

7,458

 

3,940

 

*Restated to include $211 million of restricted cash at January 1, 2018. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles for additional information relating to the adoption of ASUNo. 2016-18.Restricted cash totaling $224of $89 million isand $176 million are included in the “Other assets” line"Prepaid expenses and other current assets" and "Other assets" lines, respectively, of our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018.2019.

Restricted cash totaling $236 million is included in the "Other assets" line of our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

ConocoPhillips

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

The interim-period financial information presented in the financial statements included in this report is unaudited and, in the opinion of management, includes all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position of ConocoPhillips and its results of operations and cash flows for such periods. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed. Certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial statements included in this report. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.



Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles

We adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU)No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” and its amendments issued by the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),” ASU No.2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” ASUNo. 2016-12, “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients,” and ASUNo. 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers,” collectively Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” (ASC Topic 606) beginning January 1, 2018. ASC Topic 606 outlines a single comprehensive model for an entity to use in accounting for revenue arising from all contracts with customers except where revenues are in scope of another accounting standard. The ASU superseded the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance. ASC Topic 606 sets forth a five-step model for determining when and how revenue is recognized. Under the model, an entity is required to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods and services. ASC Topic 606 also requires certain additional revenue-related disclosures. The adoption of ASC Topic 606 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 20—Sales and Other Operating Revenues for additional information related to this ASC.

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASUNo. 2016-01, “Recognition2016-02, “Leases,” and Measurementits amendments set forth by the provisions of Financial AssetsASU No. 2018-01, “Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842,” ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases,” ASU No. 2018-11, “Targeted Improvements,” ASU No. 2018-20, “Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors,” and Liabilities,ASU No. 2019-01, “Codification Improvements,(ASUNo. 2016-01)collectively FASB ASC Topic 842, “Leases” (ASC Topic 842), beginning January 1, 2018.2019.

ASC Topic 842 establishes comprehensive accounting and financial reporting requirements for leasing arrangements, supersedes the existing requirements in FASB ASC Topic 840, “Leases” (ASC Topic 840), and requires lessees to recognize substantially all lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The ASU,provisions of ASC Topic 842 also modify the definition of a lease and outline requirements for recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leasing arrangements by both lessees and lessors.

We adopted ASC Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach and elected to utilize the Optional Transition Method, which permits us to apply the provisions of ASC Topic 842 to leasing arrangements existing at or entered into after January 1, 2019, and present in our financial statements comparative periods prior to January 1, 2019 under the historical requirements of ASC Topic 840. In addition, we elected to adopt the package of optional transition-related practical expedients, which among other things, requires an entityallows us to carry forward certain historical conclusions reached under ASC Topic 840 regarding lease identification, classification, and the accounting treatment of initial direct costs. Furthermore, we elected not to record assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet for new or existing lease arrangements with terms of 12 months or less.

The primary impact of applying ASC Topic 842 is the changes in fair valueinitial recognition of $998 million of lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on our consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019, for leases classified as operating leases under ASC Topic 840, as well as enhanced disclosure of our leasing arrangements. Our accounting treatment for finance leases remains unchanged. In addition, there is no cumulative effect to retained earnings or other components of equity investments, other than investments accountedrecognized as of January 1, 2019, and the adoption of ASC Topic 842 did not impact the presentation of our consolidated income statement or statement of cash flows. See Note 15—Non-Mineral Leases for usingadditional information related to the equity method, within net income. Under thisadoption of ASC Topic 842.

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASU an entity is no longer able to recognize unrealized holding gains and losses onavailable-for-sale securities inNo. 2018-02, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” beginning January 1, 2019. The ASU allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and instead must recognize them inJobs Act, eliminating the income statement. See Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy and Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for additional information relating to this ASU.

stranded tax effects. The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2018,2019 for the adoption of ASC Topic 606 and ASUNo. 2016-01 were as follows:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   December 31
2017
  ASC Topic 606
Adjustments
  ASU No. 2016-01
Adjustments
  January 1
2018
 
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Other accruals

  $1,029   104      1,133 

Total current liabilities

   9,397   104      9,501 

Deferred income taxes

   5,282   (31     5,251 

Other liabilities and deferred credits

   1,269   147      1,416 

Total liabilities

   42,561   220      42,781 

 

 

Equity

     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $(5,518     58   (5,460

Retained earnings

   29,391   (220  (58  29,113 

Total common stockholders’ equity

   30,607   (220     30,387 

Total equity

   30,801   (220     30,581 

 

 

For discussion of adjustments for ASUNo. 2016-01 and ASC Topic 606, see Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy and Note 20—Sales and Other Operating Revenues, respectively.

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASUNo. 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” beginning January 1, 2018. We retrospectively applied the presentation of service cost separate from the other components of net periodic costs. The interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of prior service cost/credit, recognized net actuarial loss/gain, settlement expense, curtailment loss/gain, and special termination benefits have been reclassified from the “Production and operating expenses,” “Selling, general and administrative expenses,” and “Exploration expenses” linesto the “Other expenses” line on our consolidated income statement. We elected to apply the practical expedient which allows us to reclassify amounts disclosed previously in the employee benefit plans footnote as the basis for applying retrospective presentation for prior comparative periods as it is impracticable to determine the disaggregation of the cost components for amounts capitalized and amortized in those periods. On a prospective basis, the other components of net periodic benefit costs will not be included in amounts capitalized in inventory or properties, plants, and equipment (PP&E).

The effect of the retrospective presentation change related to the net periodic benefit cost of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement employee benefits plans on our consolidated income statement2018-02 was as follows:

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   Millions of Dollars 
   Previously
Reported
   Effect of Change
Higher/(Lower)
  As
Revised
 
  

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

     

Production and operating expenses

  $1,224    (2  1,222 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   132    (22  110 

Exploration expenses

   75    (2  73 

Other expenses

   51    26   77 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

     

Production and operating expenses

  $3,849    (11  3,838 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   423    (121  302 

Exploration expenses

   724    (4  720 

Other expenses

   285    136   421 

 

 

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASUNo. 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” beginning January 1, 2018. This ASU clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments should be classified and presented in the statement of cash flows. We have made an accounting policy election to classify distributions received from equity method investees using the nature of the distribution approach which classifies distributions received from investees as either cash inflows from operating activities or cash inflows from investing activities in the statement of cash flows based on the nature of the activities of the investee that generated the distribution. The impact of adopting this ASU was not material to prior presented periods.

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASUNo. 2016-18, “Restricted Cash,” beginning January 1, 2018. This ASU requires amounts deemed restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling thebeginning-of-period andend-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows, and presentation should permit a reconciliation when cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are presented in more than one line item on the balance sheet. We have amounts deposited in statutory bank accounts in certain countries to satisfy asset retirement obligations (ARO). These amounts are deemed restricted cash and are included in the “Other assets” line of our consolidated balance sheet. This standard is required to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented, but the impact in those periods was not material.

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

December 31

 

ASU No. 2018-02

 

January 1

 

 

2018

 

Adjustments

 

2019

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

$

(6,063)

 

(40)

 

(6,103)

Retained earnings

 

34,010

 

40

 

34,050

For additional information regarding the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2018-02, see Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.



Note 3—Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

We hold variable interests in VIEs that have not been consolidated because we are not considered the primary beneficiary. Information on our significant VIEs follows:

Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (APLNG)

APLNG is considered a VIE, as it has entered into certain contractual arrangements that provide it with additional forms of subordinated financial support. We are not the primary beneficiary of APLNG because we share with Origin Energy and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) the power to direct the key activities of APLNG that most significantly impact its economic performance, which involve activities related to the production and commercialization of coalbed methane,CBM, as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG)LNG processing and export marketing. As a result, we do not consolidate APLNG, and it is accounted for as an equity method investment.

As of September 30, 2018,2019, we have not provided any financial support to APLNG other than amounts previously contractually required. Unless we elect otherwise, we have no requirement to provide liquidity or purchase the assets of APLNG. See Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, and Note 12—11—Guarantees, for additional information.

Marine Well Containment Company, LLC (MWCC)

MWCC provides well containment equipment and technology and related services in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Its principal activities involve the development and maintenance of rapid-response hydrocarbon well containment systems that are deployable in the Gulf of Mexico on acall-out basis. We have a 10 percent ownership interest in MWCC, and it is accounted for as an equity method investment because MWCC is a limited liability company in which we are a Founding Member and exercise significant influence through our permanent seat on theten-member Executive Committee responsible for overseeing the affairs of MWCC. In 2016, MWCC executed a $154 million term loan financing arrangement with an external financial institution whose terms required the financing be secured by letters of credit provided by certain owners of MWCC, including ConocoPhillips. In connection with the financing transaction, we issued a letter of credit of $22 million which can be drawn upon in the event of a default by MWCC on its obligation to repay the proceeds of the term loan. The fair value of this letter of credit is immaterial and not recognized on our consolidated balance sheet. MWCC is considered a VIE, as it has entered into arrangements that provide it with additional forms of subordinated financial support. We are not the primary beneficiary and do not consolidate MWCC because we share the power to govern the business and operation of the company and to undertake certain obligations that most significantly impact its economic performance with nine other unaffiliated owners of MWCC.

Based on inputs related to the fair value of MWCC observed in the second quarter of 2019, we reduced the carrying value of our equity method investment in MWCC to $30 million and recorded a before-tax impairment of $95 million which is included in the “Equity in earnings of affiliates” line on our consolidated income statement. For additional information see Note 14—Fair Value Measurement.

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At September 30, 2018,2019, the carrying value of our equity method investment in MWCC was $132$27 million. We have not provided any financial support to MWCC other than amounts previously contractually required. Unless we elect otherwise, we have no requirement to provide liquidity or purchase the assets of MWCC.

Note 4—Inventories

Note 4—Inventories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil and natural gas

$

399

 

432

Materials and supplies

 

556

 

575

 

$

955

 

1,007



Inventories consisted of the following:

                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30
2018
   December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Crude oil and natural gas

  $673    512 

Materials and supplies

   566    548 

 

 
  $1,239    1,060 

 

 

Inventories valued on thelast-in,first-out (LIFO) LIFO basis totaled $283$230 million and $341$292 million at September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The estimated excess of current replacement cost over LIFO cost of inventories was $100$115 million and $124$75 million at September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.

As of September 30, 2018, crude oil and natural gas inventory includes $139 million of inventory received as part of a settlement agreement reached with Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) under an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration award. As of the end of October 2018, substantially all of the inventory recognized during the third quarter related to this settlement has been sold. For information about the settlement, see Note 13—Contingencies and Commitments.

Note 5—Assets Held for Sale,Asset Dispositions Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions

Assets Held for Sale and Other Planned Acquisitions

Asset Dispositions

In the second quarter of 2017,April 2019, we signed a definitiveentered into an agreement to sell two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited for $2.675 billion plus interest and customary adjustments, with an effective date of January 1, 2018. On September 30, 2019, we completed the sale for proceeds of $2.2 billion. In the nine-month period of 2019, we recorded a $1.8 billion before-tax and $2.1 billion after-tax gain associated with this transaction. Together the subsidiaries sold indirectly held our interestsexploration and production assets in the Barnett, andU.K. At the assets met the asset held for sale criteria. Astime of September 30, 2017, we had recordedbefore-tax impairments of $568 million to reduce our carrying value of these assets to fair value. The agreement was terminated in the fourth quarter of 2017, and we continued to market the asset in 2018. In the first quarter of 2018, we recorded abefore-tax impairment of $44 million to reducedisposition, the net carrying value to fair valuewas approximately $0.4 billion, consisting primarily of $250 million based on information gathered during marketing efforts. Marketing efforts ceased in April 2018, and the assets were reclassified as held for use in the second quarter of 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, we signed a definitive agreement to sell our interest in the Barnett to Lime Rock Resources for approximately $230 million, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is expected to close byyear-end 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, we recorded abefore-tax impairment of $43 million to reduce the carrying value to fair value less costs to sell. As of September 30, 2018, our Barnett asset had a net carrying value of $201 million and was considered held for sale resulting in the reclassification of $250 million$1.6 billion of PP&E, to “Prepaid expenses$0.5 billion of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, and other current assets”$0.2 billion of deferred tax assets, offset by $1.8 billion of ARO and $49 millionnegative $0.1 billion of noncurrent liabilities, primarily ARO, to “Other accruals” on our consolidated balance sheet.working capital. Thebefore-tax loss earnings associated with our interests in the Barnett, including the impairments noted above, was $59 millionsubsidiaries sold were $0.6 billion and $575 million$0.4 billion for the nine-month periods of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Barnett results of operations are reported in our Lower 48 segment.

In July 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell a ConocoPhillips subsidiary to BP. The subsidiary will hold a 16.5 percent interest in theBP-operated Clair Field in the United Kingdom and we will retain a 7.5 percent interest in the field. At the same time, we entered into an agreement with BP to acquire their 39.2 percent nonoperated interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area in Alaska, including their 38 percent interest in the Kuparuk Transportation Company (Kuparuk Assets). Both transactions are subject to regulatory approvals and are expected to close simultaneously in late 2018. Excluding customary adjustments, the transactions are expected

to be cash neutral. Depending on the timing of regulatory approvals, we anticipate recognizing a noncash gain between $0.5 billion to $1.0 billion on completion of the sale of the ConocoPhillips subsidiary holding 16.5 percent of the Clair Field, after customary adjustments and foreign exchange impacts. As of September 30, 2018, our 16.5 percent interest in the Clair Field had a net carrying value of approximately $945 million consisting primarily of $1.552 billion of PP&E, $544 million of deferred tax liabilities, and $63 million of ARO. As of September 30, 2018, our 16.5 percent interest in the Clair Field was considered held for sale resulting in the reclassification of the $1.552 billion of PP&E to “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and $63 million of ARO to “Other accruals” on our consolidated balance sheet. Thebefore-tax earnings associated with our 16.5 percent interest in the Clair Field was $13 million and $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,2019, respectively. Results of operations for our interest in the Clair FieldU.K. are reported within our Europe and North Africa segment and the Kuparuk Assets are included in our Alaska segment.

Asset Dispositions

In the first quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of certain properties in the Lower 48 segment for net proceeds of $112 million. No gain or loss was recognized on the sale. In the second quarter of 2018,2019, we completedrecognized an after-tax gain of $52 million upon the closing of the sale of a package of largely undeveloped acreageour 30 percent interest in the Lower 48 segmentGreater Sunrise Fields to the government of Timor-Leste for net proceeds of $105$350 million. No gain or loss was recognized on the sale. The Greater Sunrise Fields were included in our Asia Pacific and Middle East segment.

In September 2018,January 2019, we completed a noncash exchange of undeveloped acreageentered into agreements to sell our 12.4 percent ownership interests in the Lower 48 segment. The transaction wasGolden Pass LNG Terminal and Golden Pass Pipeline. We also entered into agreements to amend our contractual obligations for retaining use of the facilities. As a result of entering into these agreements, we recorded at fair value resultinga before-tax impairment of $60 million in the recognitionfirst quarter of a $56 millionbefore-tax gain2019 which is reflected as “Gainincluded in the “Equity in earnings of affiliates” line on dispositions” in our consolidated income statement. InWe completed the first nine monthssale in the second quarter of 2018, we completed several other dispositions.2019. Results of operations for these assets are reported in our Lower 48 segment. See Note 14—Fair Value Measurement for additional information.

In the second quarter of 2017, we completed the sale of our 50 percent nonoperated interest in the Foster Creek Christina Lake (FCCL) Partnership, as well as the majority of our western Canada gas assets to Cenovus Energy.

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Consideration for the transaction included a five-year uncapped contingent payment. The contingent payment, calculated on a quarterly basis, is $6 million Canadian dollars (CAD)CAD for every $1 CAD by which the Western Canada SelectWCS quarterly average crude price exceeds $52 CAD per barrel. Contingent payments received during the five-year period will be reflectedare recorded as “Gain on dispositions” inon our consolidated income statement. In 2018, westatement and reflected in our Canada segment. We recorded gains on dispositions for these contingent payments of $50$95 million and $104 million in the second quarter and $45 million in the third quarter.

In the third quarternine-month periods of 2017, we completed the sale of our interests in the San Juan Basin to an affiliate of Hilcorp Energy Company for $2.5 billion in cash after customary adjustments and recognized a loss on disposition of $22 million. The transaction includes a contingent payment of up to $300 million. Thesix-year contingent payment is effective beginning January 1, 2018 and is due annually for the periods in which the monthly U.S. Henry Hub price is at or above $3.20 per million British thermal units. The San Juan Basin results of operations were reported within our Lower 48 segment.2019, respectively.

Acquisition

In the second quarter of 2018, we obtained regulatory approvals for the agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire its 22 percent nonoperated interest in the Western North Slope of Alaska, as well as its interest in the Alpine Pipeline.    The transaction was completed in May 2018 for $386 million, after customary adjustments. These assets are included in our Alaska segment.

Other Planned Disposition

OnIn October 1, 2018,2019, we entered intoannounced an agreement to sell the subsidiaries that hold our 30Australia-West assets and operations to Santos for $1.39 billion, plus customary adjustments, with an effective date of January 1, 2019. In addition, we will receive a payment of $75 million upon final investment decision of the Barossa development project. These subsidiaries hold our 37.5 percent interest in the Barossa Project and Caldita Field, our 56.9 percent interest in the Darwin LNG Facility and Bayu-Undan Field, our 40 percent interest in the Greater SunrisePoseidon Fields, and our 50 percent interest in the Athena Field. At September 30, 2019, the net carrying value was approximately $0.6 billion, consisting primarily of $1.2 billion of PP&E and $0.2 billion of cash and working capital, offset by $0.6 billion of ARO and $0.2 billion of deferred tax liabilities. This transaction met held for sale criteria in October 2019 and is expected to be completed in the governmentfirst quarter of Timor-Leste for $350 million,2020, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is conditional on the funding approval from the Timor-Leste Council of Ministers and National Parliament, as well as regulatory approvals and partnerpre-emption rights. We expect itother specific conditions precedent. Results of operations for the subsidiaries to close in early 2019. These assetsbe sold are included inreported within our Asia Pacific and Middle East segment.



Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables

APLNG

APLNG’sAPLNG

APLNG executed project financing agreements for an $8.5 billion project finance facility consistsin 2012. The $8.5 billion project finance facility was initially composed of financing agreements executed by APLNG with the Export-Import Bank of the United States for approximately $2.9 billion, the Export-Import Bank of China for approximately $2.7 billion, and a syndicate of Australian and international commercial banks for approximately $2.9 billion. All amounts have been drawn from the facility. APLNG made its first principal and interest paymentrepayment in March 2017 and will continueis scheduled to makebi-annual payments until March 2029. 2029.

APLNG made a voluntary repayment of $1.4 billion to the Export-Import Bank of China in September 2018. At the same time, APLNG was successful in obtainingobtained a United States Private Placement (USPP) bond facility of $1.4 billion. Interest payments will commenceAPLNG made its first interest payment related to this facility in March 2019, and principal payments are scheduled to commence in September 2023, withbi-annual payments due on the facility until September 2030. 2030.

During the first quarter of 2019, APLNG refinanced $3.2 billion of existing project finance debt through two transactions. As a result of the first transaction, APLNG obtained a commercial bank facility of $2.6 billion. APLNG made its first principal and interest repayment in September 2019 with bi-annual payments due on the facility until March 2028. Through the second transaction, APLNG obtained a USPP bond facility of $0.6 billion. APLNG made its first interest payment in September 2019, and principal payments are scheduled to commence in September 2023, with bi-annual payments due on the facility until September 2030.

In conjunction with the $3.2 billion debt obtained during the first quarter of 2019 to refinance existing project finance debt, APLNG made voluntary repayments of $2.2 billion and $1.0 billion to a syndicate of Australian and international commercial banks and the Export-Import Bank of China, respectively.

At September 30, 2018,2019, a balance of $7.2$6.7 billion was outstanding on the facilities. See Note 12—11—Guarantees, for additional information.

APLNG is considered a VIE, as it has entered into certain contractual arrangements that provide it with additional forms of subordinated financial support. See Note 3—Variable Interest Entities, (VIEs), for additional information.

During the first half of 2017, the outlook for crude oil prices deteriorated, and as a result of significantly reduced price outlooks, the estimated fair value of our investment in APLNG declined to an amount below carrying value. Based on a review of the facts and circumstances surrounding this decline in fair value, we concluded in the second quarter of 2017 the impairment was other than temporary under the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 323, “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” and the recognition of an impairment of our investment to fair value was necessary. Accordingly, we recorded a noncash $2,384 million before- andafter-tax impairment in our second-quarter 2017 results. Fair value was estimated based on an internal discounted cash flow model using estimated future production, an outlook of future prices from a combination of exchanges (short-term) and pricing service companies (long-term), costs, a market outlook of foreign exchange rates provided by a third party, and a discount rate believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants. The impairment was included in the “Impairments” line on our consolidated income statement.

At September 30, 2018,2019, the carrying value of our equity method investment in APLNG was $7,676$7,410 million. The balance is included in the “Investments and long-term receivables” line on our consolidated balance sheet.

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FCCL

On May 17, 2017, we completed the sale of our 50 percent nonoperated interest in the FCCL Partnership, as well as the majority of our western Canada gas assets, to Cenovus Energy. For additional information on the Canada disposition and our investment in Cenovus Energy, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions and Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy.

Loans and Long-Term Receivables

As part of our normal ongoing business operations, and consistent with industry practice, we enter into numerous agreements with other parties to pursue business opportunities. Included in such activity are loans made to certain affiliated andnon-affiliated companies. At September 30, 2018,2019, significant loans to affiliated companies included $461$335 million in project financing to Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (3) (QG3).

On our consolidated balance sheet, the long-term portion of these loans is included in the “Loans and advances—related parties” line, while the short-term portion is in the “Accounts and notes receivable—related parties” line.



Note 7-–7—Investment in Cenovus Energy

On May 17, 2017, we completed the sale of our 50 percent nonoperated interest in the FCCL Partnership, as well as the majority of our western Canada gas assets to Cenovus Energy. Consideration for the transaction included 208 million Cenovus Energy common shares, which, at closing, approximated 16.9 percent of issued and outstanding Cenovus Energy common stock at closing. See Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions for additional information on the Canada disposition. At closing of the sale, thestock. The fair value and cost basis of our investment in 208 million Cenovus Energy common shares was $1.96$1.96 billion based on a price of $9.41 per share on the New York Stock Exchange.NYSE on the closing date.

We adopted the provisions

Our investment on our consolidated balance sheet as of ASUNo. 2016-01, beginning January 1, 2018, using the cumulative-effect approach. Results for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018, are presented under ASUNo. 2016-01 with all changes in theSeptember 30, 2019, is carried at fair value of our equity securities reflected$1.95 billion, reflecting the closing price of Cenovus Energy shares on the NYSE of $9.38 per share on the last trading day of the quarter, an increase of $116 million from $1.84 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2019 and an increase of $489 million from $1.46 billion at year-end 2018. The increase in fair value represents the net unrealized gain recorded within the “Other income” line of our consolidated income statement and within the “Other” line in the “Cash Flows From Operating Activities” sectionfirst nine months of our consolidated statement of cash flows. Prior period amounts are not adjusted under the cumulative-effect method of adopting ASUNo. 2016-01. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles and Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the effect on our consolidated balance sheet and the line items that have been impacted by the adoption of this standard.

The cumulative effect of applying the standard was the reclassification of accumulated unrealized holding losses of $58 million, recognized in 2017, related to our investment in Cenovus Energy from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings.

Our investment is carried at fair value of $2.09 billion as of September 30, 2018, reflecting the closing price of Cenovus Energy shares on the New York Stock Exchange of $10.03 per share, an increase from its fair value of $1.90 billion atyear-end 2017. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, we recorded abefore-tax unrealized loss of $73 million and abefore-tax unrealized gain of $187 million, respectively, related2019 relating to the shares held at the reporting date. See Note 15—14—Fair Value Measurement, for additional information. Subject to market conditions, we intend to decrease our investment over time through market transactions, private agreements or otherwise.



Note 8—Suspended Wells and Exploration Expenses

The capitalized cost of suspended wells at September 30, 2018,2019, was $986$973 million, an increase of $133$117 million from $853$856 million atyear-end 2017. Three 2018. No suspended wells totaling $7 million were charged to dry hole expense during the first nine months of 20182019 relating to exploratory well costs capitalized for a period greater than one year as of December 31, 2017.

2018.

Note 9—Impairments

During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we recognizedbefore-tax impairment charges within the following segments:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018  2017 
  

 

 

 

Alaska

  $    1       178 

Lower 48

   44    3    55   3,888 

Canada

              18 

Europe and North Africa

       2    (48  7 

Asia Pacific and Middle East

           14   2,384 

 

 
  $44    6    21   6,475 

 

 

In the three-month period ended September 30, 2018, impairments in our Lower 48 segment were primarily related to developed properties in our Barnett asset which were written down to fair value less costs to sell.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, our Lower 48 segment includedbefore-tax impairmentsthird quarter of $55 million, primarily related to developed properties in our Barnett asset which were written down to fair value less costs to sell, partly offset by a revision to reflect finalized proceeds on a separate transaction. In our Europe and North Africa segment,2019, we recorded before-tax dry hole expenses of $98 million and a credit tobefore-tax impairment of $49$141 million primarily due to decreased ARO estimates on a certain field in the United Kingdom that has ceased production and was impaired in a prior year.

For additional information related to the status of our Barnett asset, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, our Lower 48 segment includedbefore-tax impairments of $3.3 billion for our interests in the San Juan Basin and $0.6 billion for our interests in the Barnett asset, which were written down to fair value less costs to sell. See the “APLNG” section of Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, for information on the impairment of our APLNG investment included within the Asia Pacific and Middle East segment. Additionally, our Alaska segment included an impairment of $174 million for the associated carrying value of our small interest in the Point Thomson Unit.

The charge discussed below is included in the “Exploration expenses” line on our consolidated income statement and is not reflected in the table above.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, we recorded abefore-tax impairment of $51 million in our Lower 48 segment for the associated carrying value of capitalized undeveloped leasehold costs of Shenandoahdue to our decision to discontinue exploration activities in deepwater Gulf of Mexico following the suspension of appraisal activity byCentral Louisiana Austin Chalk trend. These charges are included in our Lower 48 segment and in the operator.

“Exploration expenses” line on our consolidated income statement.



Note 10—9—Debt

In May 2018, we refinanced our

Our revolving credit facility fromprovides a total aggregate principal amountcommitment of $6.75 billion to $6.0 billion with a new expiration date of and expires in May 2023.2023. Our revolving credit facility may be used for direct bank borrowings, the issuance of letters of credit totaling up to $500$500 million, or as support for our commercial paper program. The revolving credit facility is broadly syndicated among financial institutions and does not contain any material adverse change provisions or any covenants requiring maintenanceOur commercial paper program consists of specified financial ratios or credit ratings. The facility agreement contains a cross-default provision relating to the failure to pay principal or interest on other debt obligations of $200 million or more by ConocoPhillips, or any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

Credit facility borrowings may bear interest at a margin above rates offered by certain designated banks in the London interbank market or at a margin above the overnight federal funds rate or prime rates offered by certain designated banks in the United States. The agreement calls for commitment fees on available, but unused, amounts. The agreement also contains early termination rights if our current directors or their approved successors cease to be a majority of our Board of Directors.

The revolving credit facility supports the ConocoPhillips Company $6.0 billion commercial paper program, which is primarily a funding source for short-term working capital needs. Commercial paper maturities are generally limited to 90 days.

We had no commercial paper outstanding in programs in place at September 30, 20182019 or December 31, 2017.2018. We had no direct outstanding borrowings or letters of credit under the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2018 and 2019 or

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December 31, 2017.2018. Since we had no commercial paper outstanding and had issued no letters of credit, we had access to $6.0 billion in borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2018.2019.

In the first quarter of 2018, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $2,650 million of debt as described below:

4.20% Notes due 2021 with remaining principal of $1.0 billion.

2.875% Notes due 2021 with principal of $750 million.

2.2% Notes due 2020 with principal of $500 million.

8.125% Notes due 2030 with principal of $600 million (partial repurchase of $210 million).

7.8% Notes due 2027 with principal of $300 million (partial repurchase of $97 million).

7.9% Notes due 2047 with principal of $100 million (partial repurchase of $40 million).

9.125% Notes due 2021 with principal of $150 million (partial repurchase of $27 million).

8.20% Notes due 2025 with principal of $150 million (partial repurchase of $16 million).

7.65% Notes due 2023 with principal of $88 million (partial repurchase of $10 million).

In the second quarter of 2018, we repurchased a total of $1,800 million of debt as described below:

2.4% Notes due 2022 with principal of $1.0 billion (partial repurchase of $671 million).

3.35% Notes due 2024 with principal of $1.0 billion (partial repurchase of $574 million).

3.35% Notes due 2025 with principal of $500 million (partial repurchase of $301 million).

4.15% Notes due 2034 with principal of $500 million (partial repurchase of $254 million).

During the first six months of 2018, we incurred net premiums above book value to redeem or repurchase these debt instruments of $208 million.

In the second quarter of 2018, we also repaid the $250 million floating rate note due in 2018 at its natural maturity.

At September 30, 2018,2019, we had $283 million of certain variable rate demand bonds (VRDBs) outstanding with maturities ranging through 2035. The VRDBs are redeemable at the option of the bondholders on any business day. TheIf they are ever redeemed, we intend to refinance on a long-term basis, therefore, the VRDBs are included in the “Long-term debt” line on our consolidated balance sheet.



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Note 10—Changes in Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par Value

 

Capital in Excess of Par

 

Treasury Stock

Accum. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Non-Controlling Interests

 

Total

For the three months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at June 30, 2019

$

18

 

46,922

 

(44,906)

 

(5,827)

 

36,769

 

98

 

33,074

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,056

 

15

 

3,071

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

 

 

173

Dividends paid ($ 0.31 ) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(341)

 

 

 

(341)

Repurchase of company common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(749)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(749)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20)

 

(20)

Distributed under benefit plans

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Balances at September 30, 2019

$

18

 

46,954

 

(45,656)

 

(5,654)

 

39,484

 

93

 

35,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2018

$

18

 

46,879

 

(42,905)

 

(6,063)

 

34,010

 

125

 

32,064

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,469

 

45

 

6,514

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

 

 

449

Dividends paid ($ 0.92 ) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,037)

 

 

 

(1,037)

Repurchase of company common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,751)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,751)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(80)

 

(80)

Distributed under benefit plans

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

Changes in Accounting Principles*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(40)

 

40

 

 

 

-

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

3

 

5

Balances at September 30, 2019

$

18

 

46,954

 

(45,656)

 

(5,654)

 

39,484

 

93

 

35,239

*See Note 2Changes in Accounting Principles for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par Value

 

Capital in

Excess of Par

 

Treasury Stock

 

Accum. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Retained Earnings

 

Non-Controlling Interests

 

Total

For the three months ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at June 30, 2018

$

18

 

46,746

 

(41,052)

 

(5,637)

 

30,967

 

180

 

31,222

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,861

 

12

 

1,873

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

 

195

Dividends paid ($ 0.29 ) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(334)

 

 

 

(334)

Repurchase of company common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(927)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(927)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63)

 

(63)

Distributed under benefit plans

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

112

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Balances at September 30, 2018

$

18

 

46,858

 

(41,979)

 

(5,442)

 

32,495

 

129

 

32,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2017

$

18

 

46,622

 

(39,906)

 

(5,518)

 

29,391

 

194

 

30,801

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,389

 

38

 

4,427

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

18

Dividends paid ($ 0.86 ) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,009)

 

 

 

(1,009)

Repurchase of company common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,073)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,073)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(105)

 

(105)

Distributed under benefit plans

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

236

Changes in Accounting Principles*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

(278)

 

 

 

(220)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

4

Balances at September 30, 2018

$

18

 

46,858

 

(41,979)

 

(5,442)

 

32,495

 

129

 

32,079

*Cumulative effect of the adoption of ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” and ASU No. 2016-01, “Recognition and

Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities,” at January 1, 2018.

 

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Note 11—Noncontrolling InterestsGuarantees

Activity attributable to common stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests for the first nine months of 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   2018  2017 
   Common
Stockholders’
Equity
  

Non-

Controlling
Interest

  Total
Equity
  Common
Stockholders’
Equity
  

Non-

Controlling
Interest

  Total
Equity
 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

  $30,607   194   30,801   34,974   252   35,226 

Net income (loss)

   4,389   38   4,427   (2,434  43   (2,391

Dividends

   (1,009     (1,009  (986     (986

Repurchase of company common stock

   (2,073     (2,073  (2,045     (2,045

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

      (105  (105     (84  (84

Changes in Accounting Principles*

   (220     (220   

Other changes, net**

   256   2   258   991   1   992 

 

 

Balance at September 30

  $31,950   129   32,079   30,500   212   30,712 

 

 

*See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles for additional information related to ASC Topic 606.

**Includes components of other comprehensive income, which are disclosed separately in our Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Note 12—Guarantees

At September 30, 2018,2019, we were liable for certain contingent obligations under various contractual arrangements as described below. We recognize a liability, at inception, for the fair value of our obligation as a guarantor for newly issued or modified guarantees. Unless the carrying amount of the liability is noted below, we have not recognized a liability because the fair value of the obligation is immaterial. In addition, unless otherwise stated, we are not currently performing with any significance under the guarantee and expect future performance to be either immaterial or have only a remote chance of occurrence.

APLNG Guarantees

At September 30, 2018,2019, we had outstanding multiple guarantees in connection with our 37.5 percent ownership interest in APLNG. The following is a description of the guarantees with values calculated utilizing September 20182019 exchange rates:

During the third quarter of 2016, we issued a guarantee to facilitate the withdrawal of ourpro-rata portion of the funds in a project finance reserve account. We estimate the remaining term of this guarantee is 1211 years. Our maximum exposure under this guarantee is approximately $170 million and may become payable if an enforcement action is commenced by the project finance lenders against APLNG. At September 30, 2018,2019, the carrying value of this guarantee was approximately $14 million. For additional information, see Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables.

In conjunction with our original purchase of an ownership interest in APLNG from Origin Energy in October 2008, we agreed to reimburse Origin Energy for our share of the existing contingent liability arising under guarantees of an existing obligation of APLNG to deliver natural gas under several sales agreements with remaining terms of up to 2423 years. Our maximum potential liability for future payments, or cost of volume delivery, under these guarantees is estimated to be $940$720 million ($1.581.3 billion in the event of intentional or reckless breach), and would become payable if APLNG

fails to meet its obligations under these agreements and the obligations cannot otherwise be mitigated. Future payments are considered unlikely, as the payments, or cost of volume delivery, would only be triggered if APLNG does not have enough natural gas to meet these sales commitments and if the co-venturers do not make necessary equity contributions into APLNG.

fails to meet its obligations under these agreements and the obligations cannot otherwise be mitigated. Future payments are considered unlikely, as the payments, or cost of volume delivery, would only be triggered if APLNG does not have enough natural gas to meet these sales commitments and if theco-venturers do not make necessary equity contributions into APLNG.

We have guaranteed the performance of APLNG with regard to certain other contracts executed in connection with the project’s continued development. The guarantees have remaining terms of up to 2726 years or the life of the venture. Our maximum potential amount of future payments related to these guarantees is approximately $140$130 million and would become payable if APLNG does not perform.

Other Guarantees

We have other guarantees with maximum future potential payment amounts totaling approximately $780$800 million, which consist primarily of guarantees of the residual value of leased office buildings, guarantees of the residual value of leased corporate aircraft, and a guarantee for our portion of a joint venture’s project finance reserve accounts. These guarantees have remaining terms of up to fourthree years and would become payable if, upon sale, certain asset values are lower than guaranteed amounts, business conditions decline at guaranteed entities, or as a result of nonperformance of contractual terms by guaranteed parties.

Indemnifications

In conjunction with the disposition of our two U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited, we will temporarily continue to support various guarantees and letters of credit which were provided for the benefit of entities that are now affiliates of Chrysaor E&P Limited. Our maximum potential payment exposure under these obligations is approximately $148 million. Chrysaor E&P Limited has agreed to fully indemnify ConocoPhillips for any losses suffered by us related to these obligations.

Indemnifications

Over the years, we have entered into agreements to sell ownership interests in certain corporations, joint ventures and assets that gave rise to qualifying indemnifications. These agreements include indemnifications

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for taxes, environmental liabilities, employee claims and litigation. The terms of these indemnifications vary greatly. The majority of these indemnifications are related to environmental issues, the term is generally indefinite and the maximum amount of future payments is generally unlimited. The carrying amount recorded for these indemnifications at September 30, 2018,2019, was approximately $100$90 million. We amortize the indemnification liability over the relevant time period, if one exists, based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each type of indemnity. In cases where the indemnification term is indefinite, we will reverse the liability when we have information the liability is essentially relieved or amortize the liability over an appropriate time period as the fair value of our indemnification exposure declines. Although it is reasonably possible future payments may exceed amounts recorded, due to the nature of the indemnifications, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount of future payments. Included in the recorded carrying amount at September 30, 2018,2019, were approximately $40$30 million of environmental accruals for known contamination that are included in the “Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs” line on our consolidated balance sheet. For additional information about environmental liabilities, see Note 13—12—Contingencies and Commitments.

In 2012, we completed the separation of our downstream business, creating two independent energy companies: ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66. On March 1, 2015, a supplier to one of the refineries included in Phillips 66 as part of the separation of our downstream businesses formally registered Phillips 66 as a party to the supply agreement, thereby triggering a guarantee we provided at the time of separation. As of December 31, 2017, the carrying value of this guarantee was $98 million. Because Phillips 66 has indemnified us for losses incurred under this guarantee, we also recorded an indemnification asset from Phillips 66 of $98 million. During the third quarter of 2018, a termination agreement between the supplier and Phillips 66 was executed, releasing all parties from their respective obligations under the supply agreement. Since all obligations under the supply agreement were satisfied and discharged, the guarantee was terminated. As of September 30, 2018, the carrying value of this guarantee and the associated indemnification asset were removed.

Note 13—12—Contingencies and Commitments

A number of lawsuits involving a variety of claims arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed against ConocoPhillips. We also may be required to remove or mitigate the effects on the environment of the placement, storage, disposal or release of certain chemical, mineral and petroleum substances at various active and inactive sites. We regularly assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of these

contingencies. In the case of all known contingencies (other than those related to income taxes), we accrue a liability when the loss is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. If a range of amounts can be reasonably estimated and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, then the minimum of the range is accrued. We do not reduce these liabilities for potential insurance or third-party recoveries. If applicable, we accrue receivables for probable insurance or other third-party recoveries. With respect to incometax-related contingencies, we use a cumulative probability-weighted loss accrual in cases where sustaining a tax position is less than certain.

Based on currently available information, we believe it is remote that future costs related to known contingent liability exposures will exceed current accruals by an amount that would have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements. As we learn new facts concerning contingencies, we reassess our position both with respect to accrued liabilities and other potential exposures. Estimates particularly sensitive to future changes include contingent liabilities recorded for environmental remediation, tax and legal matters. Estimated future environmental remediation costs are subject to change due to such factors as the uncertain magnitude of cleanup costs, the unknown time and extent of such remedial actions that may be required, and the determination of our liability in proportion to that of other responsible parties. Estimated future costs related to tax and legal matters are subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation processes.

Environmental

Environmental

We are subject to international, federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. When we prepare our consolidated financial statements, we record accruals for environmental liabilities based on management’s best estimates, using all information that is available at the time. We measure estimates and base liabilities on currently available facts, existing technology, and presently enacted laws and regulations, taking into account stakeholder and business considerations. When measuring environmental liabilities, we also consider our prior experience in remediation of contaminated sites, other companies’ cleanup experience, and data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)EPA or other organizations. We consider unasserted claims in our determination of environmental liabilities, and we accrue them in the period they are both probable and reasonably estimable.

Although liability of those potentially responsible for environmental remediation costs is generally joint and several for federal sites and frequently so for other sites, we are usually only one of many companies cited at a particular site. Due to the joint and several liabilities, we could be responsible for all cleanup costs related to any site at which we have been designated as a potentially responsible party. We have been successful to date

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in sharing cleanup costs with other financially sound companies. Many of the sites at which we are potentially responsible are still under investigation by the EPA or the agency concerned. Prior to actual cleanup, those potentially responsible normally assess the site conditions, apportion responsibility and determine the appropriate remediation. In some instances, we may have no liability or may attain a settlement of liability. Where it appears that other potentially responsible parties may be financially unable to bear their proportional share, we consider this inability in estimating our potential liability, and we adjust our accruals accordingly. As a result of various acquisitions in the past, we assumed certain environmental obligations. Some of these environmental obligations are mitigated by indemnifications made by others for our benefit, and some of the indemnifications are subject to dollar limits and time limits.

We are currently participating in environmental assessments and cleanups at numerous federal Superfund and comparable state and international sites. After an assessment of environmental exposures for cleanup and other costs, we make accruals on an undiscounted basis (except those acquired in a purchase business combination, which we record on a discounted basis) for planned investigation and remediation activities for sites where it is probable future costs will be incurred and these costs can be reasonably estimated. We have not reduced these accruals for possible insurance recoveries.

At September 30, 2018,2019, our consolidated balance sheet included a total environmental accrual of $170$163 million, compared with $180$178 million at December 31, 2017,2018, for remediation activities in the United States and Canada. We expect to incur a substantial amount of these expenditures within the next 30 years. In the future, we may be involved in additional environmental assessments, cleanups and proceedings.

Legal Proceedings

We are subject to various lawsuits and claims including but not limited to matters involving oil and gas royalty and severance tax payments, gas measurement and valuation methods, contract disputes, environmental damages, personal injury, and property damage. Our primary exposures for such matters relate to alleged royalty and tax underpayments on certain federal, state and privately owned properties and claims of alleged environmental contamination from historic operations. We will continue to defend ourselves vigorously in these matters.

Our legal organization applies its knowledge, experience and professional judgment to the specific characteristics of our cases, employing a litigation management process to manage and monitor the legal proceedings against us. Our process facilitates the early evaluation and quantification of potential exposures in individual cases. This process also enables us to track those cases that have been scheduled for trial and/or mediation. Based on professional judgment and experience in using these litigation management tools and available information about current developments in all our cases, our legal organization regularly assesses the adequacy of current accruals and determines if adjustment of existing accruals, or establishment of new accruals, is required.

Other Contingencies

We have contingent liabilities resulting from throughput agreements with pipeline and processing companies not associated with financing arrangements. Under these agreements, we may be required to provide any such company with additional funds through advances and penalties for fees related to throughput capacity not utilized. In addition, at September 30, 2018,2019, we had performance obligations secured by letters of credit of $275$221 million (issued as direct bank letters of credit) related to various purchase commitments for materials, supplies, commercial activities and services incident to the ordinary conduct of business.

In 2007, ConocoPhillips was unable to reach agreement with respect to theempresa mixta structure mandated by the Venezuelan government’s Nationalization Decree. As a result, Venezuela’s national oil company, PDVSA,Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), or its affiliates, directly assumed control over ConocoPhillips’ interests in the Petrozuata and Hamaca heavy oil ventures and the offshore Corocoro development project. In response to this expropriation, ConocoPhillips initiated international arbitration on November 2, 2007, with the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).ICSID. On September 3, 2013, an ICSID arbitration tribunal held that Venezuela unlawfully expropriated ConocoPhillips’ significant oil investments in June 2007. On January 17, 2017, the Tribunal reconfirmed the decision that the expropriation was unlawful. A separate arbitration phase is currently proceedingIn March 2019, the Tribunal unanimously ordered the

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government of Venezuela to determinepay ConocoPhillips approximately $8.7 billion in compensation for the damages owedgovernment’s unlawful expropriation of the company’s investments in Venezuela in 2007. ConocoPhillips has filed a request for recognition of the award in several jurisdictions. On August 29, 2019, the ICSID Tribunal issued a decision rectifying the award and reducing it by approximately $227 million. The award now stands at $8.5 billion plus interest. The government of Venezuela has announced that it intends to ConocoPhillips for Venezuela’s actions.seek annulment of the award.

In 2014, ConocoPhillips filed a separate and independent arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)ICC against PDVSA under the contracts that had established the Petrozuata and Hamaca projects. The ICC Tribunal issued an award in April 2018, finding that PDVSA owed ConocoPhillips approximately $2 billion under their agreements in connection with the expropriation of the projects and otherpre-expropriation fiscal measures. In August 2018, ConocoPhillips entered into a settlement with PDVSA to recover the full amount of this ICC award, plus interest through the payment period, including initial payments totaling approximately $500 million within a period of 90 days from the time of signing of the settlement agreement. The balance of the settlement is to be paid quarterly over a period of four and a half years. To date, ConocoPhillips has received approximately $754 million. Per the settlement, PDVSA also recognized the ICC award as a judgment in various jurisdictions. During the third quarter of 2018, we collected from PDVSA under the settlementjurisdictions, and recognized in other income $345 million consisting of $242 million in commodity inventory and $103 million in cash. The remainder of the initial payments is due in the fourth quarter of 2018. As of the end of October 2018, substantially all of the inventory recognized during the quarter has been sold. Per the settlement, ConocoPhillips agreed to suspend its legal enforcement actionsactions. The company is taking steps to secure payment of an outstanding amount of approximately $12 million from the ICC award, including in the Dutch Caribbean.initial payment obligation. ConocoPhillips has ensured that the settlement meetsand any actions thereof meet all appropriate U.S. regulatory requirements, including those related to any applicable sanctions imposed by the U.S. against Venezuela.

In 2016, ConocoPhillips filed a separate and independent arbitration under the rules of the ICC against PDVSA under the contracts that had established the Corocoro project. ThisOn August 2, 2019, the ICC arbitration is currently in progress.Tribunal awarded ConocoPhillips approximately $55 million under the Corocoro contracts.

In February 2017, anthe ICSID tribunalTribunal unanimously awarded Burlington Resources, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, $380 million for Ecuador’s unlawful expropriation of Burlington’s investment in Blocks 7 and 21, in breach of the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty. The tribunal also issued a separate decision finding Ecuador to be entitled to $42 million for environmental and infrastructure counterclaims. In December 2017, Burlington and Ecuador entered into a settlement agreement by which Ecuador paid Burlington $337 million in two installments. The first installment of $75 million was paid in December 2017, and the second installment of $262 million was paid in April 2018. The settlement included an offset for the counterclaims decision, of which Burlington is entitled to a $24 million contribution from Perenco Ecuador Limited, itsco-venturer and consortium operator, pursuant to a joint and several liability provision in the joint operating agreement (JOA). Ecuador’sJOA. In September 2019, a separate ICSID Tribunal issued an award in the Perenco arbitration, ordering Perenco to pay an additional $54 million to Ecuador for its environmental counterclaim. Burlington and Perenco will reconcile their shares of the environmental and infrastructure counterclaims against Perenco remain pending in a separate ICSID arbitration between Perencoaccording to their JOA participating interests, and Ecuador, and Burlington may owe Perenco contribution under the JOA for damages found by this tribunal.we expect Burlington’s share will be immaterial.

In December 2016, ConocoPhillips Angola filed a notice of arbitration against Sonangol E.P. under the Block 36 Production Sharing Contract relating to disputes arising thereunder. Earlier this year, the parties reached a confidential settlement.

In June 2017, FAR Ltd. initiated arbitration before the ICC against ConocoPhillips Senegal B.V., now Woodside Senegal B.V., in connection with the sale of ConocoPhillips Senegal B.V. to Woodside Energy Holdings (Senegal) Limited in 2016. This arbitration is ongoing.

In late 2017, ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited (CPUKL) initiated United Nations Commission on International Trade and Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration against Vietnam in accordance with the U.K.-Vietnam Bilateral Investment Treaty relating to a tax dispute arising from the 2012 sale of ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Cuu Long Limited and ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Gama Limited. While the arbitration remains pending, the parties reached an agreement in principle in October 2019 to amicably resolve this dispute.

In 2017 and 2018, cities, counties, and/orand a state governmentsgovernment in California, New York, Washington, Rhode Island and Maryland, as well as the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association, Inc., have filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies, including ConocoPhillips, seeking compensatory damages and equitable relief to abate alleged climate change impacts. ConocoPhillips is vigorously defending against these lawsuits. The lawsuits brought by the Cities of San Francisco, Oakland and New York have been dismissed by the district

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courts and appeals are pending. Lawsuits filed by other cities and counties in California and Washington are currently stayed pending resolution of the appeals brought by the Cities of San Francisco and Oakland to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Rulings in lawsuits filed in Maryland and Rhode Island, on the issue of whether the matters should proceed in state or federal court, are on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and First Circuit, respectively.

Several Louisiana parishes and individual landowners have filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies, including ConocoPhillips, seeking compensatory damages in connection with historical oil and gas operations in Louisiana. All parish lawsuits are stayed pending an appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the issue of whether they will proceed in federal or state court. ConocoPhillips will vigorously defend against these lawsuits.



Note 14—13—Derivative and Financial Instruments

Derivative Instruments

We use futures, forwards, swaps and options in various markets to meet our customer needs and capture market opportunities. Our commodity business primarily consists of natural gas, crude oil, bitumen, LNG and natural gas liquids.NGLs.

Our derivative instruments are held at fair value on our consolidated balance sheet. Where these balances have the right of setoff, they are presented on a net basis. Related cash flows are recorded as operating activities on our consolidated statement of cash flows. On our consolidated income statement, realized and unrealized gains and losses are recognized either on a gross basis if directly related to our physical business or a net basis if held for trading. Gains and losses related to contracts that meet and are designated with the normal purchase normal sale (NPNS)NPNS exception are recognized upon settlement. We generally apply this exception to eligible crude contracts. We do not use hedge accounting for our commodity derivatives.

The following table presents the gross fair values of our commodity derivatives, excluding collateral, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

2019

 

2018

Assets

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

224

 

410

Other assets

 

39

 

40

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Other accruals

 

236

 

370

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

31

 

30

The following table presents the gross fair values

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Table of our commodity derivatives, excluding collateral, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated balance sheet:Contents

                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30
2018
   December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Assets

    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  $259    275 

Other assets

   42    36 

Liabilities

    

Other accruals

   278    282 

Other liabilities and deferred credits

   37    28 

 

 

The gains (losses) from commodity derivatives incurred, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated income statement were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

 

$

4

 

(29)

 

68

 

(6)

Other income

 

 

3

 

3

 

4

 

12

Purchased commodities

 

 

(9)

 

18

 

(60)

 

15

The gains (losses) from commodity derivatives incurred, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated income statement were:

The table below summarizes our material net exposures resulting from outstanding commodity derivative contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Position

Long/(Short)

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

2019

 

2018

Commodity

 

 

 

 

Natural gas and power (billions of cubic feet equivalent)

 

 

 

 

Fixed price

 

(17)

 

(17)

Basis

 

(28)

 

(1)



                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

  $(29  17   (6  120 

Other income

   3   (1  12   (1

Purchased commodities

   18   (19  15   (88

 

 

The table below summarizes our material net exposures resulting from outstanding commodity derivative contracts:

                            
   Open Position
Long/(Short)
 
   September 30
2018
  December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Commodity

   

Natural gas and power (billions of cubic feet equivalent)

   

Fixed price

   (19  (29

Basis

   5   12 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Derivatives

We have foreign currency exchange rate risk resulting from international operations. Our foreign currency exchange derivative activity primarily relates to managing our cash-related and foreign currency exchange rate exposures, such as firm commitments for capital programs or local currency tax payments, dividends and cash returns from net investments in foreign affiliates, and investments in equity securities. We do not elect hedge accounting on our foreign currency exchange derivatives.

The following table presents the gross fair values of our foreign currency exchange derivatives, excluding collateral, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

2019

 

2018

Assets

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

1

 

7

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Other accruals

 

4

 

6

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

5

 

-

The following table presents the gross fair values

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Table of our foreign currency exchange derivatives, excluding collateral, and the line items where they appear on our consolidated balance sheet:Contents

                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30
2018
   December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Assets

    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  $18    1 

Other assets

       6 

Liabilities

    

Other accruals

   7     

Other liabilities and deferred credits

       15 

 

 

The (gains) losses from foreign currency exchange derivatives incurred, and the line item where they appear on our consolidated income statement were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

$

(24)

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

(5)



We had the following net notional position of outstanding foreign currency exchange derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions

Notional Currency

 

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

2019

 

2018

Foreign Currency Exchange Derivatives

 

 

 

 

Buy U.S. dollar, sell Norwegian krone

USD

18

 

-

Sell British pound, buy Euro

GBP

1

 

-

Sell U.S. dollar, buy British pound

USD

-

 

805

Sell British pound, buy other currencies*

GBP

-

 

21

Sell Canadian dollar, buy U.S. dollar

CAD

1,347

 

1,242

*Primarily euro and Norwegian krone.

 

 

 

 



In December 2017, we entered into foreign exchange zero cost collars buying the right to sell $1.25 billion CAD at $0.707 CAD and selling the right to buy $1.25 billion CAD at $0.842 CAD against the U.S. dollar.

The (gains) losses fromcollar expired during the second quarter of 2019 and we entered into new foreign currency exchange derivatives incurred, andforward contracts to sell $1.35 billion CAD at $0.748 CAD against the line item where they appear on our consolidated income statement were:U.S. dollar.

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

  $(2  (1  (5  2 

 

 

We had the following net notional position of outstanding foreign currency exchange derivatives:

                                          
   In Millions
Notional Currency
 
   

September 30

2018

   December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Derivatives

      

Sell U.S. dollar, buy other currencies*

  USD   1,258     

Sell British pound, buy euro

  GBP   23    1 

Sell Canadian dollar, buy U.S. dollar

  CAD   1,230    1,225 

 

 

    *Primarily British pound.

Financial Instruments

We invest excess cash in financial instruments with maturities based on our cash forecasts for the various currency pools we manage. The maturities of these investments may from time to time extend beyond 90 days. The types of financial instruments in which we currently invest in include:

Time deposits: Interest bearing deposits placed with approved financial institutions.

Commercial paper: Unsecured promissory notes issued by a corporation, commercial bank or government agency purchased at a discount to mature at par.

Government or government agency obligations: Short-term securities issued by the U.S. government or U.S. government agencies.

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These financial instruments appear in the “Cash and cash equivalents” line ofon our consolidated balance sheet if the maturities at the time we made the investments were 90 days or less; otherwise, these financial instruments are included in the “Short-term investments” line on our consolidated balance sheet.

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Carrying Amount 
   Cash and Cash Equivalents   Short-Term Investments 
   September 30   December 31   September 30   December 31 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash

  $511    948     

Time deposits

        

Remaining maturities from 1 to 90 days

   2,966    5,004    104    821 

Commercial paper

        

Remaining maturities from 1 to 90 days

   239    373    771    978 

Remaining maturities from 91 to 180 days

               74 

 

 
  $3,716    6,325    875    1,873 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Carrying Amount

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Short-Term Investments

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

2019

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

651

 

876

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining maturities from 1 to 90 days

 

3,650

 

3,509

 

384

 

-

Remaining maturities more than 90 days

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

-

Commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining maturities from 1 to 90 days

 

1,550

 

229

 

74

 

248

Government obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining maturities from 1 to 90 days

 

1,342

 

1,301

 

-

 

-

 

$

7,193

 

5,915

 

908

 

248



Credit Risk

Financial instruments potentially exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, short-term investments,over-the-counter (OTC) OTC derivative contracts and trade receivables. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments are placed in high-quality commercial paper, government money market funds, government debt securities and time deposits with major international banks and financial institutions.

The credit risk from our OTC derivative contracts, such as forwards, swaps and options, derives from the counterparty to the transaction. Individual counterparty exposure is managed within predetermined credit limits and includes the use of cash-call margins when appropriate, thereby reducing the risk of significant nonperformance. We also use futures, swaps and option contracts that have a negligible credit risk because these trades are cleared with an exchange clearinghouse and subject to mandatory margin requirements until settled; however, we are exposed to the credit risk of those exchange brokers for receivables arising from daily margin cash calls, as well as for cash deposited to meet initial margin requirements.

Our trade receivables result primarily from our petroleum operations and reflect a broad national and international customer base, which limits our exposure to concentrations of credit risk. The majority of these receivables have payment terms of 30 days or less, and we continually monitor this exposure and the creditworthiness of the counterparties. We do not generally require collateral to limit the exposure to loss; however, we will sometimes use letters of credit, prepayments and master netting arrangements to mitigate credit risk with counterparties that both buy from and sell to us, as these agreements permit the amounts owed by us or owed to others to be offset against amounts due to us.

Certain of our derivative instruments contain provisions that require us to post collateral if the derivative exposure exceeds a threshold amount. We have contracts with fixed threshold amounts and other contracts with variable threshold amounts that are contingent on our credit rating. The variable threshold amounts typically decline for lower credit ratings, while both the variable and fixed threshold amounts typically revert to zero if we fall below investment grade. Cash is the primary collateral in all contracts; however, many also permit us to post letters of credit as collateral, such as transactions administered through the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with such credit risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position on September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, was $44$47 million and $55$62 million, respectively. For these instruments, no0 collateral was posted as of September 30, 20182019 or December 31, 2017. 2018.

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If our credit rating had been downgraded below investment grade on September 30, 2018,2019, we would be required to post $44$45 million of additional collateral, either with cash or letters of credit.



Note 15—14—Fair Value Measurement

We carry a portion of our assets and liabilities at fair value that are measured at a reporting date using an exit price (i.e., the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability) and disclosed according to the quality of valuation inputs under the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value of assets or liabilities.

The classification of an asset or liability is based on the lowest level of input significant to its fair value. Those that are initially classified as Level 3 are subsequently reported as Level 2 when the fair value derived from unobservable inputs is inconsequential to the overall fair value, or if corroborated market data becomes available. Assets and liabilities initially reported as Level 2 are subsequently reported as Level 3 if corroborated market data is no longer available. Transfers occur at the end of the reporting period. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, our investment in Cenovus Energy transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to the lapsing of trading restrictions. There were no other material transfers between levels during 20182019 or 2017.2018.

Recurring Fair Value Measurement

Financial assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis primarily include our investment in Cenovus Energy shares and commodity derivatives. Level 1 derivative assets and liabilities primarily represent exchange-traded futures and options that are valued using unadjusted prices available from the underlying exchange. Level 1 also includes our investment in common shares of Cenovus Energy, which is valued using quotes for shares on the New York Stock Exchange.NYSE. Level 2 derivative assets and liabilities primarily represent OTC swaps, options and forward purchase and sale contracts that are valued using adjusted exchange prices, prices provided by brokers or pricing service companies that are all corroborated by market data. Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities consist of OTC swaps, options and forward purchase and sale contracts where a significant portion of fair value is calculated from underlying market data that is not readily available. The derived value uses industry standard methodologies that may consider the historical relationships among various commodities, modeled market prices, time value, volatility factors and other relevant economic measures. The use of these inputs results in management’s best estimate of fair value. Level 3 activity was not material for all periods presented.

The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy for gross financial assets and liabilities (i.e., unadjusted where the right of setoff exists for commodity derivatives accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis):

                                                                                                                
  Millions of Dollars 
  September 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 

 

Millions of Dollars

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

 

September 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

                

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

  $2,086            2,086    1,899            1,899 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

$

1,951

 

-

 

-

 

1,951

 

1,462

 

-

 

-

 

1,462

Commodity derivatives

   186    97    18    301    175    106    30    311 

Commodity derivatives

 

153

 

86

 

24

 

263

 

236

 

181

 

33

 

450

 

Total assets

  $2,272    97    18    2,387    2,074    106    30    2,210 

Total assets

$

2,104

 

86

 

24

 

2,214

 

1,698

 

181

 

33

 

1,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

                

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

  $176    103    36    315    158    111    41    310 

Commodity derivatives

$

169

 

82

 

16

 

267

 

225

 

145

 

30

 

400

 

Total liabilities

  $176    103    36    315    158    111    41    310 

Total liabilities

$

169

 

82

 

16

 

267

 

225

 

145

 

30

 

400

 



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The following table summarizes those commodity derivative balances subject to the right of setoff as

presented on our consolidated balance sheet. We have elected to offset the recognized fair value amounts for

multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty in our financial statements when a legal right of setoff exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Subject to Right of Setoff

 

Gross

 

Amounts Not

 

 

 

Gross

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts

 

Subject to

 

Gross

Amounts

 

Amounts

 

Cash

 

Net

 

Recognized

 

Right of Setoff

 

Amounts

Offset

 

Presented

 

Collateral

 

Amounts

September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

$

263

 

7

 

256

 

171

 

85

 

-

 

85

Liabilities

 

267

 

-

 

267

 

171

 

96

 

21

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

$

450

 

9

 

441

 

280

 

161

 

-

 

161

Liabilities

 

400

 

4

 

396

 

280

 

116

 

10

 

106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not present any amounts gross on our consolidated balance sheet where we had the right of setoff.

The following table summarizes those commodity derivative balances subject to the right of setoff as presented on our consolidated balance sheet. We have elected to offset the recognized fair value amounts for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty in our financial statements when a legal right of setoff exists.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy by major category and date of remeasurement for assets accounted for at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

Measurements Using

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

Level 2 Inputs

 

Before-Tax Loss

Equity method investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2019

$

171

 

171

 

-

 

60

May 31, 2019

 

30

 

-

 

30

 

95



                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   Gross
Amounts
Recognized
   Gross
Amounts
Offset
   Net
Amounts
Presented
   Cash
Collateral
   

Gross Amounts

without

Right of Setoff

   Net
Amounts
 
  

 

 

 

September 30, 2018

            

Assets

  $301    206    95        7    88 

Liabilities

   315    206    109    2    3    104 

 

 

December 31, 2017

            

Assets

  $311    186    125        4    121 

Liabilities

   310    186    124    7    5    112 

 

 

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we did not present any amounts gross on our consolidated balance sheet where we had the right of setoff.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurement

The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy by major category and date of remeasurement for assets accounted for at fair value on anon-recurring basis:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
       Fair Value
Measurements Using
     
   Fair Value   Level 1
Inputs
   Level 3
Inputs
   

Before-

Tax Loss

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net PP&E (held for sale)

        

March 31, 2018

  $250        250    44 

September 30, 2018

  $201    201        43 

 

 

During the first quarter of 2019, the carrying values of our equity method investments in the Golden Pass LNG Terminal and third quarters of 2018, certain net PP&E held for sale wasGolden Pass Pipeline were written down to fair value, less costsvalue. The fair values were determined by negotiated selling prices. For additional information, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions.

During the second quarter of 2019, our equity method investment in MWCC was determined to sell. In the third quarter,have a fair value below its carrying value, and the impairment was determined by its negotiated selling price. In the first quarter, fair value was estimated using information gathered during marketing efforts.considered to be other than temporary. For additional information, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions.3—Variable Interest Entities.

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Reported Fair Values of Financial Instruments

We used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments: The carrying amount reported on theour consolidated balance sheet approximates fair value.

Accounts and notes receivable (including long-term and related parties): The carrying amount reported on theour consolidated balance sheet approximates fair value. The valuation technique and methods used to estimate the fair value of the current portion of fixed-rate related party loans is consistent with Loans and advances—related parties.

Investment in Cenovus Energy shares: See Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy, for a discussion of the carrying value and fair value of our investment in Cenovus Energy shares.

Loans and advances—related parties: The carrying amount of floating-rate loans approximates fair value. The fair value of fixed-rate loan activity is measured using market observable data and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. See Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, for additional information.

Accounts payable (including related parties) and floating-rate debt: The carrying amount of accounts payable and floating-rate debt reported on theour consolidated balance sheet approximates fair value.

Fixed-rate debt: The estimated fair value of fixed-rate debt is measured using prices available from a pricing service that is corroborated by market data; therefore, these liabilities are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the net fair value of financial instruments (i.e., adjusted where the right of setoff exists for commodity derivatives):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

 

September 30

 

December 31

 

September 30

 

December 31

2019

2018

2019

 

2018

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

$

1,951

 

1,462

 

1,951

 

1,462

Commodity derivatives

 

92

 

170

 

92

 

170

Total loans and advances—related parties

 

336

 

468

 

336

 

468

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt, excluding finance (capital) leases

 

14,179

 

14,191

 

18,131

 

16,147

Commodity derivatives

 

75

 

110

 

75

 

110



Note 15—Non-Mineral Leases

The following table summarizescompany primarily leases office buildings and drilling equipment, as well as ocean transport vessels, tugboats, corporate aircraft, and other facilities and equipment. Certain leases include escalation clauses for adjusting rental payments to reflect changes in price indices and other leases include payment provisions that vary based on the net fairnature of usage of the leased asset. Additionally, the company has executed certain leases that provide it with the option to extend or renew the term of the lease, terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, or purchase the leased asset as of the end of the lease term. In other cases, the company has executed lease agreements that require it to guarantee the residual value of financial instruments (i.e., adjusted wherecertain leased office buildings. For additional information about guarantees, see Note 11—Guarantees. There are no significant restrictions imposed on us by the rightlease agreements with regard to dividends, asset dispositions or borrowing ability.

Certain arrangements may contain both lease and non-lease components and we determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. Only the lease components of setoff existsthese contractual arrangements are subject to the provisions of ASC Topic 842, and any non-lease components are subject to other applicable accounting guidance; however,

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we have elected to adopt the optional practical expedient not to separate lease components apart from non-lease components for commodity derivatives):accounting purposes. This policy election has been adopted for each of the company’s leased asset classes existing as of the effective date and subject to the transition provisions of ASC Topic 842 and will be applied to all new or modified leases executed on or after January 1, 2019. For contractual arrangements executed in subsequent periods involving a new leased asset class, the company will determine at contract inception whether it will apply the optional practical expedient to the new leased asset class.

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Carrying Amount   Fair Value 
   September 30   December 31   September 30   December 31 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial assets

        

Investment in Cenovus Energy

  $2,086    1,899    2,086    1,899 

Commodity derivatives

   95    125    95    125 

Total loans and advances—related parties

   464    586    464    586 

Financial liabilities

        

Total debt, excluding capital leases

   14,201    18,929    16,554    22,435 

Commodity derivatives

   107    117    107    117 

 

 

Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss inLeases are evaluated for classification as operating or finance leases at the equity sectioncommencement date of the lease and right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities are recognized on our consolidated balance sheet included:based on the present value of future lease payments relating to the use of the underlying asset during the lease term. Future lease payments include variable lease payments that depend upon an index or rate using the index or rate at the commencement date and probable amounts owed under residual value guarantees. The amount of future lease payments may be increased to include additional payments related to lease extension, termination, and/or purchase options when the company has determined, at or subsequent to lease commencement, generally due to limited asset availability or operating commitments, it is reasonably certain of exercising such options. We use our incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate in determining the present value of future lease payments, unless the interest rate implicit in the lease arrangement is readily determinable. Lease payments that vary subsequent to the commencement date based on future usage levels, the nature of leased asset activities, or certain other contingencies are not included in the measurement of lease right-of-use assets and corresponding liabilities. We have elected not to record assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet for lease arrangements with terms of 12 months or less.

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Defined
Benefit Plans
  Net
Unrealized
Loss on
Securities
  Foreign
Currency
Translation
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
  

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

  $(400  (58  (5,060  (5,518

Cumulative effect of adopting ASUNo. 2016-01*

      58      58 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   240      (222  18 

 

 

September 30, 2018

  $(160     (5,282  (5,442

 

 

We often enter into leasing arrangements acting in the capacity as operator for and/or on behalf of certain oil and gas joint ventures of undivided interests. If the lease arrangement can be legally enforced only against us as operator and there is no separate arrangement to sublease the underlying leased asset to our coventurers, we recognize at lease commencement a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability on our consolidated balance sheet on a gross basis. While we record lease costs on a gross basis in our consolidated income statement and statement of cash flows, such costs are offset by the reimbursement we receive from our coventurers for their share of the lease cost as the underlying leased asset is utilized in joint venture activities. As a result, lease cost is presented in our consolidated income statement and statement of cash flows on a proportional basis. If we are a nonoperating coventurer, we recognize a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability only if we were a specified contractual party to the lease arrangement and the arrangement could be legally enforced against us. In this circumstance, we would recognize both the right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability on our consolidated balance sheet on a proportional basis consistent with our undivided interest ownership in the related joint venture.

The company has historically recorded certain finance leases executed by investee companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method of accounting on its consolidated balance sheet on a proportional basis consistent with its ownership interest in the investee company. In addition, the company has historically recorded finance lease assets and liabilities associated with certain oil and gas joint ventures on a proportional basis pursuant to accounting guidance applicable prior to January 1, 2019. As of December 31, 2018, $420 million of finance lease assets (net of accumulated DD&A) and $688 million of finance lease liabilities were recorded on our consolidated balance sheet associated with these leases. In accordance with the transition provisions of ASC Topic 842, and since we have elected to adopt the package of optional transition-related practical expedients, the historical accounting treatment for these leases has been carried forward and is subject to reconsideration upon the modification or other required reassessment of the arrangements prior to lease term expiration.

In connection with our adoption of ASC Topic 842, we have recorded on our consolidated balance sheet $57 million of operating leases executed by investee companies accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method of accounting on a proportional basis consistent with our ownership interest in the investee company.

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The following tables summarize the finance leases amounts that were reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, the operating leases impact of adopting ASC Topic 842, and the right-of-use asset and lease liability balances reflected for both operating and finance leases on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019:

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

Operating Leases

 

Finance Leases

Amounts recognized in line items in our Consolidated

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet upon adoption of ASC Topic 842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use Assets

 

 

 

 

Properties, plants and equipment

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

$

1,044

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

 

(550)

Net properties, plants and equipment as of December 31, 2018

 

 

$

494

 

 

 

 

 

Adoption of ASC Topic 842 as of January 1, 2019

$

998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

 

$

79

Long-term debt

 

 

 

698

Total finance leases debt as of December 31, 2018

 

 

$

777

 

 

 

 

 

Adoption of ASC Topic 842 as of January 1, 2019

$

998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in line items in our Consolidated

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use Assets

 

 

 

 

Properties, plants and equipment

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

$

1,069

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

 

(634)

Net properties, plants and equipment*

 

 

$

435

Other assets**

$

805

 

 

* Includes proportionately consolidated finance lease assets (net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization) of $359 million. **As a result of the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries, right-of-use assets decreased approximately $0.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles5–Asset Dispositions for additional information.

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Millions of Dollars

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

Operating Leases

 

Finance Leases

Lease Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt*

 

 

$

86

Other accruals

$

249

 

 

Long-term debt*

 

 

 

656

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

556

 

 

Total lease liabilities**

$

805

 

742

*Short-term debt and long-term debt include proportionately consolidated finance lease liabilities of $55 million and $595 million, respectively. **As a result of the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries, lease liabilities decreased approximately $0.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019. See Note 5–Asset Dispositions for additional information.

The following table summarizes our lease costs:

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019

Lease Cost*

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

$

99

 

265

Finance lease cost

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

27

 

84

Interest on lease liabilities

 

9

 

28

Short-term lease cost**

 

26

 

57

Total lease cost***

$

161

 

434

*The amounts presented in the table above have not been adjusted to reflect amounts recovered or reimbursed from oil and gas coventurers.

**Short-term leases are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. Our future short-term lease commitments amount to $72 million, of

which $41 million is related to leases whose terms have not yet commenced as of September 30, 2019.

***Variable lease cost and sublease income are immaterial for the periods presented and therefore are not included in the table above.

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The following table summarizes the lease terms and discount rates:

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

Lease Term and Discount Rate

 

 

 

Weighted-average term (years)

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

5.77

Finance leases

 

 

8.91

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average discount rate (percent)

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

3.33

Finance leases

 

 

5.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes other lease information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

Other Information*

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

152

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

 

29

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

 

$

300

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities

 

 

26

*The amounts presented in the table above have not been adjusted to reflect amounts recovered or reimbursed from oil and gas coventurers. In addition, pursuant to other applicable accounting guidance, lease payments made in connection with preparing another asset for its intended use are reported in the "Cash Flows From Investing Activities" section of our consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes future lease payments for operating and finance leases at September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Operating

Leases

 

Finance

Leases

Maturity of Lease Liabilities

 

 

 

 

2019

$

77

 

31

2020

 

252

 

120

2021

 

190

 

103

2022

 

105

 

102

2023

 

69

 

88

Remaining years

 

195

 

465

Total*

 

888

 

909

Less: portion representing imputed interest

 

(83)

 

(167)

Total lease liabilities

$

805

 

742

*Future lease payments for operating and finance leases commencing on or after January 1, 2019, also include payments related to non-lease components in accordance with our election to adopt the optional practical expedient not to separate lease components apart from non-lease components for accounting purposes. In addition, future payments related to operating and finance leases proportionately consolidated by the company have been included in the table on a proportionate basis consistent with our respective ownership interest in the underlying investee company or oil and gas venture.

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At December 31, 2018, future undiscounted minimum rental payments due under noncancelable operating

leases pursuant to ASC Topic 840 were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions

of Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

$

248

2020

 

 

 

425

2021

 

 

 

136

2022

 

 

 

319

2023

 

 

 

54

Remaining years

 

 

 

212

Total

 

 

 

1,394

Less: income from subleases

 

 

 

(7)

Net minimum operating lease payments

 

 

$

1,387

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments due under finance (capital) leases pursuant to

ASC Topic 840 were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions

of Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

$

118

2020

 

 

 

116

2021

 

 

 

100

2022

 

 

 

98

2023

 

 

 

87

Remaining years

 

 

 

453

Total

 

 

 

972

Less: portion representing imputed interest

 

 

 

(195)

Capital lease obligations

 

 

$

777



Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the equity section of our consolidated balance sheet included:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Defined Benefit

Plans

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

$

(361)

 

(5,702)

 

(6,063)

Cumulative effect of adopting ASU No. 2018-02*

 

(40)

 

-

 

(40)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(42)

 

491

 

449

September 30, 2019

$

(443)

 

(5,211)

 

(5,654)

*See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles for additional information.

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In the third quarter of 2019, we recognized $483 million of foreign currency translation adjustments related to the completion of our sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries. For additional information related to this disposition, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions.

There were no items within accumulated other comprehensive loss related to noncontrolling interests.

The following table summarizes reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and into comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30

 

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans

$

36

 

17

 

66

 

155

The following table summarizes reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans

  $17    26    155    116 

 

 

The above amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost and are presented net of tax expense of $6$12 million and $14$6 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 and September 30, 2017,2018, respectively, and $43$22 million and $61$43 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 20182019 and September 30, 2017,2018, respectively. See Note 18—Employee Benefit Plans, for additional information.

Note 17—Cash Flow Information

Note 17—Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

Cash Payments

 

 

 

 

Interest

$

614

 

584

Income taxes

 

2,210

 

1,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales (Purchases) of Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments purchased

$

(1,894)

 

(1,705)

Short-term investments sold

 

1,229

 

2,701

 

$

(665)

 

996



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   Millions of Dollars 
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017 
  

 

 

 

Cash Payments

   

Interest

  $584   918 

Income taxes

   1,927   574 

 

 

Net Sales (Purchases) of Short-Term Investments

   

Short-term investments purchased

  $(1,705  (4,999

Short-term investments sold

   2,701   2,416 

 

 
  $996   (2,583

 

 

Note 18—Employee Benefit Plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and Postretirement Plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

U.S.

 

Int'l.

 

U.S.

 

Int'l.

 

 

 

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

$

20

 

19

 

20

 

20

 

1

 

-

Interest cost

 

21

 

25

 

22

 

26

 

1

 

2

Expected return on plan assets

 

(18)

 

(34)

 

(22)

 

(38)

 

-

 

-

Amortization of prior service credit

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

(7)

 

(9)

Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)

 

13

 

7

 

10

 

9

 

(1)

 

-

Settlements

 

37

 

-

 

14

 

-

 

-

 

-

Curtailments

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

Net periodic benefit cost

$

73

 

16

 

44

 

15

 

(6)

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

$

59

 

56

 

63

 

63

 

1

 

1

Interest cost

 

63

 

77

 

76

 

80

 

6

 

6

Expected return on plan assets

 

(54)

 

(104)

 

(91)

 

(118)

 

-

 

-

Amortization of prior service credit

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

(4)

 

(24)

 

(26)

Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)

 

39

 

23

 

41

 

27

 

(2)

 

(1)

Settlements

 

54

 

-

 

161

 

-

 

-

 

-

Curtailments

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

Net periodic benefit cost

$

161

 

50

 

250

 

47

 

(19)

 

(20)

The following items are included in the “Cash Flows From Operating Activities” section of our consolidated statement of cash flows:

In the second quarter of 2018, we received a settlement payment of $262 million from the Republic of Ecuador. In the third quarter of 2018, we received a settlement payment of $103 million from PDVSA. For more information see Note 13—Contingencies and Commitments.

In the first quarter of 2017, we recognized a $180 million adverse cash impact from the settlement of cross-currency swap transactions.

Note 18—Employee Benefit Plans

Pension and Postretirement Plans

                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   Pension Benefits  Other Benefits 
   2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   U.S.  Int’l.  U.S.  Int’l.       
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

       

Three Months Ended September 30

       

Service cost

  $20   20   21   20       

Interest cost

   22   26   29   27   2   3 

Expected return on plan assets

   (22  (38  (32  (41      

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

      (1  1   (1  (9  (9

Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)

   10   9   17   12      (1

Settlements

   14      21          

Curtailments

      (1            

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $44   15   57   17   (7  (7

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30

       

Service cost

  $63   63   67   59   1   1 

Interest cost

   76   80   90   78   6   7 

Expected return on plan assets

   (91  (118  (97  (119      

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

      (4  3   (4  (26  (27

Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)

   41   27   53   36   (1  (2

Settlements

   161      118          

Curtailments

      (1            

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

  $250   47   234   50   (20  (21

 

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost, other than the service cost component, are included in the “Other expenses” line item on our consolidated income statement.

During the first nine months of 2018,2019, we contributed $150$174 million to our domestic benefit plans and $130$429 million to our international benefit plans.plans, including a $324 million contribution made in conjunction with the completion of our sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries. In 2018,2019, we expect to contribute approximately $160$220 million to our domestic qualified and nonqualified pension and postretirement benefit plans and $160$455 million to our international qualified and nonqualified pension and postretirement benefit plans.

In June 2018, we purchased a group annuity contract from Prudential

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, lump-sum benefit payments exceeded the sum of service and transferred approximately $700 million of future benefit obligations frominterest costs for the fiscal year for the U.S. qualified pension plan to Prudential. The purchase of the group annuity contract was funded directly by plan assets of theand a U.S. qualified pensionnonqualified supplemental retirement plan.

We As a result, we recognized a proportionate share of prior actuarial losses from other comprehensive income as pension settlement expense of $14 million and $161 million during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively.$37 million. In conjunction with the recognition of pension settlement expense, the fair market values of the U.S. qualified pension plan assets were updated and the pension benefit obligationobligations of the U.S. qualified pension plan wasand the U.S. nonqualified supplemental retirement plan were remeasured as of JuneSeptember 30, 2018.2019. At the measurement date, the net pension liability increased by $42 million as$108 million. This is primarily a result of a loss on U.S. qualified pension plan assets, offset by a gain on the projected benefit obligation due primarily to an increasedecrease in the discount rate from 3.64.30 percent at December 31, 2018 to 4.23.10 percent at September 30, 2019 for the U.S. qualified pension plan and from 4.05 percent at December 31, 2018 to 2.80 percent at September 30, 2019 for the U.S. nonqualified supplemental retirement plan, resulting in a corresponding decrease to other comprehensive income.

During

The sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries completed during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018,third quarter of 2019 led to a significant reduction of future services of active employees in certain international pension plans, resulting in a curtailment. In conjunction with the recognition of the curtailment, the fair market valuevalues of certain international pension plan

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assets were updated, and the pension benefit obligations associated with these plans were remeasured. At the measurement

date,obligation was remeasured, and the net pension liabilityasset decreased by $157$43 million, withresulting in a corresponding increasedecrease to other comprehensive incomeincome. This is primarily as a result of an increasea decrease in the discount rate from 2.552.90 percent at December 31, 2017,2018 to 2.951.80 percent at September 30, 2018. The reduction2019 offset by a decrease in netthe pension liability resulted in a balance of $146 million associated with an international qualified plan being reclassified to the “Other assets” line on our consolidated balance sheet.benefit obligation from curtailment.

Severance Accrual

As a result of staff reductions occurring throughout the year, severance accruals of $35 million and $65 million were recorded during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The following table summarizes our severance accrual activity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018:2019:

              

 

Millions of Dollars

  Millions of Dollars 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

  $53 

Balance at December 31, 2018

Balance at December 31, 2018

$

48

Accruals

   65 

Accruals

 

(2)

Benefit payments

   (38

Benefit payments

 

(22)

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

  $80 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(1)

Balance at September 30, 2019

Balance at September 30, 2019

$

23



Of the remaining balance at September 30, 2018, $552019, $6 million is classified as short term.

Note 19—Related Party Transactions

Note 19—Related Party Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our related parties primarily include equity method investments and certain trusts for the benefit of employees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant transactions with our related parties were:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues and other income

$

23

 

27

 

70

 

74

Purchases

 

-

 

25

 

38

 

74

Operating expenses and selling, general and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expenses

 

19

 

13

 

47

 

44

Net interest (income) expense*

 

(3)

 

(4)

 

(10)

 

(11)

*We paid interest to, or received interest from, various affiliates. See Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, for additional

information on loans to affiliated companies.



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Our related parties primarily include equity method investments and certain trusts for the benefit of employees.

Significant transactions with our equity affiliates were:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating revenues and other income

  $27   24   74   83 

Purchases

   25   26   74   74 

Operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses

   13   16   44   42 

Net interest (income) expense*

   (4  (4  (11  (10

 

 

*We paid interest to, or received interest from, various affiliates. See Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, for additional information on loans to affiliated companies.

Note 20—Sales and Other Operating Revenues

Transitional Arrangements

We adoptedRevenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table provides further disaggregation of our consolidated sales and other operating revenues:

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from contracts with customers

$

6,240

 

7,546

 

19,932

 

20,834

Revenue from contracts outside the scope of ASC Topic 606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

 

1,529

 

1,897

 

4,981

 

5,877

Financial derivative contracts

 

(13)

 

6

 

(54)

 

40

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues

$

7,756

 

9,449

 

24,859

 

26,751



Revenues from contracts outside the provisionsscope of ASC Topic 606 beginning January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach,relate primarily to physical gas contracts at market prices which qualify as derivatives accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and for which we have applied tonot elected NPNS. There is no significant difference in contractual terms or the policy for recognition of revenue from these contracts and those within the scope of the standard that had not been completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018, are presented under ASC Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted606. The following disaggregation of revenues is provided in conjunction with Note 21—Segment Disclosures and continue to be reported in accordance with ASC Topic 605. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles for the effect on our consolidated balance sheet and the line items which have been impacted by the adoptionRelated Information:

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenue from Outside the Scope of ASC Topic 606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower 48

$

1,099

 

1,534

 

3,823

 

4,547

Canada

 

86

 

87

 

427

 

374

Europe and North Africa

 

344

 

276

 

731

 

956

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

$

1,529

 

1,897

 

4,981

 

5,877



 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenue from Outside the Scope of ASC Topic 606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil

$

266

 

267

 

619

 

843

Natural gas

 

1,159

 

1,522

 

4,022

 

4,775

Other

 

104

 

108

 

340

 

259

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

$

1,529

 

1,897

 

4,981

 

5,877



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The cumulative effect of applying the standard relates solely to certain licensing arrangements where revenue was previously recognized ($61 million in 2011, $146 million in 2015, and $44 million in 2017) based on contractual milestones. Under ASC Topic 606, such revenues are recognized when the customer has the ability to utilize and benefit from its right to use the license. As a result, such historically recognized revenues must be reversed through a cumulative effect adjustment and deferred until such time when the customer has the ability to utilize and benefit from the license. The cumulative effect adjustment relates to contracts that were not substantially completed at the date of implementation.

Accounting Policy

Revenues associated with the sales of crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG, natural gas liquids and other items are recognized at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the asset. In evaluating when a customer has control of the asset, we primarily consider whether the transfer of legal title and physical delivery has occurred, whether the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership, and whether the customer has accepted delivery and a right to payment exists. These products are typically sold at prevailing market prices. We allocate variable market-based consideration to deliveries (performance obligations) in the current period as that consideration relates specifically to our efforts to transfer control of current period deliveries to the customer and represents the amount we expect to be entitled to in exchange for the related products. Payment is typically due within 30 days or less.

Practical Expedients

Typically, our commodity sales contracts are less than 12 months in duration; however, in certain commodity sales contractsspecific cases may carry aextend longer, duration, which may extendbe out to the end of field life. We have long-term commodity sales contracts which use prevailing market prices at the time of delivery, and under these contracts, the market-based variable consideration for each performance obligation (i.e., delivery of commodity) is allocated to each wholly unsatisfied performance obligation within the contract. Accordingly, we have applied the practical expedient allowed in ASC Topic 606 and do not disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations or when we expect to recognize revenues that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of the end of the reporting period.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table provides further disaggregation of our consolidated sales and other operating revenues:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017*   2018   2017* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from contracts with customers

  $7,546    4,636    20,834    14,428 

Revenue from contracts outside the scope of ASC Topic 606

        

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

   1,897    2,050    5,877    6,631 

Financial derivative contracts

   6    2    40    (72

 

 

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues

  $9,449    6,688    26,751    20,987 

 

 

*Under the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts have not been adjusted upon adoption of ASC Topic 606.

Revenues from contracts outside the scope of ASC Topic 606 relate primarily to physical gas contracts at market prices which qualify as derivatives accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and for which we have not elected NPNS. There is no significant difference in contractual terms or the policy for recognition of revenue from these contracts and those within the scope of ASC Topic 606. The following disaggregation of revenues is provided in conjunction with Note 21—Segment Disclosures and Related Information:

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017*   2018   2017* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from Outside the Scope of ASC Topic 606 by Segment

        

Lower 48

  $1,534    1,563    4,547    4,834 

Canada

   87    161    374    680 

Europe and North Africa

   276    326    956    1,117 

 

 

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

  $1,897    2,050    5,877    6,631 

 

 

*Under the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts have not been adjusted upon adoption of ASC Topic 606.

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017*   2018   2017* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from Outside the Scope of ASC Topic 606 by Product

        

Crude oil

  $267    171    843    530 

Natural gas

   1,522    1,811    4,775    5,870 

Other

   108    68    259    231 

 

 

Physical contracts meeting the definition of a derivative

  $1,897    2,050    5,877    6,631 

 

 

*Under the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts have not been adjusted upon adoption of ASC Topic 606.

Receivables and Contract Liabilities

Receivables from Contracts with Customers

At September 30, 2018,2019, the “Accounts and notes receivable” line on our consolidated balance sheet, includedincludes trade receivables of $3,129$2,566 million compared with $2,675$2,889 million at December 31, 2017,2018, and includedincludes both contracts with customers within the scope of ASC Topic 606 and those that are outside the scope of ASC Topic 606. We typically receive payment within 30 days or less (depending on the terms of the invoice) once delivery is made. Revenues that are outside the scope of ASC Topic 606 relate primarily to physical gas sales contracts at market prices for which we do not elect NPNS and are therefore accounted for as a derivative under ASC Topic 815. There is little distinction in the nature of the customer or credit quality of trade receivables associated with gas sold under contracts for which NPNS has not been elected compared withto trade receivables where NPNS has been elected.

Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers

We have entered into contractual arrangements where we license our proprietary technology to customers related to the optimization process for operating LNG plants. The agreementscontracts typically provide for negotiated payments to be made at stated milestones. The payments are not directly related to our performance under the contract and are recorded as deferred revenue to be recognized as revenue when the customer can utilize and benefit from their right to use the license. Payments are received in installments over the construction period.

              
   Millions of Dollars 

Contract Liabilities

  

At January 1, 2018

  $251 

Contractual payments received*

   81 

Revenue recognized

   (148

 

 

At September 30, 2018

  $184 

 

 

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2018

  

Current liabilities

  $147 

Noncurrent liabilities

   37 

 

 
  $184 

 

 

*Includes $14 million and $81 million for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively.

For the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, we recognized revenue of $73 million and $148 million, respectively, in the “Sales and other operating revenues” line on our consolidated income statement.

 

Millions of Dollars

Contract Liabilities

 

 

At December 31, 2018

$

206

Contractual payments received

 

73

Revenue recognized

 

(199)

At September 30, 2019

$

80

 

 

 

Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

$

80

 

$

80



We expect to recognize the contract liabilities as of September 30, 2018,2019, as revenue between the remainder of 20182021 and 2022 as construction is completed.2022.

Prior to the adoption of ASC Topic 606, contractual cash payments received would have been recognized as “Sales and other operating revenues” when received.

Note 21—Segment Disclosures and Related Information

We explore for, produce, transport and market crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquidsNGLs on a worldwide basis. We manage our operations through six6 operating segments, which are primarily defined by geographic region: Alaska, Lower 48, Canada, Europe and North Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East, and Other International.

Corporate and Other represents income and costs not directly associated with an operating segment, such as most interest expense, corporate overhead and certain technology activities, including licensing revenues. Corporate assets include all cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

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We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on net income (loss) attributable to ConocoPhillips. Intersegment sales are at prices that approximate market.

Analysis

Analysis of Results by Operating Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Sales and Other Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

$

1,296

 

1,493

 

4,129

 

4,281

Lower 48

 

3,728

 

4,543

 

11,690

 

12,347

Intersegment eliminations

 

(10)

 

(14)

 

(33)

 

(18)

Lower 48

 

3,718

 

4,529

 

11,657

 

12,329

Canada

 

633

 

735

 

2,173

 

2,436

Intersegment eliminations

 

(273)

 

(308)

 

(858)

 

(853)

Canada

 

360

 

427

 

1,315

 

1,583

Europe and North Africa

 

1,225

 

1,574

 

4,084

 

4,826

Asia Pacific and Middle East

 

1,085

 

1,348

 

3,458

 

3,570

Corporate and Other

 

72

 

78

 

216

 

162

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues

$

7,756

 

9,449

 

24,859

 

26,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and Other Operating Revenues by Geographic Location

United States

$

5,085

 

6,025

 

15,996

 

16,617

Australia

 

412

 

515

 

1,282

 

1,258

Canada

 

360

 

427

 

1,315

 

1,583

China

 

191

 

262

 

593

 

616

Indonesia

 

223

 

234

 

654

 

662

Libya

 

288

 

264

 

809

 

802

Malaysia

 

258

 

339

 

928

 

1,039

Norway

 

632

 

734

 

1,781

 

2,112

United Kingdom

 

305

 

574

 

1,494

 

1,911

Other foreign countries

 

2

 

75

 

7

 

151

Worldwide consolidated

$

7,756

 

9,449

 

24,859

 

26,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and Other Operating Revenues by Product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

$

4,612

 

5,277

 

14,006

 

14,503

Natural gas

 

1,799

 

2,503

 

6,717

 

7,593

Natural gas liquids

 

156

 

351

 

607

 

847

Other*

 

1,189

 

1,318

 

3,529

 

3,808

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues by product

$

7,756

 

9,449

 

24,859

 

26,751

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   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017*  2018  2017* 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Sales and Other Operating Revenues

     

Alaska

  $1,493   932   4,281   3,010 

 

 

Lower 48

   4,543   3,102   12,347   9,422 

Intersegment eliminations

   (14  (2  (18  (7

 

 

Lower 48

   4,529   3,100   12,329   9,415 

 

 

Canada

   735   699   2,436   2,357 

Intersegment eliminations

   (308  (155  (853  (330

 

 

Canada

   427   544   1,583   2,027 

 

 

Europe and North Africa

   1,574   1,110   4,826   3,564 

Asia Pacific and Middle East

   1,348   959   3,570   2,877 

Corporate and Other

   78   43   162   94 

 

 

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues

  $9,449   6,688   26,751   20,987 

 

 

Sales and Other Operating Revenues by Geographic Location

     

United States

  $6,025   4,038   16,617   12,440 

Australia

   515   323   1,258   1,050 

Canada

   427   544   1,583   2,027 

China

   262   148   616   511 

Indonesia

   234   191   662   554 

Libya**

   264   91   802   315 

Malaysia

   339   297   1,039   768 

Norway

   734   583   2,112   1,751 

United Kingdom

   574   437   1,911   1,498 

Other foreign countries

   75   36   151   73 

 

 

Worldwide consolidated

  $9,449   6,688   26,751   20,987 

 

 

Sales and Other Operating Revenues by Product

     

Crude Oil

  $5,277   2,947   14,503   9,387 

Natural gas

   2,503   2,496   7,593   7,949 

Natural gas liquids

   351   238   847   745 

Other***

   1,318   1,007   3,808   2,906 

 

 

Consolidated sales and other operating revenues by product

  $9,449   6,688   26,751   20,987 

 

 

    *Under the modified retrospective approach, prior period amounts have not been adjusted upon adoption of ASC Topic 606.

  **Included in “Other foreign countries” in prior periods.

***Includes LNG and bitumen.

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

     

Alaska

  $427   103   1,369   291 

Lower 48

   513   (97  1,231   (2,995

Canada

   34   280   2   2,607 

Europe and North Africa

   241   85   776   379 

Asia Pacific and Middle East

   577   396   1,504   (1,540

Other International

   316   (20  267   (77

Corporate and Other

   (247  (327  (760  (1,099

 

 

Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $1,861   420   4,389   (2,434

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30

 

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

$

306

 

427

 

1,152

 

1,369

Lower 48

 

26

 

513

 

425

 

1,231

Canada

 

51

 

34

 

273

 

2

Europe and North Africa

 

2,001

 

241

 

2,615

 

776

Asia Pacific and Middle East

 

613

 

577

 

1,655

 

1,504

Other International

 

73

 

316

 

285

 

267

Corporate and Other

 

(14)

 

(247)

 

64

 

(760)

Consolidated net income attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,056

 

1,861

 

6,469

 

4,389



 

Millions of Dollars

 

September 30

 

December 31

2019

2018

Total Assets

 

 

 

 

Alaska

$

15,513

 

14,648

Lower 48

 

14,601

 

14,888

Canada

 

6,196

 

5,748

Europe and North Africa

 

7,941

 

9,883

Asia Pacific and Middle East

 

15,091

 

16,151

Other International

 

89

 

89

Corporate and Other

 

10,909

 

8,573

Consolidated total assets

$

70,340

 

69,980



                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30
2018
   December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

    

Alaska

  $12,688    12,108 

Lower 48

   15,308    14,632 

Canada

   5,950    6,214 

Europe and North Africa

   11,895    11,870 

Asia Pacific and Middle East

   16,611    16,985 

Other International

   315    97 

Corporate and Other

   7,789    11,456 

 

 

Consolidated total assets

  $70,556    73,362 

 

 

Note 22—Income Taxes

Our effective tax rates for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018,2019, were 3612 percent and 3921 percent, respectively, compared with 3336 percent and 39 percent for the same periods of 2017. The amounts of U.S. and foreign income (loss) before income taxes, with a reconciliation of tax at the federal statutory rate with the provision for income taxes were:

                                                                                                                
   Millions of Dollars  Percent ofPre-Tax Income (Loss) 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
  Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   2018  2017  2018  2017  2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

         

United States

  $893   (197  2,799   (5,259  30.7  (30.2  38.3   133.5 

Foreign

   2,013   850   4,502   1,319   69.3   130.2   61.7   (33.5

 

 
  $2,906   653   7,301   (3,940  100.0  100.0   100.0   100.0 

 

 

Federal statutory income tax

  $610   228   1,533   (1,379  21.0  35.0   21.0   35.0 

Non-U.S. effective tax rates

   479   137   1,339   503   16.5   21.0   18.3   (12.8

Canada disposition

      (8     (1,176     (1.2     29.8 

Recovery of outside basis

   (16  (118  (19  (957  (0.6  (18.1  (0.2  24.3 

Adjustment to tax reserves

   (3  (17  2   764   (0.1  (2.6     (19.4

Adjustment to valuation allowance

   (29     13   24   (1.0     0.2   (0.6

APLNG impairment

            834            (21.2

State income tax

   38   14   83   (98  1.3   2.1   1.1   2.5 

Enhanced oil recovery credit

   (36  (5  (73  (49  (1.3  (0.8  (1.0  1.2 

Other

   (10  (14  (4  (15  (0.3  (2.2     0.5 

 

 
  $1,033   217   2,874   (1,549  35.5  33.2   39.4   39.3 

 

 

The effective tax rate represents a blend of federal, state and foreign taxes and includes the impact of certain nondeductible items and adjustments to our valuation allowance. The2018. The effective tax rate for the three- and nine- monthnine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, also reflects2019 is lower than the reduced federal corporate incomeeffective tax rate as a resultfor the same periods of 2018 primarily due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Legislation) in December 2017 and the impactrecognition of a changeU.S. capital loss benefit related to the disposition of two of our U.K. subsidiaries, the recognition of tax incentives in theMalaysia, a reduction in our valuation allowance for 2019, and changes in our mix of income between higher and lower tax jurisdictions.

During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, we recognized a U.S. tax benefit of $28 million and $262 million, respectively, related to the recognition of a U.S. capital loss benefit on our domestic and foreign earnings.U.K. entity disposition.

In

During the third quarter of 2018,2019, we recognized $53 million of U.S. Federalreceived final partner approval in the Malaysia Block G to claim certain deepwater tax credits. As a result, we recorded an income tax benefit related to previously unrecognized deferred tax assets associated with the income from the PDVSA settlement agreement. This benefit is included in the “Adjustment to Valuation Allowance” and “Recovery of Outside Basis” lines of the table above. Any future amounts received under the PDVSA settlement should result in nominal U.S. income tax implications due to the availability of unrecognized U.S. tax attributes to offset the receipts. For additional information, see Note 13—Contingencies and Commitments.

$164 million.

Our effective tax rate forDuring the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, was favorably impacted2019, our valuation allowance decreased by a tax benefit$32 million and $224 million, respectively, compared to increases of $114$16 million relatedand $61 million for the same periods of 2018. The change to our prior decisionvaluation allowance between periods relates primarily to exit Nova Scotia deepwater exploration. This benefit is includedthe decrease in the “Recovery of Outside Tax Basis” line of the table above.

Our effective tax rate for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, was also favorably impacted by a tax benefit of $1,176 million, associated with our 2017 disposition of various assets in Canada.This tax benefit was primarily associated with a deferred tax recoveryasset related to the Canadian capital gains exclusion componentincrease in the fair value measurement of our Cenovus Energy common shares as well as recognition and realization of deferred tax assets due to the disposition of the 2017 Canada disposition and the recognition of previously unrealizable Canadian capital asset tax basis. The Canada disposition, along with the associated restructuring of our Canadian operations, may generate anGreater Sunrise Fields.

For additional tax benefit of $822 million. However, since we believe it is not likely we will receive a corresponding cash tax savings, this $822 million benefit has been offset by a full tax reserve.

The impairment of our APLNG investment in the second quarter of 2017 did not generate a tax benefit. See the “APLNG” section of Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, for information on the impairmentasset dispositions, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions.

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We have not significantly revised the tax accounting impacts of our 2017 provisional estimates under Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 and ASUNo. 2018-05, “Income Taxes” (Topic 740), but we are continuing to gather information and are waiting for further guidance from the Internal Revenue Service, Securities Exchange Commission and FASB on the Tax Legislation.



The Tax Legislation subjects a U.S. shareholder to tax on Global IntangibleLow-Taxed Income (GILTI) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. The FASB Staff Q&A, Topic 740, No. 5, “Accounting for Global IntangibleLow-Taxed Income,” states that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense only. Given the complexity, we are still evaluating the effects of the GILTI provisions and have not yet determined our accounting policy. At September 30, 2018, the current-year U.S. income tax impact related to GILTI activities is immaterial.

Note 23—New Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-02, “Leases” (ASUNo. 2016-02), which establishes comprehensive accounting and financial reporting requirements for leasing arrangements. This ASU supersedes the existing requirements in FASB ASC Topic 840, “Leases” (FASB ASC Topic 840), and requires lessees to recognize substantially all lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02 also modify the definition of a lease and outline requirements for recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leasing arrangements by both lessees and lessors. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption of the standard is permitted. Entities are required to adopt the ASU using a modified retrospective approach, subject to certain optional practical expedients, and apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02 to leasing arrangements existing at or entered into after the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.

ASUNo. 2016-02 was amended in January 2018 by the provisions of ASUNo. 2018-01, “Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842” (ASUNo. 2018-01), and in July 2018 by the provisions of ASUNo. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (ASUNo. 2018-10). In addition, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2018-11, “Targeted Improvements” (ASUNo. 2018-11), in July 2018 to set forth certain additional practical expedients for lessors and to provide entities with an option to apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, to leasing arrangements existing at or entered into after the ASU’s effective date of adoption (the “Optional Transition Method”). Entities that elect to utilize the Optional Transition Method would not apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, to comparative periods presented in the financial statements.

We plan to adopt ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, effective January 1, 2019, utilizing the Optional Transition Method. Accordingly, the comparative periods presented in the financial statements prior to January 1, 2019, will be presented pursuant to the existing requirements of FASB ASC Topic 840 and not be adjusted upon the adoption of the ASU. We continue to evaluate the ASU to determine the impact of adoption on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures, accounting policies and systems, business processes, and internal controls. We are currently implementing a third-party lease accounting software solution to facilitate the ongoing accounting and financial reporting requirements of the ASU. We also continue to monitor proposals issued by the FASB to clarify the ASU and certain industry implementation issues.

While our evaluation of ASUNo. 2016-02 and related implementation activities are ongoing, we expect the adoption of the ASU to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Such impact is expected to relate primarily to our balance sheet, resulting from the initial recognition of lease liabilities and correspondingright-of-use assets for our population of operating leases, as well as enhanced disclosure of our leasing arrangements. We also expect the adoption of ASUNo. 2016-02 to result in certain changes being made to our existing accounting policies and systems, business processes, and internal controls.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (ASUNo. 2016-13), which sets forth the current expected credit loss model, a new forward-looking impairment model for certain financial instruments based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption of the standard is permitted.2019. Entities are required to adopt ASUNo. 2016-13 using a modified retrospective approach, subject to certain limited exceptions. We are currently evaluating theThe impact of the adoption ofadopting this ASU.

ASU is not expected to be material to our financial statements.



Supplementary Information—Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

We have various cross guarantees among ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company and ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company I,Burlington Resources LLC, with respect to publicly held debt securities. ConocoPhillips Company is 100 percent owned by ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company IBurlington Resources LLC is an indirect, 100 percent owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company. ConocoPhillips and/or ConocoPhillips Company have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company I,Burlington Resources LLC, with respect to its publicly held debt securities. Similarly, ConocoPhillips has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of ConocoPhillips Company with respect to its publicly held debt securities. In addition, ConocoPhillips Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of ConocoPhillips with respect to its publicly held debt securities. All guarantees are joint and several. The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for:

ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company and ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company IBurlington Resources LLC (in each case, reflecting investments in subsidiaries utilizing the equity method of accounting).

All other nonguarantor subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.

The consolidating adjustments necessary to present ConocoPhillips’ results on a consolidated basis.

In MarchDecember 2018, ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company received a $1.2 billion loan repayment from a nonguarantor subsidiary to settle certain accumulated intercompany balances. This transaction had noI’s guaranteed, publicly held debt securities were assumed by Burlington Resources LLC. The assumption did not significantly change the nature of the outstanding debt or the terms of the parental guarantees, which remain full and unconditional, as well as joint and several. The assumption did not impact on our consolidated financial statements.position, results of operations or cash flows. Financial information for ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company I is presented in the “All Other Subsidiaries” column of our condensed consolidating financial information. The prior year comparative periods have been restated to reflect the current period condensed consolidating financial information presentation.

In June 2018, ConocoPhillips received a $2.5 billion return of capital from ConocoPhillips Company to settle certain accumulated intercompany balances. The transaction had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In the second quarter of 2018, ConocoPhillips Company received $1.2 billion of loan repayments from a nonguarantor subsidiary to settle certain accumulated intercompany balances. This transaction had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

This condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes.

                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 
Income Statement  ConocoPhillips  ConocoPhillips
Company
  ConocoPhillips
Canada
Funding
Company I
  All Other
Subsidiaries
  Consolidating
Adjustments
  Total
Consolidated
 

Revenues and Other Income

       

Sales and other operating revenues

  $   4,330      5,119      9,449 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

   1,903   2,166      256   (4,031  294 

Gain on dispositions

      75      38      113 

Other income

      (61     370      309 

Intercompany revenues

   9   34   42   1,619   (1,704   

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

   1,912   6,544   42   7,402   (5,735  10,165 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

       

Purchased commodities

      3,880      1,196   (1,546  3,530 

Production and operating expenses

      298      1,085   (16  1,367 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   2   99      18      119 

Exploration expenses

      41      62      103 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

      152      1,342      1,494 

Impairments

      1      43      44 

Taxes other than income taxes

      33      279      312 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

      4      85      89 

Interest and debt expense

   72   156   37   63   (142  186 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

   (12  3   42   (28     5 

Other expenses

      6      4      10 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

   62   4,673   79   4,149   (1,704  7,259 

 

 

Income (Loss) before income taxes

   1,850   1,871   (37  3,253   (4,031  2,906 

Income tax provision (benefit)

   (11  (32  1   1,075      1,033 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   1,861   1,903   (38  2,178   (4,031  1,873 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (12     (12

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $1,861   1,903   (38  2,166   (4,031  1,861 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $2,056   2,098   5   2,330   (4,433  2,056 

 

 
Income Statement  Three Months Ended September 30, 2017* 

Revenues and Other Income

       

Sales and other operating revenues

  $   2,997      3,691      6,688 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

   486   348      119   (757  196 

Gain (Loss) on dispositions

      879      (633     246 

Other income

      12      53      65 

Intercompany revenues

   10   77   43   774   (904   

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

   496   4,313   43   4,004   (1,661  7,195 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

       

Purchased commodities

      2,666      1,001   (741  2,926 

Production and operating expenses

      216      1,007   (1  1,222 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   2   97      11      110 

Exploration expenses

      29      44      73 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

      203      1,405      1,608 

Impairments

      1      5      6 

Taxes other than income taxes

      29      146      175 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

      8      81      89 

Interest and debt expense

   86   169   37   121   (162  251 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

   (27  1   77   (46     5 

Other expenses

   50   29      (2     77 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

   111   3,448   114   3,773   (904  6,542 

 

 

Income (Loss) before income taxes

   385   865   (71  231   (757  653 

Income tax provision (benefit)

   (35  379   6   (133     217 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   420   486   (77  364   (757  436 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (16     (16

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $420   486   (77  348   (757  420 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $1,470   1,536   22   864   (2,422  1,470 

 

 

*Certain amounts have been reclassifiedIn April 2019, ConocoPhillips received a $1.7 billion return of earnings from ConocoPhillips Company to conformsettle certain accumulated intercompany balances. This transaction had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2019, ConocoPhillips Company received a $3.3 billion return of earnings from nonguarantor subsidiaries to the current-period presentation resulting from the adoptionsettle certain accumulated intercompany balances. These transactions had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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  See Note 2Changes in Accounting Principles, for additional information.

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Income Statement

 

ConocoPhillips

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

Burlington Resources LLC

 

All Other Subsidiaries

 

Consolidating Adjustments

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

$

-

 

3,493

 

-

 

4,263

 

-

 

7,756

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

3,114

 

728

 

461

 

288

 

(4,301)

 

290

Gain (loss) on dispositions

 

-

 

2,695

 

-

 

(910)

 

-

 

1,785

Other income

 

-

 

136

 

2

 

124

 

-

 

262

Intercompany revenues

 

-

 

34

 

10

 

1,323

 

(1,367)

 

-

Total Revenues and Other Income

 

3,114

 

7,086

 

473

 

5,088

 

(5,668)

 

10,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased commodities

 

-

 

3,078

 

-

 

884

 

(1,252)

 

2,710

Production and operating expenses

 

-

 

290

 

-

 

1,091

 

(50)

 

1,331

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1

 

60

 

-

 

26

 

-

 

87

Exploration expenses

 

-

 

295

 

-

 

65

 

-

 

360

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

-

 

159

 

-

 

1,407

 

-

 

1,566

Impairments

 

-

 

12

 

-

 

12

 

-

 

24

Taxes other than income taxes

 

-

 

28

 

-

 

209

 

-

 

237

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

82

 

-

 

86

Interest and debt expense

 

72

 

109

 

34

 

34

 

(65)

 

184

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

-

 

(6)

 

-

 

(15)

 

-

 

(21)

Other expenses

 

-

 

35

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

36

Total Costs and Expenses

 

73

 

4,064

 

34

 

3,796

 

(1,367)

 

6,600

Income before income taxes

 

3,041

 

3,022

 

439

 

1,292

 

(4,301)

 

3,493

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(15)

 

(92)

 

(5)

 

534

 

-

 

422

Net income

 

3,056

 

3,114

 

444

 

758

 

(4,301)

 

3,071

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(15)

 

-

 

(15)

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,056

 

3,114

 

444

 

743

 

(4,301)

 

3,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,229

 

3,287

 

384

 

939

 

(4,610)

 

3,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statement

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

$

-

 

4,330

 

-

 

5,119

 

-

 

9,449

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

1,903

 

2,166

 

481

 

294

 

(4,550)

 

294

Gain on dispositions

 

-

 

75

 

-

 

38

 

-

 

113

Other income (loss)

 

-

 

(61)

 

-

 

370

 

-

 

309

Intercompany revenues

 

9

 

34

 

15

 

1,597

 

(1,655)

 

-

Total Revenues and Other Income

 

1,912

 

6,544

 

496

 

7,418

 

(6,205)

 

10,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased commodities

 

-

 

3,880

 

-

 

1,197

 

(1,547)

 

3,530

Production and operating expenses

 

-

 

298

 

-

 

1,084

 

(15)

 

1,367

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2

 

99

 

-

 

18

 

-

 

119

Exploration expenses

 

-

 

41

 

-

 

62

 

-

 

103

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

-

 

152

 

-

 

1,342

 

-

 

1,494

Impairments

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

43

 

-

 

44

Taxes other than income taxes

 

-

 

33

 

-

 

279

 

-

 

312

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

85

 

-

 

89

Interest and debt expense

 

72

 

156

 

10

 

41

 

(93)

 

186

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

(12)

 

3

 

(42)

 

56

 

-

 

5

Other expenses

 

-

 

6

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

10

Total Costs and Expenses

 

62

 

4,673

 

(32)

 

4,211

 

(1,655)

 

7,259

Income before income taxes

 

1,850

 

1,871

 

528

 

3,207

 

(4,550)

 

2,906

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(11)

 

(32)

 

(6)

 

1,082

 

-

 

1,033

Net income

 

1,861

 

1,903

 

534

 

2,125

 

(4,550)

 

1,873

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(12)

 

-

 

(12)

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

1,861

 

1,903

 

534

 

2,113

 

(4,550)

 

1,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

2,056

 

2,098

 

612

 

2,277

 

(4,987)

 

2,056

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Millions of Dollars

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Income Statement

 

 

ConocoPhillips

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

Burlington Resources LLC

 

All Other Subsidiaries

 

Consolidating Adjustments

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

 

 

$

-

 

10,961

 

-

 

13,898

 

-

 

24,859

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

 

 

6,641

 

4,438

 

1,467

 

647

 

(12,542)

 

651

Gain (loss) on dispositions

 

 

 

-

 

2,700

 

-

 

(816)

 

-

 

1,884

Other income

 

 

 

1

 

688

 

3

 

444

 

-

 

1,136

Intercompany revenues

 

 

 

-

 

83

 

33

 

4,266

 

(4,382)

 

-

Total Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

6,642

 

18,870

 

1,503

 

18,439

 

(16,924)

 

28,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased commodities

 

 

 

-

 

9,699

 

-

 

3,134

 

(3,774)

 

9,059

Production and operating expenses

 

 

 

1

 

1,127

 

1

 

3,295

 

(404)

 

4,020

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

7

 

272

 

-

 

95

 

(5)

 

369

Exploration expenses

 

 

 

-

 

389

 

-

 

203

 

-

 

592

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

 

-

 

443

 

-

 

4,159

 

-

 

4,602

Impairments

 

 

 

-

 

12

 

-

 

14

 

-

 

26

Taxes other than income taxes

 

 

 

-

 

107

 

-

 

599

 

-

 

706

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

 

 

-

 

12

 

-

 

247

 

-

 

259

Interest and debt expense

 

 

 

211

 

401

 

100

 

69

 

(199)

 

582

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

 

 

-

 

23

 

-

 

(4)

 

-

 

19

Other expenses

 

 

 

-

 

60

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

58

Total Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

219

 

12,545

 

101

 

11,809

 

(4,382)

 

20,292

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

6,423

 

6,325

 

1,402

 

6,630

 

(12,542)

 

8,238

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

 

(46)

 

(316)

 

(14)

 

2,100

 

-

 

1,724

Net income

 

 

 

6,469

 

6,641

 

1,416

 

4,530

 

(12,542)

 

6,514

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(45)

 

-

 

(45)

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

$

6,469

 

6,641

 

1,416

 

4,485

 

(12,542)

 

6,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

$

6,918

 

7,090

 

1,588

 

4,937

 

(13,615)

 

6,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statement

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

 

 

$

-

 

11,774

 

-

 

14,977

 

-

 

26,751

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

 

 

4,562

 

5,398

 

1,360

 

766

 

(11,319)

 

767

Gain on dispositions

 

 

 

-

 

78

 

-

 

97

 

-

 

175

Other income

 

 

 

-

 

230

 

-

 

443

 

-

 

673

Intercompany revenues

 

 

 

28

 

124

 

28

 

4,188

 

(4,368)

 

-

Total Revenues and Other Income

 

 

 

4,590

 

17,604

 

1,388

 

20,471

 

(15,687)

 

28,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased commodities

 

 

 

-

 

10,571

 

-

 

3,758

 

(4,021)

 

10,308

Production and operating expenses

 

 

 

-

 

723

 

4

 

3,182

 

(58)

 

3,851

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

7

 

254

 

-

 

80

 

(5)

 

336

Exploration expenses

 

 

 

-

 

132

 

-

 

135

 

-

 

267

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

 

-

 

427

 

-

 

3,917

 

-

 

4,344

Impairments

 

 

 

-

 

(9)

 

-

 

30

 

-

 

21

Taxes other than income taxes

 

 

 

-

 

111

 

-

 

657

 

-

 

768

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

 

 

-

 

13

 

-

 

253

 

-

 

266

Interest and debt expense

 

 

 

219

 

456

 

35

 

121

 

(284)

 

547

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

 

 

 

22

 

(6)

 

38

 

(47)

 

-

 

7

Other expenses

 

 

 

-

 

348

 

6

 

(4)

 

-

 

350

Total Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

248

 

13,020

 

83

 

12,082

 

(4,368)

 

21,065

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

4,342

 

4,584

 

1,305

 

8,389

 

(11,319)

 

7,301

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

 

(47)

 

22

 

(25)

 

2,924

 

-

 

2,874

Net income

 

 

 

4,389

 

4,562

 

1,330

 

5,465

 

(11,319)

 

4,427

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(38)

 

-

 

(38)

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

$

4,389

 

4,562

 

1,330

 

5,427

 

(11,319)

 

4,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

$

4,407

 

4,580

 

1,149

 

5,319

 

(11,048)

 

4,407

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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   Millions of Dollars 
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 
Income Statement  ConocoPhillips  ConocoPhillips
Company
  ConocoPhillips
Canada
Funding
Company I
  All Other
Subsidiaries
  Consolidating
Adjustments
  Total
Consolidated
 

Revenues and Other Income

       

Sales and other operating revenues

  $   11,774      14,977      26,751 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

   4,562   5,398      833   (10,026  767 

Gain on dispositions

      78      97      175 

Other income

      230      443      673 

Intercompany revenues

   28   124   129   4,227   (4,508   

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

   4,590   17,604   129   20,577   (14,534  28,366 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

       

Purchased commodities

      10,571      3,757   (4,020  10,308 

Production and operating expenses

      723      3,181   (53  3,851 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   7   254      80   (5  336 

Exploration expenses

      132      135      267 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

      427      3,917      4,344 

Impairments

      (9     30      21 

Taxes other than income taxes

      111      657      768 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

      13      253      266 

Interest and debt expense

   219   456   110   192   (430  547 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

   22   (6  (43  34      7 

Other expenses

      348      2      350 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

   248   13,020   67   12,238   (4,508  21,065 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   4,342   4,584   62   8,236   (10,026  7,301 

Income tax provision (benefit)

   (47  22   (5  2,904      2,874 

 

 

Net income

   4,389   4,562   67   5,332   (10,026  4,427 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (38     (38

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $4,389   4,562   67   5,294   (10,026  4,389 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $4,407   4,580   (13  5,186   (9,856  4,407 

 

 
Income Statement  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017* 

Revenues and Other Income

       

Sales and other operating revenues

  $   9,066      11,921      20,987 

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

   (2,092  (776     432   3,010   574 

Gain on dispositions

      908      1,236      2,144 

Other income

   1   27      115      143 

Intercompany revenues

   39   222   126   2,360   (2,747   

 

 

Total Revenues and Other Income

   (2,052  9,447   126   16,064   263   23,848 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

       

Purchased commodities

      8,068      3,229   (2,257  9,040 

Production and operating expenses

      483      3,358   (3  3,838 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   8   244      55   (5  302 

Exploration expenses

      433      287      720 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

      658      4,554      5,212 

Impairments

      1,075      5,400      6,475 

Taxes other than income taxes

      114      490      604 

Accretion on discounted liabilities

      28      248      276 

Interest and debt expense

   340   505   110   399   (482  872 

Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

   (49  3   145   (71     28 

Other expenses

   267   159      (5     421 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

   566   11,770   255   17,944   (2,747  27,788 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   (2,618  (2,323  (129  (1,880  3,010   (3,940

Income tax provision (benefit)

   (184  (231  12   (1,146     (1,549

 

 

Net loss

   (2,434  (2,092  (141  (734  3,010   (2,391

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

            (43     (43

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $(2,434  (2,092  (141  (777  3,010   (2,434

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $(1,533  (1,191  39   (37  1,189   (1,533

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

September 30, 2019

Balance Sheet

ConocoPhillips

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

Burlington Resources LLC

 

All Other Subsidiaries

 

Consolidating Adjustments

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

-

 

3,450

 

-

 

3,743

 

-

 

7,193

Short-term investments

 

-

 

400

 

-

 

508

 

-

 

908

Accounts and notes receivable

 

5

 

1,905

 

2

 

4,518

 

(2,814)

 

3,616

Investment in Cenovus Energy

 

-

 

1,951

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,951

Inventories

 

-

 

141

 

-

 

814

 

-

 

955

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

-

 

188

 

-

 

406

 

-

 

594

Total Current Assets

 

5

 

8,035

 

2

 

9,989

 

(2,814)

 

15,217

Investments, loans and long-term receivables*

 

35,374

 

50,862

 

16,169

 

16,666

 

(109,936)

 

9,135

Net properties, plants and equipment

 

-

 

3,822

 

-

 

39,992

 

-

 

43,814

Other assets

 

4

 

933

 

227

 

2,003

 

(993)

 

2,174

Total Assets

$

35,383

 

63,652

 

16,398

 

68,650

 

(113,743)

 

70,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

-

 

2,869

 

-

 

3,116

 

(2,814)

 

3,171

Short-term debt

 

(3)

 

3

 

14

 

107

 

-

 

121

Accrued income and other taxes

 

-

 

56

 

-

 

1,021

 

-

 

1,077

Employee benefit obligations

 

-

 

415

 

-

 

128

 

-

 

543

Other accruals

 

56

 

348

 

38

 

588

 

-

 

1,030

Total Current Liabilities

 

53

 

3,691

 

52

 

4,960

 

(2,814)

 

5,942

Long-term debt

 

3,793

 

6,671

 

2,132

 

2,203

 

-

 

14,799

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

 

-

 

410

 

-

 

5,677

 

-

 

6,087

Deferred income taxes

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,686

 

(993)

 

4,693

Employee benefit obligations

 

-

 

1,373

 

-

 

413

 

-

 

1,786

Other liabilities and deferred credits*

 

2,949

 

9,598

 

989

 

9,169

 

(20,911)

 

1,794

Total Liabilities

 

6,795

 

21,743

 

3,173

 

28,108

 

(24,718)

 

35,101

Retained earnings

 

32,926

 

23,494

 

2,467

 

11,876

 

(31,279)

 

39,484

Other common stockholders’ equity

 

(4,338)

 

18,415

 

10,758

 

28,573

 

(57,746)

 

(4,338)

Noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

93

 

-

 

93

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

35,383

 

63,652

 

16,398

 

68,650

 

(113,743)

 

70,340

*Includes intercompany loans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

-

 

1,428

 

-

 

4,487

 

-

 

5,915

Short-term investments

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

248

 

-

 

248

Accounts and notes receivable

 

28

 

5,646

 

78

 

6,707

 

(8,392)

 

4,067

Investment in Cenovus Energy

 

-

 

1,462

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,462

Inventories

 

-

 

184

 

-

 

823

 

-

 

1,007

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1

 

267

 

-

 

307

 

-

 

575

Total Current Assets

 

29

 

8,987

 

78

 

12,572

 

(8,392)

 

13,274

Investments, loans and long-term receivables*

 

29,942

 

47,062

 

15,199

 

16,926

 

(99,465)

 

9,664

Net properties, plants and equipment

 

-

 

4,367

 

-

 

41,796

 

(465)

 

45,698

Other assets

 

4

 

642

 

227

 

1,269

 

(798)

 

1,344

Total Assets

$

29,975

 

61,058

 

15,504

 

72,563

 

(109,120)

 

69,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

-

 

5,098

 

76

 

7,113

 

(8,392)

 

3,895

Short-term debt

 

(3)

 

12

 

13

 

99

 

(9)

 

112

Accrued income and other taxes

 

-

 

85

 

-

 

1,235

 

-

 

1,320

Employee benefit obligations

 

-

 

638

 

-

 

171

 

-

 

809

Other accruals

 

85

 

587

 

35

 

552

 

-

 

1,259

Total Current Liabilities

 

82

 

6,420

 

124

 

9,170

 

(8,401)

 

7,395

Long-term debt

 

3,791

 

7,151

 

2,143

 

2,249

 

(478)

 

14,856

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

 

-

 

415

 

-

 

7,273

 

-

 

7,688

Deferred income taxes

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,819

 

(798)

 

5,021

Employee benefit obligations

 

-

 

1,340

 

-

 

424

 

-

 

1,764

Other liabilities and deferred credits*

 

725

 

9,277

 

839

 

8,126

 

(17,775)

 

1,192

Total Liabilities

 

4,598

 

24,603

 

3,106

 

33,061

 

(27,452)

 

37,916

Retained earnings

 

27,512

 

18,511

 

1,113

 

9,764

 

(22,890)

 

34,010

Other common stockholders’ equity

 

(2,135)

 

17,944

 

11,285

 

29,613

 

(58,778)

 

(2,071)

Noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

125

 

-

 

125

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

29,975

 

61,058

 

15,504

 

72,563

 

(109,120)

 

69,980

*Includes intercompany loans.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Millions of Dollars

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Statement of Cash Flows

 

ConocoPhillips

 

ConocoPhillips Company

 

Burlington Resources LLC

 

All Other Subsidiaries

 

Consolidating Adjustments

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

$

1,486

 

6,408

 

(56)

 

6,662

 

(6,378)

 

8,122

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures and investments

 

-

 

(2,308)

 

-

 

(4,329)

 

1,596

 

(5,041)

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

 

-

 

76

 

-

 

(59)

 

-

 

17

Proceeds from asset dispositions

 

-

 

2,732

 

763

 

1,026

 

(1,601)

 

2,920

Sales (purchases) of short-term investments

 

-

 

(400)

 

-

 

(265)

 

-

 

(665)

Long-term advances/loans—related parties

 

-

 

(810)

 

-

 

-

 

810

 

-

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

 

-

 

141

 

-

 

147

 

(161)

 

127

Intercompany cash management

 

2,224

 

(1,970)

 

56

 

(310)

 

-

 

-

Other

 

-

 

(149)

 

-

 

3

 

-

 

(146)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

2,224

 

(2,688)

 

819

 

(3,787)

 

644

 

(2,788)

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of debt

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

810

 

(810)

 

-

Repayment of debt

 

-

 

(21)

 

-

 

(199)

 

161

 

(59)

Issuance of company common stock

 

75

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(114)

 

(39)

Repurchase of company common stock

 

(2,751)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(2,751)

Dividends paid

 

(1,037)

 

(1,660)

 

-

 

(4,832)

 

6,492

 

(1,037)

Other

 

3

 

-

 

(763)

 

682

 

5

 

(73)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(3,710)

 

(1,681)

 

(763)

 

(3,539)

 

5,734

 

(3,959)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

-

 

(12)

 

-

 

(56)

 

-

 

(68)

 

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

-

 

2,027

 

-

 

(720)

 

-

 

1,307

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period*

 

-

 

1,428

 

-

 

4,723

 

-

 

6,151

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

$

-

 

3,455

 

-

 

4,003

 

-

 

7,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

$

(169)

 

791

 

818

 

8,762

 

(1,051)

 

9,151

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures and investments

 

-

 

(771)

 

(12)

 

(4,369)

 

19

 

(5,133)

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

 

-

 

(77)

 

-

 

20

 

-

 

(57)

Proceeds from asset dispositions

 

2,500

 

379

 

1,926

 

199

 

(4,610)

 

394

Sales of short-term investments

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

996

 

-

 

996

Long-term advances/loans—related parties

 

-

 

(36)

 

(117)

 

(10)

 

163

 

-

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

 

-

 

3,432

 

-

 

129

 

(3,442)

 

119

Intercompany cash management

 

514

 

3,426

 

(2,564)

 

(1,376)

 

-

 

-

Other

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

16

 

-

 

16

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

3,014

 

6,353

 

(767)

 

(4,395)

 

(7,870)

 

(3,665)

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of debt

 

-

 

10

 

-

 

153

 

(163)

 

-

Repayment of debt

 

-

 

(4,865)

 

(53)

 

(3,494)

 

3,442

 

(4,970)

Issuance of company common stock

 

234

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(113)

 

121

Repurchase of company common stock

 

(2,073)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(2,073)

Dividends paid

 

(1,009)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,217)

 

1,217

 

(1,009)

Other

 

3

 

(2,511)

 

-

 

(2,141)

 

4,538

 

(111)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(2,845)

 

(7,366)

 

(53)

 

(6,699)

 

8,921

 

(8,042)

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

(44)

 

-

 

(40)

 

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

-

 

(218)

 

(2)

 

(2,376)

 

-

 

(2,596)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

-

 

234

 

3

 

6,299

 

-

 

6,536

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

$

-

 

16

 

1

 

3,923

 

-

 

3,940

*Revised to reclassify certain intercompany distributions from Operating Activities to 'Proceeds from asset dispositions' within Investing Activities based on the nature of the distributions.

There was no impact to Total Consolidated results.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30, 2018 
Balance Sheet  ConocoPhillips  ConocoPhillips
Company
   ConocoPhillips
Canada
Funding
Company I
  All Other
Subsidiaries
   Consolidating
Adjustments
  Total
Consolidated
 

Assets

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $   16       3,700       3,716 

Short-term investments

             875       875 

Accounts and notes receivable

   6   2,614    1   5,301    (3,423  4,499 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

      2,086              2,086 

Inventories

      198       1,041       1,239 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

      159    7   2,169    (27  2,308 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   6   5,073    8   13,086    (3,450  14,723 

Investments, loans and long-term receivables*

   31,249   51,482    2,623   20,829    (96,295  9,888 

Net properties, plants and equipment

      4,495       40,709    (468  44,736 

Other assets

   19   484    178   1,458    (930  1,209 

 

 

Total Assets

  $31,274   61,534    2,809   76,082    (101,143  70,556 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

         

Accounts payable

  $   3,444    7   3,890    (3,423  3,918 

Short-term debt

   (3  12    7   88    (9  95 

Accrued income and other taxes

      104       1,478       1,582 

Employee benefit obligations

      476       150       626 

Other accruals

   57   404    51   695    (27  1,180 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   54   4,440    65   6,301    (3,459  7,401 

Long-term debt

   3,790   7,152    1,698   2,740    (478  14,902 

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

      424       7,130       7,554 

Deferred income taxes

             5,968    (433  5,535 

Employee benefit obligations

      1,315       440       1,755 

Other liabilities and deferred credits*

   2,042   11,064    981   7,643    (20,400  1,330 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   5,886   24,395    2,744   30,222    (24,770  38,477 

Retained earnings

   25,972   17,591    (614  16,906    (27,360  32,495 

Other common stockholders’ equity

   (584  19,548    679   28,825    (49,013  (545

Noncontrolling interests

             129       129 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $31,274   61,534    2,809   76,082    (101,143  70,556 

 

 

*Includes intercompany loans.

         
Balance Sheet  December 31, 2017 

Assets

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $   234    4   6,087       6,325 

Short-term investments

             1,873       1,873 

Accounts and notes receivable

   24   2,255    35   4,870    (2,864  4,320 

Investment in Cenovus Energy

      1,899              1,899 

Inventories

      163       897       1,060 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   1   278    6   779    (29  1,035 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   25   4,829    45   14,506    (2,893  16,512 

Investments, loans and long-term receivables*

   29,400   47,974    2,533   15,050    (84,897  10,060 

Net properties, plants and equipment

      4,230       41,930    (477  45,683 

Other assets

   15   1,146    186   1,302    (1,542  1,107 

 

 

Total Assets

  $29,440   58,179    2,764   72,788    (89,809  73,362 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

         

Accounts payable

  $   3,094    1   3,799    (2,864  4,030 

Short-term debt

   (5  2,505    7   77    (9  2,575 

Accrued income and other taxes

      107       931       1,038 

Employee benefit obligations

      554       171       725 

Other accruals

   85   314    48   612    (30  1,029 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   80   6,574    56   5,590    (2,903  9,397 

Long-term debt

   3,787   9,321    1,703   2,794    (477  17,128 

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

      432       7,199       7,631 

Deferred income taxes

             6,263    (981  5,282 

Employee benefit obligations

      1,335       519       1,854 

Other liabilities and deferred credits*

   1,528   5,229    926   9,215    (15,629  1,269 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   5,395   22,891    2,685   31,580    (19,990  42,561 

Retained earnings

   22,867   13,317    (681  11,958    (18,070  29,391 

Other common stockholders’ equity

   1,178   21,971    760   29,056    (51,749  1,216 

Noncontrolling interests

             194       194 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $29,440   58,179    2,764   72,788    (89,809  73,362 

 

 

*Includes intercompany loans.

                                                                                    
   Millions of Dollars 
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 
Statement of Cash Flows  ConocoPhillips  ConocoPhillips
Company
  ConocoPhillips
Canada
Funding
Company I
  All Other
Subsidiaries
  Consolidating
Adjustments
  Total
Consolidated
 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

       

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

  $2,331   863   (121  8,937   (2,859  9,151 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

       

Capital expenditures and investments

      (771     (4,369  7   (5,133

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

      (77     20      (57

Proceeds from asset dispositions

      307      199   (112  394 

Sales of short-term investments

            996      996 

Long-term advances/loans—related parties

      (36     (127  163    

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

      3,432      129   (3,442  119 

Intercompany cash management

   514   3,426      (3,940      

Other

            16      16 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

   514   6,281      (7,076  (3,384  (3,665

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

       

Issuance of debt

      10   117   36   (163   

Repayment of debt

      (4,865     (3,547  3,442   (4,970

Issuance of company common stock

   234            (113  121 

Repurchase of company common stock

   (2,073              (2,073

Dividends paid

   (1,009        (452  452   (1,009

Other

   3   (2,511     (228  2,625   (111

 

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

   (2,845  (7,366  117   (4,191  6,243   (8,042

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

      4      (44     (40

 

 

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

      (218  (4  (2,374     (2,596

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period*

      234   4   6,298      6,536 

 

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

  $   16      3,924      3,940 

 

 
Statement of Cash Flows  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

       

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

  $(161  634   22   6,868   (2,767  4,596 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

       

Capital expenditures and investments

      (1,230     (2,711  867   (3,074

Working capital changes associated with investing activities

      36      (54     (18

Proceeds from asset dispositions

   5,000   10,974      12,737   (14,971  13,740 

Purchases of short-term investments

            (2,583     (2,583

Long-term advances/loans—related parties

      (74     (20  94    

Collection of advances/loans—related parties

   658   127      2,196   (2,866  115 

Intercompany cash management

   2,903   (2,474     (429      

Other

            51      51 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities

   8,561   7,359      9,187   (16,876  8,231 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

       

Issuance of debt

      20      74   (94   

Repayment of debt

   (5,459  (3,146     (855  2,866   (6,594

Issuance of company common stock

   87            (152  (65

Repurchase of company common stock

   (2,045              (2,045

Dividends paid

   (986        (2,919  2,919   (986

Other

   3   (5,000     (9,187  14,104   (80

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

   (8,400  (8,126     (12,887  19,643   (9,770

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

      1      243      244 

 

 

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

      (132  22   3,411      3,301 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

      358   13   3,239      3,610 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

  $   226   35   6,650      6,911 

 

 

*Restated to include $211 million of restricted cash at January 1, 2018. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles for additional information relating to the adoption of ASUNo. 2016-18.

Restricted cash totaling $224 million is included in the “Other assets” line of our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018.

Item 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis is the company’s analysis of its financial performance and of significant trends that may affect future performance. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes. It contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements relating to the company’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions that are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking information unless required to do so under the federal securities laws. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s disclosures under the heading: “CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ‘SAFE HARBOR’ PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995,” beginning on page 64.63.

The terms “earnings” and “loss” as used in Management’s Discussion and Analysis refer to net income (loss) attributable to ConocoPhillips.



BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

ConocoPhillips is the world’s largestan independent explorationE&P company with operations and production (E&P) company, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas.activities in 17 countries. Our diverse, low cost of supply portfolio primarily includes resource-rich unconventional plays in North American unconventional assets and oil sands assets in Canada; lower-riskAmerica; conventional assets in North America, Europe and North Africa, Asia and Australia; several liquefied natural gas (LNG)LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global conventional and unconventional exploration prospects. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, at September 30, 2019, we had operations and activities in 17 countries,employed approximately 11,100 employees10,400 people worldwide and had total assets of $71 billion$70 billion.

Overview

Global oil prices have been volatile in 2019. Optimism about worldwide economic growth during the first quarter turned to pessimism in the second quarter as trade disputes dampened growth forecasts. At the end of September 30, 2018.

Overview

While globalthe second quarter, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, threatening the safe passage of supertankers carrying crude oil prices continued to improvethrough the Persian Gulf, revived oil prices. Worldwide economic growth concerns returned in the third quarter to depress prices, only to be reversed again by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as oilfield infrastructure in Saudi Arabia was attacked, temporarily disrupting approximately five percent of 2018, ourthe world’s oil supply. Our business strategy anticipates prices will remain cyclical. volatile and is designed to be resilient in lower price environments, with significant upside during periods of higher prices. Portfolio diversification and optimization, debt reduction and disciplined capital investment have positioned our company to navigate through periods of volatile energy prices.

Our value proposition principles, namely, to focus on returns, maintain financial strength, grow our dividend and pursue disciplined growth, are being executed in accordance with our priorities for allocating cash flows from the business. These priorities are: invest capital at a level that maintains flat production volumes and pays our existing dividend; grow our existing dividend; reducemaintain debt toat a level we believe is sufficient to maintain a strong investment grade credit rating through price cycles; repurchase shares to provide value to our shareholders; and strategically invest capital to grow our cash from operations. We believe our commitment to our value proposition, as evidenced by the results discussed below, positions us for success in an environment of price uncertainty and ongoing volatility.

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In the first nine monthsthird quarter of the year,2019, we took significant actions resulting in substantial progresscontinued to deliver on our priorities. We increased our quarterly dividend by 7.5achieved production growth of 8 percent to $0.285 per share; reduced our debt by $4.7 billion, achieving our debt reduction target 18 months aheadon a total BOE basis compared with the third quarter of plan and received credit rating upgrades from Fitch and Moody’s; repurchased 31.4 million shares of our common stock totaling $2.1 billion; and added to our low cost of supply resource base by increasing our legacy asset position in Alaska through one closed and one announced transaction.

In July 2018, we announced an expansion of the planned 2018 share repurchase program from $2 billion to $3 billion. We expect to fully fund this year’s $3 billion program, as well as our dividend and capital expenditures, with cash provided by operating activities.higher value oil volumes growing 12 percent. Cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2018 was $9.2$2.3 billion which exceeded capital expenditures and investments of $5.1 billion, including $0.5$1.7 billion. After distributing $0.3 billion of acquisition capital; dividends of $1.0 billion;to shareholders and share repurchases of $2.1 billion.

The 2018 expansion to $3 billion, combined with the $3repurchasing $0.7 billion of shares repurchased during 2016our common stock, we ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and 2017, will fully utilize our Board of Directors’ previous share repurchase authorization of $6 billion. As a result, in July 2018 our Board authorized an additional $9 billion for share repurchases, bringing the total program authorization to $15 billion.

In October 2018, we announced a dividend increase for the second time this year, an additional 7 percent, resulting in a quarterly dividend rate of $0.305 per share.

In the second quarter of 2018, we obtained regulatory approvals to complete the transaction with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire its 22 percent nonoperated interest in the Western North Slope of Alaska, as well as its interest in the Alpine Pipeline, for $386 million, after customary adjustments. Full-year 2017 production associated with this interest was 11 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED). In addition, we now have 100 percent interest in approximately 1.2 million acres of exploration and development lands, including the Willow discovery.

In the third quarter of 2018, we entered into agreements with BP to acquire their nonoperated interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area and Kuparuk Transportation Company (Kuparuk Assets) in Alaska, and to sell a ConocoPhillips subsidiary to BP, which will hold 16.5 percent of our 24 percent interest in theBP-operated Clair Field in the United Kingdom. Both transactions are subject to regulatory approval and are expected to close simultaneously in late 2018. Full-year 2017 production andyear-end 2017 proved reserves associated with the 16.5 percent interest in the Clair Field were approximately 3 MBOED and approximately 40 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE), respectively. Full-year 2017 production andyear-end 2017 proved reserves associated with the 39.2 percent interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area were approximately 38 MBOED and 190 MMBOE, respectively. Excluding customary adjustments, the transactions are expected to berestricted cash neutral. Depending on the timing of regulatory approvals, we anticipate recognizing a noncash gain of between $0.5totaling $7.5 billion and $1.0$0.9 billion on completion of the sale of the ConocoPhillips subsidiary holding 16.5 percent of the Clair Field, after customary adjustments and foreign exchange impacts.

short-term investments. In October 2018,July, we announced an agreementincrease to sell our 30expected full-year 2019 share repurchases to $3.5 billion, an increase of $0.5 billion from previously stated plans. In October, we announced an increase to our quarterly dividend of 38 percent interest in the Greater Sunrise Fields for $350 million, prior to customary adjustments, to the government$0.42 per share and announced planned 2020 share buybacks of Timor-Leste, with an expected closing date of early 2019. The transaction is conditional on the funding approval from the Timor-Leste Council of Ministers and National Parliament. The interest to be sold is undeveloped property in the Timor Sea located between Australia and Timor-Leste. No production or reserve impacts are associated with the sale. Proceeds from this transaction will be used for general corporate purposes.$3 billion.

For more information regarding the accounting impacts of these transactions, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

In the third quarter of 2018, we entered into a settlement agreement with Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) to recover approximately $2 billion, which reflects the full amount awarded to ConocoPhillips by an arbitral tribunal constituted under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). PDVSA has agreed to recognize the ICC judgment and to make payments over the next four and a half years. During the quarter, we recognized in other income $345 million, consisting of $242 million in commodity inventory and $103 million in cash, related to this settlement. For more information, see Note 4—Inventories and Note 13—Contingencies and Commitments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Operationally, we continue to focusremain focused on safely executing our capital programoperating plan and remainingstaying attentive to our costs. Production excluding Libya was 1,2241,322 MBOED in the third quarter of 2018,2019, an increase of 2298 MBOED compared with the same period of 2017.2018. Our underlying production, which excludes Libya and the third-quarternet volume impact from closed dispositions and acquisitions of dispositions of approximately 5058 MBOED in 2017,2019 and 43 MBOED in 2018, increased 6 percent83 MBOED compared with the same periodthird quarter of 2017. Underlying production2018. Production on a per debt-adjusted share basis grew by 286 percent compared with the third quarter of 2017.2018. Production per debt-adjusted share is calculated on an underlying production

basis using ending period debt divided by ending share price plus ending shares outstanding. We believe production per debt-adjusted share is useful to investors as it provides a consistent view of production on a total equity basis by converting debt to equity and allows for comparison across peer companies.

Business Environment

Global oil market fundamentals continued to strengthenIn the second quarter of 2019, we completed the sale of our 30 percent interest in the thirdGreater Sunrise Fields to the government of Timor-Leste for $350 million, and recognized an after-tax gain of $52 million. No production or reserve impacts were associated with the sale. The Greater Sunrise Fields were included in our Asia Pacific and Middle East segment.

In April 2019, we entered into an agreement to sell two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited for $2.675 billion plus interest and customary adjustments, with an effective date of January 1, 2018. On September 30, 2019, we completed the sale for proceeds of $2.2 billion. In the nine-month period of 2019, we recorded a $1.8 billion before-tax and $2.1 billion after-tax gain associated with this transaction. Together the subsidiaries sold indirectly held our exploration and production assets in the U.K. In the first nine months of 2019, production associated with the U.K. assets sold was 68 MBOED. Year-end 2018 reserves associated with the U.K. assets sold was 99 MMBOE. Results of operations for the U.K. are reported within our Europe and North Africa segment.

In October 2019, we announced an agreement to sell the subsidiaries that hold our Australia-West assets and operations to Santos for $1.39 billion, plus customary adjustments, with an effective date of January 1, 2019. In addition, we will receive a payment of $75 million upon final investment decision of the Barossa development project. These subsidiaries hold our 37.5 percent interest in the Barossa Project and Caldita Field, our 56.9 percent interest in the Darwin LNG Facility and Bayu-Undan Field, our 40 percent interest in the Greater Poseidon Fields, and our 50 percent interest in the Athena Field. This transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018. Crude2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other specific conditions precedent. In the first nine months of 2019, production associated with the Australia-West assets to be sold was 49 MBOED. Year-end 2018 reserves associated with these assets were 38 MMBOE. We will retain our 37.5 percent interest in the Australia Pacific LNG project and operatorship of that project’s LNG facility. Results of operations for the subsidiaries to be sold are reported within our Asia Pacific and Middle East segment.

For additional information on our dispositions, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Proceeds from these transactions will be used for general corporate purposes.

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Business Environment

Dated Brent crude oil prices improvedhave ranged from a low of $53 per barrel to a high of $75 per barrel in the period becausefirst nine months of supply disruptions and strong global oil demand.

2019. The energy industry has periodically experienced volatility due to fluctuatingsupply-and-demand conditions. Commodity prices are the most significant factor impacting our profitability and related reinvestment of operating cash flows into our business. Among other dynamics that could influence world energy markets and commodity prices are global economic health, supply disruptions or fears thereof caused by civil unrest or military conflicts, or otherwise, actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),OPEC, environmental laws, tax regulations, governmental policies and weather-related disruptions. North America’s energy landscape has been transformed from resource scarcity to an abundance of supply, primarily due to

advances in technology responsible for the rapid growth of tight oil production, successful exploration and rising production from the Canadian oil sands. Our strategy is to create value through price cycles by delivering on the financial and operational priorities that underpin our value proposition.

Our earnings and operating cash flows generally correlate with industry price levels for crude oil and natural gas, the prices of which are subject to factors external to the company and over which we have no control. The following graph depicts the trend in average benchmark prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI)WTI crude oil at Cushing, Dated Brent crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas:



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Brent crude oil prices averaged $61.94 per barrel in the third quarter of 2019, a decrease of 18 percent compared with $75.27 per barrel in the third quarter of 2018, an increaseand a decrease of 4410 percent compared with $52.09$68.82 per barrel in the second quarter of 2019. Crude oil prices for WTI averaged $56.44 per barrel in the third quarter of 2017, and an increase2019, a decrease of 119 percent compared with $74.35 per barrel in the second quarter of 2018. Crude oil prices for WTI averaged $69.71 per barrel in the third quarter of 2018, an increaseand a decrease of 456 percent compared with $48.16 per barrel in the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of 3 percent compared with $67.99$59.80 per barrel in the second quarter of 2018. Prices improved relative to the same period a year ago due to strong oil demand and global supply disruptions.

Henry Hub natural gas prices averaged $2.91 per million British thermal units (MMBTU) in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 3 percent compared with $2.99 per MMBTU in the third quarter of 2017, and an increase of 4 percent compared with $2.80 per MMBTU in the second quarter of 2018.2019. Prices decreased relative to the same period of 20172018 primarily due to highermacroeconomic demand concerns.

Henry Hub natural gas productionprices averaged $2.23 per MMBTU in the contiguous United States.

third quarter of 2019, a decrease of 23 percent compared with $2.91 per MMBTU in the third quarter of 2018, and a decrease of 16 percent compared with $2.64 per MMBTU in the second quarter of 2019. Prices decreased relative to the same period of 2018 due to seasonally mild weather reducing demand and growing U.S. natural gas production.

Our realized bitumen price increaseddecreased from $24.19$34.15 per barrel in the third quarter of 20172018 to $34.15$32.54 per barrel in the same period of 2018,2019, primarily due to improvementsdeclines in the WTI benchmark price, and reduced blend ratios at Surmont from use of condensate diluent, partiallywhich were partly offset by improvements in the widening of the Western Canada Select (WCS) differential.WCS differential to WTI at Hardisty and lower diluent costs. Compared with $32.38$37.20 per barrel in the second quarter of 2018,2019, our third quarter 20182019 realized bitumen price increaseddecreased due to improvements reductions

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in the WTI benchmark price as well as reduced blend ratiosand a widening WCS differential to WTI at Surmont. The improvement in our realized bitumen price wasHardisty, partly offset by turnaroundslower diluent costs. The WCS differential to WTI at Hardisty decreased in U.S. midcontinent refineries, particularly during the latter part of the third quarter resultingof 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2019, due to increased production attributable to easing of curtailment levels in reduced demand for Canadian heavy crudeCanada and contributing to a weakerWCS-WTI Edmonton differential versus the prior quarter.upstream producers returning from turnarounds.

Our total average realized price was $57.71 per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) in the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 46 percent compared with $39.49$47.07 per BOE in the third quarter of 2017 and a 6 percent increase2019, compared with $57.71 per BOE in the secondthird quarter of 2018 primarily reflecting higher average realizations for crudedue to lower realized oil, natural gas and LNG sales, and a more liquids weighted portfolio.NGL prices.



Key Operating and Financial Summary

Significant items during the third quarter of 20182019 included the following:

Cash provided by operating activities was $3.4$2.3 billion and exceeded capital expenditures and investments dividendsof $1.7 billion.

Repurchased $0.75 billion of shares and share repurchases.paid $0.34 billion in dividends.

Third-quarter production excluding Libya of 1,2241,322 MBOED; year-over-year underlying production excluding the impact of closed dispositions grew 67 percent overall and 286 percent on a production per debt-adjusted share basis.

Year-over-yearIncreased production from the Lower 48 Big 3 unconventional plays—Eagle Ford, Bakken and Delaware—grew by 48 percent.21 percent year-over-year.

During the quarter, achieved first production from Bohai Phase 3Executed turnarounds in Alaska, Malaysia and from the final phase of drilling at Bayu-Undan.Norway.

Ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $3.9$7.5 billion and short-term investments of $0.9 billion.

Completed the U.K. divestiture, generating $2.2 billion equatingin proceeds.

Completed the previously announced Alaska Nuna discovery acreage acquisition for approximately $0.1 billion.

Announced the Australia-West divestiture agreement for $1.4 billion, plus customary closing adjustments, subject to $4.8 billion.regulatory and other approvals.

Repurchased $0.9 billion of common shares outstanding, bringingyear-to-date repurchases to $2.1 billion.

ReachedAnnounced a settlement agreement with PDVSA to recover an arbitration award of approximately $2 billion; recognized cash and commodities totaling $345 million38 percent increase in the quarter, with the remainder of the approximately $500 millionquarterly dividend to $0.42 per share, and $3 billion in initial payments dueplanned 2020 share repurchases.

Discontinued exploration activities in the fourth quarter.

Announced BarnettCentral Louisiana Austin Chalk trend and Greater Sunrise dispositions for $580recognized $186 million before customary adjustments.

Received credit rating upgrades from Fitchafter-tax in leasehold impairment and Moody’s.

In October, announced a quarterly dividend increase of 7 percent to 30.5 cents per share.

Outlookdry hole expenses.

Outlook

Production and Capital Guidance

Fourth-quarter 20182019 production is expected to be 1,2751,265 to 1,315 MBOED, reflecting1,305 MBOED. The guidance excludes Libya and reflects the completionimpacts from the completed U.K. disposition.

Capital expenditures are expected to be $6.3 billion versus our original budget of seasonal turnarounds$6.1 billion, attributable to additional appraisal drilling in Alaska and growth from several conventional project startups and ongoing developmentthe addition of a drilling rig in the unconventionals.Eagle Ford at mid-year 2019. This guidance includes impacts expected from the previouslyexcludes approximately $0.3 billion for opportunistic acquisitions completed or announced Barnett disposition and excludes Libya.

Full-year 2018results in total capital expenditures and investments are expected to beof $6.6 billion in 2018. The company’s 2018 operated capital scope remains unchanged, excluding acquisition-related activity. However, the company is adjusting its capital expenditures guidance to $6.1 billion from the original $5.5 billion budget. This guidancebillion. Guidance also excludes obligations under the previously announced $0.4 billionbolt-on acquisition inPSC extension awarded by the Alaska Western North Slope and $0.1 billion to acquire additional acreage in the Montney in Canada.Government of Indonesia.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless otherwise indicated, discussion of results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018,2019, is based on a comparison with the corresponding periods of 2017.2018.

Consolidated Results

A summary of the company’scompany's net income (loss) attributable to ConocoPhillips by business segment follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                        

Millions of Dollars

  Millions of Dollars 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

  Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 

September 30

September 30

  2018 2017 2018 2017 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

  $427   103   1,369   291 

$

306

 

427

 

1,152

 

1,369

Lower 48

   513   (97  1,231   (2,995

 

26

 

513

 

425

 

1,231

Canada

   34   280   2   2,607 

 

51

 

34

 

273

 

2

Europe and North Africa

   241   85   776   379 

 

2,001

 

241

 

2,615

 

776

Asia Pacific and Middle East

   577   396   1,504   (1,540

 

613

 

577

 

1,655

 

1,504

Other International

   316   (20  267   (77

 

73

 

316

 

285

 

267

Corporate and Other

   (247  (327  (760  (1,099

 

(14)

 

(247)

 

64

 

(760)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to ConocoPhillips

  $1,861   420   4,389   (2,434

 

Net income attributable to ConocoPhillips

$

3,056

 

1,861

 

6,469

 

4,389



Net income attributable to ConocoPhillips in the third quarter of 20182019 increased $1,441 million.$1.2 billion. Earnings were positively impacted by:

Higher realized commodity prices.A $1.8 billion after-tax gain associated with the completion of the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited.

Higher crude oil sales volumes.

Recognition of $325 millionafter-tax from a settlement agreement with PDVSA.

Lower depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) expense, mainlyvolumes due to lowerunit-of-production ratesgrowth in the Lower 48 unconventionals and from reserve additionsthe acquisition of incremental interests in operated assets in Alaska during the fourth quarter of 2018.

An unrealized gain of $116 million after-tax on our Cenovus Energy (CVE) common shares in the third quarter of 2019, and disposition impacts.the absence of a $57 million after-tax unrealized loss on those shares in the third quarter of 2018.

A $164 million income tax benefit related to deepwater incentive tax credits recognized for Malaysia Block G.

Third quarter 20182019 net income increases were partly offset by:

The absence of a $190 millionafter-tax gain in the third quarter of 2017 for funds received in relation to environmental claims related to certain Canadian assets sold in 2017.Lower realized crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices.

The absence of a $114 million tax benefit in the third quarter of 2017Lower other income related to our settlement agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) of $239 million after-tax.

Higher exploration expenses, primarily in our Lower 48 segment due to $186 million after-tax of leasehold impairment and dry hole costs associated with our decision to exit Nova Scotia deepwater exploration.discontinue exploration activities in the Central Louisiana Austin Chalk trend.

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Net income attributable to ConocoPhillips in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018,2019, increased $6,823 million.

$2.1 billion. Earnings were positively impacted by:

A $2.1 billion after-tax gain associated with the completion of the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited.

Higher crude oil sales volumes due to growth in the Lower 48 unconventionals and from the acquisition of incremental interests in operated assets in Alaska during the second and fourth quarters of 2018.

A $328 million higher after-tax unrealized gain on our Cenovus Energy common shares reflected in other income.

The absence of a $2.5 billionafter-tax impairmentpremiums on debt retirements totaling $195 million after-tax.

A $164 million income tax benefit related to deepwater incentive tax credits recognized in the second quarterfor Malaysia Block G.

Increased earnings of 2017,$115 million related to the salesettlement of our interests in the San Juan Basincertain tax disputes and the marketing of our Barnett asset.

The absence of a $2.4 billion before- andafter-tax impairment of our equity investment in Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (APLNG), recognized in the second quarter of 2017.

Higher realized commodity prices.

Lower DD&A expense, mainly due to lowerunit-of-production rates from reserve additions and disposition impacts.

Recognition of $325 millionafter-tax from a settlement agreement with PDVSA.

enhanced oil recovery credits.

Lower exploration expenses, primarily due to the absence of first quarter 2017 charges in our Lower 48 and Other International segments.

Lower interest and debt expense because of a lower debt balance.

Higher equity earnings in Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (3) (QG3) and APLNG, primarily due to higher realized LNG prices, and higher sales volumes from QG3.

A $109 millionafter-tax benefit, including interest, in the first quarter of 2018, resulting from an accrual reduction due to a transportation cost ruling in Alaska by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Earnings in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018,2019, were negatively impacted by:

The absenceLower realized crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices.

Higher exploration expenses, primarily in our Lower 48 segment due to $194 million after-tax of $1.6 billionleasehold impairment and dry hole costs associated with our decision to discontinue exploration activities inafter-tax gains related the Central Louisiana Austin Chalk trend.

Higher DD&A associated with increased production volumes, primarily in the Lower 48 and Alaska.

Higher production and operating expenses associated with increased production volumes, primarily in the Lower 48 and Alaska.

Lower equity in earnings of affiliates, primarily due to the saleimpairments of certain Canadian assetsequity method investments in 2017.our Lower 48 segment of $120 million after-tax in 2019.

The absence of a $996$109 million deferred taxafter-tax benefit in the first quarter of 2017from an accrual reduction related to a transportation cost ruling by the disposition of certain Canadian assets.FERC.

Lower sales volumes, primarily due to dispositions in our Lower 48 and Canada segments in 2017 and normal field decline.

See the “Segment Results” section for additional information.

Income Statement Analysis

Sales and other operating revenues for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018 increased 412019 decreased 18 percent and 277 percent, respectively, mainly due to lower realized crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices, partly offset by higher realized prices across all commodities. Insales volumes of crude oil in the Lower 48 and Alaska.

Equity in earnings of affiliates for the nine-month period of 2018, these increases were partly offset by lower sales volumes,2019 decreased $116 million, primarily due to impairments of equity method investments in our Canada and Lower 48 segments, duesegment of $95 million in the second quarter of 2019 and $60 million in the first quarter of 2019. For more information, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions and Note 3—Variable Interest Entities, in the Notes to 2017 disposition activity.Consolidated Financial Statements.

Equity

Gain on dispositions increased $1.7 billion in earnings of affiliates for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018 increased 50 percent and 34 percent, respectively,2019, primarily due to higher earnings from QG3 and APLNG as a result$1.8 billion before-tax gain associated with the completion of higher LNG prices for both affiliates and higher sales volumes from QG3. The absencethe sale of equity in earnings from FCCL followingtwo ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited. For additional information related to our U.K. disposition, to Cenovus Energy in the second quarter of 2017 partly offset the increase in nine-month 2018 earnings.see Note 5—Asset Dispositions.

Gain on dispositions

Other income for the third quarternine-month period of 2018 decreased $1332019 increased $463 million, primarily due to the absence of a $281$302 millionbefore-tax gain related to the sale of certain Canadian assets recognized in the third quarter of 2017, partly offset by a gain on an unproved property exchange in the Lower 48 in the third quarter of 2018. Gain on dispositions in the nine-month period of 2018 decreased $2.0 billion, primarily due to the absence of a $2.1 billionbefore-tax gain on the 2017 Canadian asset sale. For more information on dispositions, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other income for the third quarter of 2018 increased $244 million, primarily due to recognizing $345 million related to a settlement agreement with PDVSA, partly offset by a $73 millionbefore-tax net unrealized loss on our Cenovus Energy common shares. In the nine-month period of 2018, other income increased $530 million primarily due to recognizing $345 million related to the settlement agreement with PDVSA referenced above, as well as a $187 millionbefore-tax higher unrealized gain on our Cenovus Energy common shares.

For discussion of our PDVSA settlement, see Note 4—Inventories and Note 13—Contingencies and Commitments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

For discussion of our Cenovus Energy shares, see Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Purchased commodities for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018 increased 212019 decreased 23 percent and 1412 percent, respectively, primarily due to higherlower crude oil prices and higher crude volumes purchased, partly offset by lower natural gas prices during the nine-month period.prices.

Production and operating expenses for the nine-month period of 2019 increased $169 million or 4 percent, mainly due to costs associated with higher production volumes, primarily in the Lower 48 and Alaska.

Exploration expenses for the three- and nine-month periods of 20182019 increased $145$257 million and $13$325 million, respectively, primarily due to costs associated with higher underlying production volumes as well as higher maintenanceleasehold impairment and wellwork, largely offset by lower costs from disposition impacts in our Canada and Lower 48 segments during the nine-month period of 2018.

Exploration expenses decreased $453 million in the nine-month period of 2018, primarily due to the absence of first quarter 2017 dry hole and leasehold impairment costs of $342 million associated with the Shenandoah prospect in deepwater Gulf of Mexico as well as the absence of a $43 millionbefore-tax charge for the cancellation of our Athena drilling rig contract and other rig stacking costs in our Other InternationalLower 48 segment. In the third quarter of 2019, we recorded a $141 million before-tax leasehold impairment expense due to our decision to discontinue exploration activities in the Central Louisiana Austin Chalk trend. Dry hole costs in the Lower 48 increased by approximately $120 million before-tax in the third quarter, primarily related to this play.

DD&A for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018 decreased 72019 increased 5 percent and 176 percent, respectively, mainly due to lowerunit-of-production rates from reserve additions and disposition impactshigher production volumes in our Canada andthe Lower 48 segments,and Alaska, partly offset by increased underlying production volumes.lower expense in our Europe and North Africa segment due to the cessation of DD&A for our disposed U.K. assets. We ceased DD&A for our disposed U.K. subsidiaries in the second quarter of 2019 when these assets became held-for-sale. For more information regarding the completed U.K. divestiture, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions.

Impairments

Other expenses decreased $6.4 billion$292 million in the nine-month period of 2018, mainly2019, primarily due to the absence of second quarter 2017 impairments of $3.3 billiona $206 million before-tax expense for our interests in the San Juan Basinpremiums on early debt retirements and $0.6 billionbefore-tax for our interests in the Barnett, both in our Lower 48 segment, as well as a $2.4 billion before- andafter-tax impairment of our equity investment in APLNG. For additional information, see Note 9—Impairments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.lower pension settlement expense.

Taxes other than income taxes for the three- and nine-month periods of 2018 increased $137 million and $164 million, respectively, primarily due to higher production taxes in Alaska and the Lower 48 corresponding with higher realized commodity prices.

Interest and debt expense decreased $65 million and $325 million in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively, because of lower debt balances.

See Note 22—Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information regarding ourincome tax provision (benefit) and effective tax rate.

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Summary Operating Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

710

 

635

 

709

 

632

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

114

 

106

 

114

 

102

Bitumen (MBD)

 

63

 

65

 

59

 

65

Natural gas (MMCFD)*

 

2,871

 

2,732

 

2,826

 

2,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

1,366

 

1,261

 

1,353

 

1,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars Per Unit

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (per barrel)

$

59.57

 

73.05

 

61.26

 

69.74

Natural gas liquids (per barrel)

 

15.59

 

35.14

 

20.24

 

31.31

Bitumen (per barrel)

 

32.54

 

34.15

 

34.11

 

26.46

Natural gas (per thousand cubic feet)

 

4.74

 

5.81

 

5.17

 

5.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

Exploration Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General administrative, geological and geophysical,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lease rental, and other

$

67

 

75

 

231

 

203

Leasehold impairment

 

154

 

16

 

196

 

36

Dry holes

 

139

 

12

 

165

 

28

 

 

$

360

 

103

 

592

 

267

*Represents quantities available for sale and excludes gas equivalent of natural gas liquids included above.

Summary Operating Statistics

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017  2018   2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average Net Production

       

Crude oil (MBD)(1)

   635    582   632    591 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

   106    95   102    119 

Bitumen (MBD)

   65    63   65    140 

Natural gas (MMCFD)(2)

   2,732    2,918   2,771    3,405 

 

 

Total Production(MBOED)(3)

   1,261    1,226   1,261    1,418 

 

 
   Dollars Per Unit 

Average Sales Prices

       

Crude oil (per barrel)

   73.05    49.39   69.74    49.51 

Natural gas liquids (per barrel)

   35.14    23.82   31.31    23.25 

Bitumen (per barrel)

   34.15    24.19   26.46    22.25 

Natural gas (per thousand cubic feet)

   5.81    4.11   5.37    3.91 

 

 
   Millions of Dollars 

Exploration Expenses

       

General administrative, geological and geophysical, lease rental, and other

  $75    66(4)    203    285(4)  

Leasehold impairment

   16    10   36    81 

Dry holes

   12    (3  28    354 

 

 
  $103    73(4)    267    720(4)  

 

 

(1) Thousands of barrels per day.

(2) Millions of cubic feet per day. Represents quantities available for sale and excludes gas equivalent of natural gas liquids included above.

(3) Thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day.

(4) Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation as a result of the adoption of ASUNo. 2017-07. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

We explore for, produce, transport and market crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquidsNGLs on a worldwide basis. At September 30, 2018,During the third quarter of 2019, our operations were producing in the United States,U.S., Norway, the United Kingdom,U.K., Canada, Australia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Qatar and Libya.

Total production increased 35105 MBOED or 38 percent in the third quarter of 2018,2019, primarily due to:

New wells online in the Lower 48,48.

An increased interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area (GKA) of Alaska following an acquisition closed in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Higher production in Norway due to drilling activity and China.the startup of Aasta Hansteen in December 2018.

Lower unplanned downtime, primarily in the U.K. and Malaysia.

The increase in third quarter 2019 production was partly offset by:

Normal field decline.

Disposition impacts from non-core asset sales, primarily in the Lower 48.

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Total production increased 92 MBOED or 7 percent in the third quarternine-month period of 2017.2019, primarily due to:

The continuedramp-up

New wells online in Libya.the Lower 48.

An increased interest in the Western North Slope (WNS) and GKA of Alaska following our second quarter 2018 acquisition.

The increaseacquisitions closed in third quarter 20182018.

Higher production was partly offset by:

Normal field decline.

Disposition impacts in the Lower 48 from the sale of San Juan and other noncore assets in 2017.

Higher unplanned downtime, mainly in the Lower 48 and Malaysia.

Total production decreased 157 MBOED or 11 percent in the nine-month period of 2018, primarilyNorway due to:

Disposition impacts from asset sales in Canadato drilling activity and the Lower 48.

Normal field decline.

Higher unplanned downtime related to a third-party pipeline outagestartup of Aasta Hansteen in Malaysia.December 2018.

The decreaseincrease in production during the nine-month period of 20182019 was partly offset by:

New wells onlineNormal field decline.

Disposition impacts from tight oil playsnon-core asset sales, primarily in the Lower 48, Malikai48.

Planned turnarounds at the Greater Ekofisk Area in Malaysia,Norway, QG3 in Qatar and Surmont and Montney in Canada.

Improved drilling and well performance in Alaska, Lower 48, Norway and China.

The continuedramp-up in Libya.

Production excluding Libya was 1,2241,322 MBOED in the third quarter of 2018,2019, an increase of 2298 MBOED compared with the same period of 2017.or 8 percent. Our underlying production, which excludes Libya and the third-quarternet volume impact from closed dispositions and acquisitions of dispositions of approximately 5058 MBOED in 2017,2019 and 43 MBOED in 2018, increased 6 percent compared with83 MBOED or 7 percent.

Production excluding Libya was 1,310 MBOED in the samenine-month period of 2017.2019, an increase of 90 MBOED or 7 percent. Our underlying production, which excludes Libya and the net volume impact from closed dispositions and acquisitions of 67 MBOED in 2019 and 47 MBOED in 2018, increased 69 MBOED or 6 percent.

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Segment Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

306

 

427

 

1,152

 

1,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

190

 

152

 

200

 

165

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

11

 

12

 

15

 

14

Natural gas (MMCFD)

 

6

 

5

 

7

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

202

 

165

 

216

 

180

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

$

62.78

 

76.47

 

64.34

 

72.44

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

 

3.01

 

2.52

 

3.23

 

2.51

Segment Results

Alaska

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $427    103    1,369    291 

 

 

Average Net Production

        

Crude oil (MBD)

   152    154    165    166 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

   12    11    14    14 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

   5    5    6    7 

 

 

Total Production(MBOED)

   165    166    180    181 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

        

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

  $76.47    50.53    72.44    50.81 

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

   2.52    4.55    2.51    2.77 

 

 

The Alaska segment primarily explores for, produces, transports and markets crude oil, natural gas liquidsNGLs and natural gas. As of September 30, 2018,2019, Alaska contributed 2224 percent of our worldwide liquids production and less than 1 percent of our worldwide natural gas production.

Earnings from Alaska for the three-third quarter of 2019 decreased $121 million, primarily because of lower realized crude oil prices, the absence of enhanced oil recovery credits, and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, increased $324 millionhigher DD&A and $1,078 million, respectively, comparedproduction and operating expenses associated with higher production volumes. Partly offsetting the corresponding periods in 2017. The increasedecrease in earnings was higher crude oil sales volumes due to an increased interest in GKA following an acquisition completed in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Earnings from Alaska for both periods wasthe nine-month period of 2019 decreased $217 million, primarily because of lower realized crude oil prices, higher production and operating expenses and DD&A associated with higher production volumes, and lower enhanced oil recovery credits. Partly offsetting the decrease in earnings were higher crude oil sales volumes due to increased interests in the WNS and GKA following acquisitions completed in 2018.

Average production increased 37 MBOED in the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to higher realized crude oil prices. Additionally, earningsacquiring incremental interests in GKA during the fourth quarter of 2018, which increased production 35 MBOED in the current period. Production also increased in the third quarter due to lower planned downtime, partly offset by normal field decline. Average production increased 36 MBOED in the nine-month period of 2018 were improved2019, primarily due to acquiring incremental interests in WNS during the absence of a $110 millionafter-tax impairment related to our small interest in the Point Thomson Unit, recognized in the firstsecond quarter of 2017; lower DD&A expense from reserve additions;2018 and a $79 millionafter-tax benefit resulting from an accrual reduction due to a transportation cost ruling byincremental interests in GKA during the FERC, recorded in the firstfourth quarter of 2018.

Average These acquisitions increased production was down 1by a combined 41 MBOED in the three- and nine-month periodsperiod of 2018 compared with2019. Production also increased in the corresponding periods in 2017, primarilynine-month period of 2019 due to higherlower planned downtime and normal field decline,downtime. These production increases were partly offset by production increases from improved drilling and well performance. normal field decline.

Acquisition Update

In the third quarter of 2018, production included 8 MBOED due to the acquisition in the Western North Slope discussed below.

Acquisitions

During the second quarter of 2018,2019, we obtained regulatory approvals and completed the transaction we entered into with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire its 22 percent nonoperated interest inpreviously announced Nuna discovery acreage acquisition for approximately $100 million, expanding the Western North SlopeKuparuk River Unit and leveraging legacy infrastructure.

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Table of Alaska, as well as its interest in the Alpine Pipeline, for $386 million, after customary adjustments. In 2017, the net production associated with this interest was 11 MBOED. In addition, we now have 100 percent interest in approximately 1.2 million acres of exploration and development lands, including the Willow discovery.Contents

In July 2018, we entered into agreements with BP to acquire their nonoperated interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area and Kuparuk Transportation Company in Alaska, and to sell a ConocoPhillips subsidiary to BP, which will hold 16.5 percent of our 24 percent interest in theBP-operated Clair Field in the United Kingdom. Both transactions are subject to regulatory approvals and are expected to close simultaneously in 2018. Full-year 2017 production andyear-end 2017 proved reserves associated with the 39.2 percent interest in the Greater Kuparuk Area were approximately 38 MBOED and 190 MMBOE, respectively.

Lower 48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

26

 

513

 

425

 

1,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

277

 

240

 

264

 

218

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

84

 

73

 

80

 

68

Natural gas (MMCFD)

 

649

 

608

 

604

 

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

469

 

414

 

444

 

384

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

$

54.38

 

67.73

 

55.63

 

65.38

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

 

13.04

 

32.17

 

17.03

 

28.06

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

 

1.80

 

2.80

 

2.19

 

2.63



See Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Lower 48

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017  2018   2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $513    (97  1,231    (2,995

 

 

Average Net Production

       

Crude oil (MBD)

   240    175   218    176 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

   73    64   68    73 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

   608    765   589    1,007 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

   414    366   384    417 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

       

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

  $67.73    45.29   65.38    44.84 

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

   32.17    20.72   28.06    20.55 

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

   2.80    2.63   2.63    2.74 

 

 

The Lower 48 segment consists of operations located in the U.S. Lower 48 states, as well as producing properties in the Gulf of Mexico. As of September 30, 2018,2019, the Lower 48 contributed 3739 percent of our worldwide liquids production and 21 percent of our worldwide natural gas production.

Earnings from the Lower 48 for the three-third quarter of 2019 decreased $487 million, primarily due to lower realized crude oil, NGL and nine-month periodsnatural gas prices and higher exploration expenses associated with our decision to discontinue exploration activities in the Central Louisiana Austin Chalk trend. In the third quarter, we recorded approximately $186 million after-tax of 2018exploration expenses related to this play comprised of leasehold impairment and dry hole costs. Additionally, earnings were lower in the third quarter due to higher DD&A, primarily associated with increased $610 million and $4,226 million, respectively, compared with corresponding periodsproduction volumes. Partly offsetting the decrease in 2017. Both periods benefitted from higher realizedearnings was increased crude oil and NGL prices and higher crude oil sales volumes. Earningsvolumes in the third quarter of 2018 also increased due to a $44 millionafter-tax gain related to an undeveloped property exchange.Eagle Ford, Bakken and Delaware in the Permian Basin.

Earnings in

In the nine-month period of 2018 increased2019, earnings decreased $806 million, primarily due to lower realized crude oil, NGL and natural gas prices; higher DD&A associated with increased production volumes; higher exploration expenses, primarily due to $194 million of leasehold impairment and dry hole costs associated with our decision to discontinue exploration activities in the absenceCentral Louisiana Austin Chalk trend; higher production and operating expenses associated with higher production volumes; and lower earnings in equity affiliates. Earnings in equity affiliates were reduced due to a $47 million after-tax impairment associated with the sale of second quarter 2017 impairments totaling $2.5 billionafter-tax for our interests in the San Juan BasinGolden Pass LNG Terminal and Golden Pass Pipeline in the Barnett; lower DD&A expense, primarily duefirst quarter of 2019 and a $73 million after-tax impairment associated with our investment in the MWCC in the second quarter of 2019. Partly offsetting the decrease in earnings was increased crude oil and NGL volumes in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Delaware in the Permian Basin.

For additional information related to reserve additions and asset disposition impacts, partly offset by higher underlying volumes; and lower exploration expenses. Exploration expenses were lower, mainly dueour impairment of MWCC, see Note 3—Variable Interest Entities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For more information related to the absencesale of first quarter 2017 dry holeour interests in Golden Pass LNG Terminal and impairment charges of $189 millionafter-taxGolden Pass Pipeline, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions and $33 millionafter-tax, respectively, for multiple Shenandoah wells and associated leases.Note 14—Fair Value Measurement in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Total average production forincreased 55 MBOED and 60 MBOED in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, adjusted for dispositions and Hurricane Harvey, increased approximately 27 percent and 22 percent, respectively. These underlying production increases were2019, respectively, primarily due to new production from unconventional assets in Eagle Ford, Bakken and Delaware in the Permian Basin, partly offset by normal field decline. Disposition impacts from the sale of San Juan and other noncore asset sales were approximately 50 MBOED and 105Additionally, production decreased by 12 MBOED in the three- and nine-month periods of 2017, respectively. Production2019 due to non-core dispositions in 2018.

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Asset Disposition Update

In January 2019, we entered into agreements to sell our 12.4 percent ownership interests in the third quarterGolden Pass LNG Terminal and Golden Pass Pipeline. We have also entered into agreements to amend our contractual obligations for retaining use of 2017 was impacted by 15 MBOED from Hurricane Harvey.

Asset Dispositions Update

Inthe facilities. As a result of entering into these agreements, we recognized a before-tax impairment of $60 million in the first quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of certain properties2019 which is included in the Lower 48 segment for net proceeds“Equity in earnings of $112 million. No gain or loss was recognizedaffiliates” line on the sale.our consolidated income statement. In the second quarter of 2018,2019, we completed the sale of a package of largely undeveloped acreage for net proceeds of $105 million. No gain or

sale.



Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

51

 

34

 

273

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

1

Bitumen (MBD)

 

63

 

65

 

59

 

65

Natural gas (MMCFD)

 

9

 

12

 

8

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

66

 

70

 

62

 

69

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bitumen (dollars per barrel)*

 

32.54

 

34.15

 

34.11

 

26.46

*Average prices for sales of bitumen excludes additional value realized from the purchase and sale of third-party volumes for optimization of our pipeline capacity between Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

loss was recognized on the sale. In the third quarter of 2018, we completed a noncash exchange of undeveloped acreage in the Lower 48 segment. This transaction was recorded at fair value resulting in the recognition of a $44 millionafter-tax gain.

In the third quarter of 2018, we signed a definitive agreement to sell our interest in the Barnett for approximately $230 million, plus customary adjustments. Full-year 2017 production associated with the Barnett averaged 10 MBOED, of which approximately 55 percent was natural gas and 45 percent was natural gas liquids.After-tax impairment charges of $33 million and $68 million were recognized in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively, to reduce the carrying value to fair value less costs to sell. The transaction is expected to close byyear-end 2018.

See Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Acquisition

During the fourth quarter of 2017, we acquired approximately 200,000 net acres of early life-cycle unconventional acreage in the Austin Chalk play in central Louisiana for approximately $200 million. We began an exploration drilling program in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Canada

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $34    280    2    2,607 

 

 

Average Net Production

        

Crude oil (MBD)

   1    1    1    3 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

   2    1    1    12 

Bitumen (MBD)

        

Consolidated operations

   65    63    65    56 

Equity affiliates

               84 

 

 

Total bitumen

   65    63    65    140 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

   12    10    13    246 

 

 

Total Production(MBOED)

   70    67    69    196 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

        

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

  $            43.46 

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

               21.44 

Bitumen (dollars per barrel)*

        

Consolidated operations

   34.15    24.19    26.46    19.93 

Equity affiliates

               23.83 

Total bitumen

   34.15    24.19    26.46    22.25 

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

               1.95 

 

 

*Average prices for sales of bitumen produced during 2018 excludes additional value realized from the purchase and sale of third-party volumes for optimization of our pipeline capacity between Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Our Canadian operations mainly consist of an oil sands development in the Athabasca Region of northeastern Alberta and a liquids-rich unconventional play in western Canada. As of September 30, 2018,2019, Canada contributed 87 percent of our worldwide liquids production and less than 1 percent of our worldwide natural gas production.

Earnings from Canada decreased $246increased $17 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared with the corresponding period in 2017,2019, primarily because of lower DD&A expense due to the absence of a $190lower rates from reserve additions and lower production and operating expenses. Earnings increased $271 millionafter-tax gain for funds received in relation to environmental claims related to disposition activity and the absence of a $114 million tax benefit related to our decision to exit Nova Scotia, both recognized in the third quarter of 2017. Partly offsetting these impacts were higher realized bitumen prices.

Earnings from Canada decreased $2.6 billion in the nine-month period of 2018 compared with2019, mainly due to higher realized bitumen prices; lower DD&A expense due to lower rates from reserve additions; a $68 million tax benefit primarily comprised of a previously unrecognizable tax basis related to a tax settlement; lower production and operating expenses; and a $25 million tax benefit due to a four year phased four percent reduction in Alberta’s corporate income tax rate. Partly offsetting the correspondingnine-month period increase in 2017,earnings were lower sales volumes due to a planned turnaround at Surmont and a mandated production curtailment imposed by the Alberta government in January 2019.

Total average production decreased 4 MBOED in the three-month period of 2019, primarily due to a mandated production curtailment imposed by the absence of earnings associated with certain Canadian assets, including our interest in the FCCL Partnership, sold to Cenovus Energy in the second quarter of 2017. The nine-month period of 2017 included $1.6 billion inafter-tax gains, $1.0 billion in deferred tax benefits, and equity earnings in the FCCL Partnership.

For additional information on the 2017 Canada disposition, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions and Note 7—Investment in Cenovus Energy, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Total averageAlberta government which impacted production increased 4 percent in the third quarter of 2018, primarily dueby 3 MBOED. The curtailment measure, which began in January 2019, is intended to lower planned downtimestrengthen the WCS differential to WTI at Hardisty and improved drilling and well performance.is currently anticipated to expire in December 2020. Total average production decreased 65 percent7 MBOED in the nine-month period of 2018,2019, primarily due to our 2017 Canada disposition, partly offset by new wells online ata 4 MBOED impact from a planned turnaround in Surmont and Montney.3 MBOED related to a mandated production curtailment.

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Acquisition

Europe and North Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

2,001

 

241

 

2,615

 

776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

149

 

145

 

143

 

147

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

7

 

8

 

7

 

8

Natural gas (MMCFD)

 

473

 

452

 

531

 

502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

235

 

229

 

238

 

240

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

$

63.47

 

76.54

 

65.17

 

71.38

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

 

23.20

 

38.80

 

28.65

 

37.75

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

 

3.60

 

7.62

 

4.98

 

7.40



In February 2018, we acquired approximately 34,500 net acres of undeveloped land in the Montney in Canada for a net purchase price of approximately $120 million. The additional acreage is adjacent to our existing position in the liquids-rich portion of the Montney.

Europe and North Africa

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $241    85    776    379 

 

 

Average Net Production

        

Crude oil (MBD)

   145    141    147    139 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

   8    7    8    8 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

   452    408    502    475 

 

 

Total Production(MBOED)

   229    216    240    227 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

        

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

  $76.54    51.05    71.38    51.90 

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

   38.80    31.16    37.75    29.69 

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

   7.62    5.09    7.40    5.34 

 

 

The Europe and North Africa segment consists of operations principally located in the Norwegian and U.K. sectors of the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and Libya. As of September 30, 2018,2019, our Europe and North Africa operations contributed 1917 percent of our worldwide liquids production and 1819 percent of our worldwide natural gas production.

Earnings for Europe and North Africa increased by $156 million and $397 millionapproximately $1.8 billion in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively, compared with the corresponding periods in 2017,2019, primarily due to higher realized crude oil and natural gas prices and lower DD&A expense duea gain associated with the completion of the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to reserve additions. Additionally, earnings in theChrysaor E&P Limited. The nine-month period of 2018 increased by $31 milliongain associated with this sale was approximately $2.1 billion after-tax, because comprised of a reduction to impairment due to decreased asset retirement obligation estimates for a certain field in the United Kingdom which was impaired in prior years, offset by the absence of a $41 millionU.S. tax benefit in Norway,of $234 million, recorded in the second quarter, related to the recognition of 2017.U.S. tax basis in our U.K. subsidiaries to be sold, and an additional $1.8 billion upon completion of the sale in the third quarter recognized as gain on dispositions. Earnings in both periods also increased due to the cessation of DD&A in the second quarter of 2019 for our disposed U.K. subsidiaries when these assets became held-for-sale. Partly offsetting the increase in earnings were lower realized natural gas and crude oil prices.

Average production increased 63 percent in both the three- and nine-month periodsthird quarter of 2018 compared with the corresponding periods in 2017,2019, primarily due to higher production in Libya, improved drilling and well performance and new wells online in Norway and the United Kingdom. These increasesU.K., including the rampup of production at Aasta Hansteen in Norway, and lower unplanned downtime. Partly offsetting this increase in production, were partly offset bywas normal field decline and the final cessation of production in several producing gas fieldsplanned turnarounds in the Southern North SeaU.K. and Norway. Average production decreased 1 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Full-year 2017 average net production in the Southern North Sea was 46 million cubic feet a day or 8 MBOED.

Libya production wasshut-in frommid-June 2018 through the end of the second quarter because of the Es Sider crude oil export terminal closure following anine-month period of civil unrest. Exports resumed in July 2018.2019.

Disposition

Asset Disposition Update

In July 2018,April 2019, we entered into agreementsan agreement to sell two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited for $2.675 billion plus interest and customary adjustments, with BP to acquire their nonoperated interestan effective date of January 1, 2018. On September 30, 2019, we completed the sale for proceeds of $2.2 billion. In the nine-month period of 2019, we recorded a $1.8 billion before-tax and $2.1 billion after-tax gain associated with this transaction. Together the subsidiaries sold indirectly held our exploration and production assets in the Greater Kuparuk Area and Kuparuk Transportation Company in Alaska, and to sell a ConocoPhillips subsidiary to BP, which will hold 16.5 percentU.K. In the first nine months of our 24 percent interest in2019, production associated with theBP-operated Clair Field in the United Kingdom. Both transactions are subject to regulatory approvals and are expected to close simultaneously in 2018. Excluding customary adjustments, the transactions are expected to be cash neutral. Full-year 2017 production andyear-end 2017 proved U.K. assets sold was 68 MBOED. Year-end 2018 reserves associated with the 16.5 percent interestU.K. assets sold were 99 MMBOE.For additional information, see Note 5—Asset Dispositions in the Clair Field were approximately 3 MBOED and 40 MMBOE, respectively. Depending on the timingNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Contents

Asia Pacific and Middle East

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

613

 

577

 

1,655

 

1,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (MBD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

 

79

 

84

 

88

 

87

 

Equity affiliates

 

14

 

13

 

13

 

14

 

Total crude oil

 

93

 

97

 

101

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

 

4

 

3

 

4

 

3

 

Equity affiliates

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

Total natural gas liquids

 

12

 

11

 

12

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

 

658

 

630

 

633

 

617

 

Equity affiliates

 

1,076

 

1,025

 

1,043

 

1,044

 

Total natural gas

 

1,734

 

1,655

 

1,676

 

1,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Production (MBOED)

 

394

 

383

 

393

 

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

$

62.01

 

74.78

 

64.75

 

71.98

 

Equity affiliates

 

59.91

 

76.62

 

61.23

 

73.00

 

Total crude oil

 

61.69

 

75.02

 

64.28

 

72.13

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

 

30.13

 

52.30

 

38.13

 

48.15

 

Equity affiliates

 

30.18

 

49.71

 

36.49

 

45.74

 

Total natural gas liquids

 

30.17

 

50.71

 

37.04

 

46.48

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated operations

 

5.78

 

6.53

 

6.01

 

5.88

 

Equity affiliates

 

6.40

 

6.35

 

6.48

 

5.70

 

Total natural gas

 

6.17

 

6.42

 

6.31

 

5.76

ConocoPhillips subsidiary holding 16.5 percent of the Clair Field, after customary adjustments and foreign exchange impacts. See Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions, for additional information.

Asia Pacific and Middle East

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $577    396    1,504    (1,540

 

 

Average Net Production

        

Crude oil (MBD)

        

Consolidated operations

   84    97    87    93 

Equity affiliates

   13    14    14    14 

 

 

Total crude oil

   97    111    101    107 

 

 

Natural gas liquids (MBD)

        

Consolidated operations

   3    4    3    5 

Equity affiliates

   8    8    8    7 

 

 

Total natural gas liquids

   11    12    11    12 

 

 

Natural gas (MMCFD)

        

Consolidated operations

   630    690    617    673 

Equity affiliates

   1,025    1,040    1,044    997 

 

 

Total natural gas

   1,655    1,730    1,661    1,670 

 

 

Total Production(MBOED)

   383    411    388    397 

 

 

Average Sales Prices

        

Crude oil (dollars per barrel)

        

Consolidated operations

  $74.78    52.06    71.98    51.73 

Equity affiliates

   76.62    52.29    73.00    52.87 

Total crude oil

   75.02    52.10    72.13    51.88 

Natural gas liquids (dollars per barrel)

        

Consolidated operations

   52.30    35.74    48.15    38.28 

Equity affiliates

   49.71    35.94    45.74    37.59 

Total natural gas liquids

   50.71    35.86    46.48    37.84 

Natural gas (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

        

Consolidated operations

   6.53    4.63    5.88    4.87 

Equity affiliates

   6.35    4.51    5.70    4.28 

Total natural gas

   6.42    4.56    5.76    4.52 

 

 

The Asia Pacific and Middle East segment has operations in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Timor-Leste and Qatar, as well as exploration activities in Brunei.Qatar. As of September 30, 2018,2019, Asia Pacific and Middle East contributed 1413 percent of our worldwide liquids production and 6160 percent of our worldwide natural gas production.

Earnings increased $181 million and $3,044$36 million in the three-third quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $164 million income tax benefit related to deepwater incentive tax credits from the Malaysia Block G, partly offset by lower realized crude oil, NGL and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively, compared with the corresponding periods in 2017. Both periods benefitted from higher realizednatural gas prices, and improved equity earnings from APLNGlower crude oil and QG3,LNG sales volumes. Earnings increased $151 million in the nine-month period of 2019, primarily due to a $164 million income tax benefit related to deepwater incentive tax credits from the Malaysia Block G, higher realized LNG prices, for both periods

and a $52 million after-tax gain on disposition of our interest in the Greater Sunrise Fields. Partly offsetting this increase in earnings were lower realized crude oil prices and lower LNG sales volumes.

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Average production increased 11 MBOED in the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to new production from Malaysia, including first oil from Gumusut Phase 2; new wells online in China; and higher sales volumes from QG3 duringlower unplanned downtime. Partly offsetting this production increase was normal field decline. In the nine-month period of 2018. Additionally, the nine-month period of 2018 was improved due to the absence of a $2,384 million before- andafter-tax charge for the impairment of our APLNG investment, recorded in2019, average production increased 1 percent.

Asset Dispositions Update

In the second quarter of 2017. See2019, we recognized an after-tax gain of $52 million upon completion of the “APLNG” sectionsale of Note 6—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for information on the impairment of our APLNG investment.

Average production decreased 7 percent and 2 percent in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively, compared with the corresponding periods in 2017. In both periods, production decreased due to normal field decline; unplanned downtime in Malaysia related to the rupture of a third-party pipeline which carries gas production from the Kebabangan gas field in Malaysia; and production curtailment in Qatar. These impacts were partly offset by an infill drilling program in China and new wells online at Malakai in Malaysia.

Asset Disposition Update

In October 2018, we announced an agreement to sell our 30 percent interest in the Greater Sunrise Fields for $350 million, prior to customary adjustments, to the government of Timor-Leste with an expected closing date in early 2019. The transaction is conditional on funding approval from the Timor-Leste Council of Ministers and National Parliament, as well as regulatory approvals and partnerpre-emption rights. The interest to be sold is undeveloped property in the Timor Sea located between Australia and Timor-Leste.for $350 million. No production or reserve impacts arewere associated with the sale.

Other International

In October 2019, we announced an agreement to sell the subsidiaries that hold our Australia-West assets and operations to Santos for $1.39 billion, plus customary adjustments, with an effective date of January 1, 2019. In addition, we will receive a payment of $75 million upon final investment decision of the Barossa development project. These subsidiaries hold our 37.5 percent interest in the Barossa Project and Caldita Field, our 56.9 percent interest in the Darwin LNG Facility and Bayu-Undan Field, our 40 percent interest in the Greater Poseidon Fields, and our 50 percent interest in the Athena Field. This transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other specific conditions precedent. In the first nine months of 2019, production associated with the Australia-West assets to be sold was 49 MBOED. Year-end 2018 reserves associated with these assets were 38 MMBOE. We will retain our 37.5 percent interest in the Australia Pacific LNG project and operatorship of that project’s LNG facility.

                                                        
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017  2018   2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips(millions of dollars)

  $316    (20  267    (77

 

 

See Note 5—Asset Dispositions in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information related to these dispositions.



Other International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of dollars)

$

73

 

316

 

285

 

267



The Other International segment primarily consists of exploration activities in Colombia, Chile and Chile.Argentina.

Earnings from our Other International segment increased $336 million and $344operations decreased $243 million in the three- and nine-month periodsthird quarter of 2018, respectively, compared with the corresponding periods in 2017. The increase in earnings is2019, primarily due to recognizing $325$239 million less after-tax in other income underrelated to a settlement agreementaward with PDVSA associated with prior operations.operations in Venezuela. See Note 4—Inventories and Note 13—12—Contingencies and Commitments in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Additionally,

Exploration Update

In July 2019, we entered into an agreement with Wintershall Dea to jointly develop the Aguada Federal and Bandurria Norte blocks in the nine-month periodcentral Argentine province of 2018, earnings increased due toNeuquén. As part of the absence oftransaction, we will acquire a $28 millionafter-tax charge for the cancellation of our Athena drilling rig contract and rig stacking costs in Angola,45 percent interest in the first quarter of 2017. Partially offsetting this increase in earnings, was a $34 million tax settlement charge, recognizedAguada Federal Block situated in the first quarterNeuquén Basin, Wintershall Dea will retain a 45 percent interest as operator, and the remaining 10 percent interest will be held by Gas y Petroleo del Neuquen S.A. (GyP). In the nearby Bandurria Norte Block, we will acquire a 50 percent interest, with Wintershall Dea retaining the other 50 percent as operator. This transaction is expected to close in 2019, subject to approval by the relevant authorities.

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Contents

Corporate and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ConocoPhillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest

$

(123)

 

(174)

 

(450)

 

(508)

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

(34)

 

(36)

 

(148)

 

(139)

 

Technology

 

43

 

64

 

129

 

117

 

Other

 

100

 

(101)

 

533

 

(230)

 

 

$

(14)

 

(247)

 

64

 

(760)

 

Corporate and Other

                                                        
   Millions of Dollars 
   Three Months Ended
September 30
  Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018  2017  2018  2017 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to ConocoPhillips

     

Net interest

  $(174  (176  (508  (603

Corporate general and administrative expenses

   (36  (42)*   (139  (132)* 

Technology

   64   20   117   29 

Other

   (101  (129)*   (230  (393)* 

 

 
  $(247  (327  (760  (1,099

 

 

*Certain amounts have been reclassified to reflect the adoption of ASUNo. 2017-07. See Note 2—Changes in Accounting Principles, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.

Net interest consists of interest and financing expense, net of interest income and capitalized interest. Net interest was reduceddecreased by $2 million and $95$51 million in the three-third quarter of 2019, primarily due the settlement of certain tax disputes and higher interest income. In the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Both periods benefitted from lessperiod of 2019, net interest decreased by $58 million, primarily due to lower interest from lower debt balances and higher capitalized interest on projects,the settlement of certain tax disputes, partly offset by impactshigher interest from the fair market value methodabsence of apportioning interest expense in the United States, and reduced tax benefit on interest expense following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Legislation), which lowered the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent effective January 1, 2018. The nine-month period of 2018 benefitted from lower interest due to an accrual reduction givenrelated to a transportation cost ruling by the FERC in the first quarter of 2018, and higher interest income.FERC.

Corporate general and administrativeG&A expenses include compensation programs and staff costs. These expenses decreased by $6$2 million and increased by $7$9 million in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018, respectively.2019, respectively, primarily due to costs associated with certain compensation programs.

Technology includes our investment in new technologies or businesses, as well as licensing revenues. Activities are focused on both conventional and tight oil reservoirs, shale gas, heavy oil, and oil sands, as well asenhanced oil recovery, and LNG. Earnings from Technology increased $44decreased $21 million and $88increased $12 million in the three- and nine-month periods of 2018,2019, respectively, primarily due to higherchanges in licensing revenues. See Note 20—Sales and Other Operating Revenues, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information.revenues recognized between periods.

The category “Other” includes certain foreign currency transaction gains and losses, environmental costs associated with sites no longer in operation, other costs not directly associated with an operating segment, premiums incurred on the early retirement of debt, unrealized holding gains or losses on equity securities, and pension settlement expense. Losses in “Other” decreasedincreased by $28$201 million in the third quarter of 2018,2019, primarily due to lower taxes and the absence of premiums associated with the early retirement of debt, both recognized in the third quarter of 2017, partly offset by an unrealized lossgain of $116 million after-tax on our Cenovus EnergyCVE common shares in the third quarter of 2019, and the absence of a $57 million after-tax unrealized loss on those shares in the third quarter of 2018. Losses in “Other” decreased by $163 million inIn the nine-month period of 2018,2019, “Other” increased by $763 million primarily due to ana $328 million larger after-tax unrealized gain on our Cenovus Energy common shares, and lowerthe absence of $195 million after-tax related to premiums associated with theon early retirement of debt, partly offset by higherand lower pension settlement expense.

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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

September 30

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

$

121

 

 

112

Total debt

 

14,920

 

 

14,968

Total equity

 

35,239

 

 

32,064

Percent of total debt to capital*

 

30

%

 

32

Percent of floating-rate debt to total debt

 

5

%

 

5

*Capital includes total debt and total equity.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Financial Indicators

                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   September 30
2018
  December 31
2017
 
  

 

 

 

Short-term debt

  $95   2,575 

Total debt

   14,997   19,703 

Total equity

   32,079   30,801 

Percent of total debt to capital*

   32  39 

Percent of floating-rate debt to total debt

   5  5 

 

 

*Capital includes total debt and total equity.

To meet our short- and long-term liquidity requirements, we look to a variety of funding sources, including cash generated from operating activities, our commercial paper and credit facility programs, and our ability to sell securities using our shelf registration statement. During the first nine months of 2018,2019, the primary uses of our available cash were $5,133$5,041 million to support our ongoing capital expenditures and investments program, $4,970 million to reduce debt, $2,073$2,751 million to repurchase common stock, and $1,009$1,037 million to pay dividends. During the first nine months of 2018,nine-month period, our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash decreasedincreased by $2,596$1,307 million to $3,940$7,458 million.

We believe current cash balances and cash generated by operations, together with access to external sources of funds as described below in the “Significant Sources of Capital” section, will be sufficient to meet our funding requirements in the near and long term, including our capital spending program, dividend payments and required debt payments.

Significant Sources of Capital

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities was $9,151$8,122 million for the first nine months of 2018,2019, compared with $4,596$9,151 million for the corresponding period of 2017.2018. The increase wasdecrease is primarily due to lower prices and a pension contribution made in conjunction with the sale of two U.K. subsidiaries, partially offset by higher realized prices across all commodities.    volumes.

While the stability of our cash flows from operating activities benefits from geographic diversity, our short- and long-term operating cash flows are highly dependent upon prices for crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquids.NGLs. Prices and margins in our industry have historically been volatile and are driven by market conditions over which we have no control. Absent other mitigating factors, as these prices and margins fluctuate, we would expect a corresponding change in our operating cash flows.

The level of absolute production volumes, as well as product and location mix, impacts our cash flows. Production levels are impacted by such factors as the volatile crude oil and natural gas price environment, which may impact investment decisions; the effects of price changes on production sharing and variable-royalty contracts; acquisition and disposition of fields; field production decline rates; new technologies; operating efficiencies; timing of startups and major turnarounds; political instability; weather-related disruptions; and the addition of proved reserves through exploratory success and their timely and cost-effective development. While we actively manage these factors, production levels can cause variability in cash flows, although generally this variability has not been as significant as that caused by commodity prices.

To maintain or grow our production volumes, we must continue to add to our proved reserve base. As we undertake cash prioritization efforts, our reserve replacement efforts could be delayed thus limiting our ability to replace depleted reserves.

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Investing Activities

Proceeds from asset sales for the first nine months of 20182019 were $394$2,920 million compared with $13,740$394 million for the corresponding period of 2017. 2018.

In the nine-month period of 2019, we completed the sale of several assets including our 30 percent interest in the Greater Sunrise Fields for $350 million and $77 million of contingent payments from Cenovus Energy. In the third quarter of 2019, we completed the sale of two ConocoPhillips U.K. subsidiaries to Chrysaor E&P Limited for $2.2 billion.

In October 2019, we announced an agreement to sell the subsidiaries that hold our Australia-West assets and operations to Santos for $1.39 billion, plus customary adjustments. In addition, we will receive a payment of $75 million upon final investment decision of the Barossa development project. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other specific conditions precedent and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

In the first nine months of 2018, we completed the sale of several properties in the Lower 48 segment for net proceeds of $317 million and received $50$64 million of contingent payments from Cenovus Energy. In the first nine months of 2017, we completed several dispositions including the sale of certain Canadian assets to Cenovus Energy for cash proceeds of $11 billion, the sale of our interests

See Note 5—Asset Dispositions in the San Juan BasinNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements for proceeds of $2.5 billion in cash after customary adjustments, and the sale of our interest in the Panhandle assets for $178 million in cash after customary adjustments. All cash deposits and proceeds from asset dispositions are included in the “Cash Flows From Investing Activities” section of our consolidated statement of cash flows. For more information on asset dispositions, see Note 5—Assets Held for Sale, Dispositions, Acquisitions and Other Planned Transactions.additional information.

Commercial Paper and Credit Facilities

In May 2018, we refinanced ourWe have a revolving credit facility from a total aggregate principal of $6.75 billion tototaling $6.0 billion, with a new expiration date ofexpiring in May 2023. Our revolving credit facility may be used for direct bank borrowings, the issuance of letters of credit totaling up to $500 million, or as support for our commercial paper program. The revolving credit facility is broadly syndicated among financial institutions and does not contain any material adverse change provisions or any covenants requiring maintenance of specified financial ratios or credit ratings. The facility agreement contains a cross-default provision relating to the failure to pay principal or interest on other debt obligations of $200 million or more by ConocoPhillips, or any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

Credit facility borrowings may bear interest at a margin above rates offered by certain designated banks in the London interbank market or at a margin above the overnight federal funds rate or prime rates offered by certain designated banks in the United States. The agreement calls for commitment fees on available, but unused, amounts. The agreement also contains early termination rights if our current directors or their approved successors cease to be a majority of ourthe Board of Directors.

The revolving credit facility supports the ConocoPhillips Company $6.0 billion commercial paper program, which is primarily a funding source for short-term working capital needs. Commercial paper maturities are generally limited to 90 days.

We had no commercial paper outstanding in programs in place at September 30, 20182019 or December 31, 2017.2018. We had no direct outstanding borrowings or letters of credit under the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2018 and2019 or December 31, 2017.2018. Since we had no commercial paper outstanding and had issued no letters of credit, we had access to $6.0 billion in borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2018.2019.

In August 2018, Fitch upgraded our long-term debt rating from“A-” to “A” and adjusted their outlook for our debt from “positive” to “stable.” In September 2018, Moody’s Investors Services upgraded their rating on our long-term debt from “Baa1” to “A3” and adjusted their outlook for our debt from “positive” to “stable.” As of September 30, 2018, Standard & Poor’s rating for our long-term debt was“A-” with a “stable” outlook. We do not have any ratings triggers on any of our corporate debt that would cause an automatic default, and thereby impact our access to liquidity, in the event of a downgrade of our credit rating. If our credit rating were downgraded, it could increase the cost of corporate debt available to us and restrict our access to the commercial paper markets. If our credit rating were to deteriorate to a level prohibiting us from accessing the commercial paper market, we would still be able to access funds under our revolving credit facility.

Certain of our project-related contracts, commercial contracts and derivative instruments contain provisions requiring us to post collateral. Many of these contracts and instruments permit us to post either cash or letters of credit as collateral. At September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, we had direct bank letters of credit of $275$221 million and $338$323 million, respectively, which secured performance obligations related to various purchase commitments incident to the ordinary conduct of business. In the event of credit ratings downgrades, we may be required to post additional letters of credit.

Shelf Registration

We have a universal shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SEC under which we as a well-known seasoned issuer, have the ability to issue and sell an indeterminate amount of various types of debt and equity securities.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our normal ongoing business operations and consistent with normal industry practice, we enter into numerous agreements with other parties to pursue business opportunities, which share costs and apportion risks among the parties as governed by the agreements.

For information about guarantees, see Note 12—11—Guarantees, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Capital Requirements

For information about our capital expenditures and investments, see the “Capital Expenditures” section.

Our debt balance at September 30, 2018,2019, was $15 billion, whichunchanged from December 31, 2018.

On January 30, 2019, we announced as our stated debt target in November 2017. We achieved that goal in the second quarter of 2018, significantly earlier than the original target date ofyear-end 2019. The $15 billion debt balance is a decrease of $4.7 billion from the balance at December 31, 2017.

In the first quarter of 2018, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $2,650 million of debt as described below:

4.20% Notes due 2021 with remaining principal of $1.0 billion.

2.875% Notes due 2021 with principal of $750 million.

2.2% Notes due 2020 with principal of $500 million.

8.125% Notes due 2030 with principal of $600 million (partial repurchase of $210 million).

7.8% Notes due 2027 with principal of $300 million (partial repurchase of $97 million).

7.9% Notes due 2047 with principal of $100 million (partial repurchase of $40 million).

9.125% Notes due 2021 with principal of $150 million (partial repurchase of $27 million).

8.20% Notes due 2025 with principal of $150 million (partial repurchase of $16 million).

7.65% Notes due 2023 with principal of $88 million (partial repurchase of $10 million).

In the second quarter of 2018, we repurchased a total of $1,800 million of debt as described below:

2.4% Notes due 2022 with principal of $1.0 billion (partial repurchase of $671 million).

3.35% Notes due 2024 with principal of $1.0 billion (partial repurchase of $574 million).

3.35% Notes due 2025 with principal of $500 million (partial repurchase of $301 million).

4.15% Notes due 2034 with principal of $500 million (partial repurchase of $254 million).

During the first six months of 2018, we incurred net premiums above book value to redeem or repurchase these debt instruments of $208 million.

In the second quarter of 2018, we also repaid the $250 million floating rate note due in 2018 at its natural maturity. For information on debt, see Note 10—Debt, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

On February 1, 2018, we announced an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.285 per share, compared with the previous quarterly dividend of $0.265$0.305 per share. The dividend was paid on March 1, 2018,2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 12, 2018.11, 2019. On May 4, 2018,1, 2019, we announced a quarterly dividend of $0.285$0.305 per share. The dividend was paid on June 1, 2018,3, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2018.13, 2019. On July 11, 2018,2019, we announced a quarterly dividend of $0.285$0.305 per share. The dividend

was paid on September 4, 2018,3, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 23, 2018.22, 2019. On October 5, 2018,7, 2019, we announced a 738 percent increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.305$0.42 per share,share. The dividend is payable on December 3, 2018,2, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2018.17, 2019.

In late 2016, we initiated our current share repurchase program. As of June 30,July 12, 2018, we had announced a total authorization to repurchase a total of $6$15 billion of our common stock. We repurchased $3 billion in 2017 and plan to repurchase $3 billion in 2018. WeOf the remaining authorization, we expect the 2018 program to be funded with cash from operations. On July 12, 2018, we announced an authorization of an additional $9repurchase $3.5 billion in share2019 and $3 billion in 2020. Whether we undertake these additional repurchases bringingis ultimately subject to numerous considerations, market conditions and other factors. See the total program authorization“Our ability to $15 billion.

declare and pay dividends and repurchase shares is subject to certain considerations” section in Risk Factors on pages 20-21 of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information. Since our share repurchase program began in November 2016, we have repurchased 97156 million shares at a cost of $5.2$8.9 billion through September 30, 2018.2019.

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Capital Expenditures

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

$

1,207

 

1,034

Lower 48

 

2,613

 

2,475

Canada

 

315

 

318

Europe and North Africa

 

537

 

678

Asia Pacific and Middle East

 

322

 

493

Other International

 

1

 

6

Corporate and Other

 

46

 

129

Capital expenditures and investments

$

5,041

 

5,133



                            
   Millions of Dollars 
   Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   2018   2017 
  

 

 

 

Alaska

  $1,034    636 

Lower 48

   2,475    1,234 

Canada

   318    180 

Europe and North Africa

   678    657 

Asia Pacific and Middle East

   493    316 

Other International

   6    17 

Corporate and Other

   129    34 

 

 

Capital expenditures and investments

  $5,133    3,074 

 

 

During the first nine months of 2018,2019, capital expenditures and investments supported key exploration and development programs, primarily:

Development, appraisal and exploration activities in the Lower 48, including Eagle Ford, Bakken, andDelaware in the Permian Basin.

Leasehold acquisitionBasin, and exploration, appraisalBakken.

Appraisal and development activities in Alaska related to the Western North Slope; development activities in the Greater Kuparuk Area and the Greater Prudhoe Area; leasehold acquisition in the Greater Kuparuk Area.

Development activities across assets in Europe, includingNorway and the Greater Ekofisk Area, Clair Ridge and Aasta Hansteen.U.K.

Leasehold acquisition, optimizationOptimization of oil sands development and appraisal activities in liquids-rich plays in Canada.

Continued development in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, andMalaysia, Australia, and explorationIndonesia.

Capital expenditures are expected to be $6.3 billion versus our original budget of $6.1 billion, attributable to additional appraisal drilling in Alaska and appraisal activitiesthe addition of a drilling rig in Malaysia.

Totalthe Eagle Ford at mid-year 2019. This guidance excludes approximately $0.3 billion for opportunistic acquisitions completed or announced and results in total capital expenditures and investments for all activity is expected to beof $6.6 billion. The company’s 2018 operated capital scope remains unchanged, excluding acquisition-related activity. However, the company is adjusting its capital expenditures guidance to $6.1 billion from the original $5.5 billion budget. This guidanceGuidance also excludes obligations under the previously announced $0.4 billionbolt-on acquisition inPSC extension awarded by the Alaska Western North Slope and $0.1 billion to acquire additional acreage in the Montney in Canada.

Government of Indonesia.

Contingencies

Contingencies

A number of lawsuits involving a variety of claims arising in the ordinary course of business have been filed against ConocoPhillips. We also may be required to remove or mitigate the effects on the environment of the placement, storage, disposal or release of certain chemical, mineral and petroleum substances at various active and inactive sites. We regularly assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of these contingencies. In the case of all known contingencies (other than those related to income taxes), we accrue a liability when the loss is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. If a range of amounts can be reasonably estimated and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, then the minimum of the range is accrued. We do not reduce these liabilities for potential insurance or third-party recoveries. If applicable, we accrue receivables for probable insurance or other third-party recoveries. With respect toincome-tax-related contingencies, we use a cumulative probability-weighted loss accrual in cases where sustaining a tax position is less than certain.

Based on currently available information, we believe it is remote that future costs related to known contingent liability exposures will exceed current accruals by an amount that would have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements. As we learn new facts concerning contingencies, we reassess our position both with respect to accrued liabilities and other potential exposures. Estimates particularly sensitive to future changes include contingent liabilities recorded for environmental remediation, tax and legal matters.

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Estimated future environmental remediation costs are subject to change due to such factors as the uncertain magnitude of cleanup costs, the unknown time and extent of such remedial actions that may be required, and the determination of our liability in proportion to that of other responsible parties. Estimated future costs related to tax and legal matters are subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation processes. For information on other contingencies, see Note 13—12—Contingencies and Commitments, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Legal and Tax Matters

We are subject to various lawsuits and claims including but not limited to matters involving oil and gas royalty and severance tax payments, gas measurement and valuation methods, contract disputes, environmental damages, personal injury and property damage. Our primary exposures for such matters relate to alleged royalty and tax underpayments on certain federal, state and privately owned properties and claims of alleged environmental contamination from historic operations. We will continue to defend ourselves vigorously in these matters.

Our legal organization applies its knowledge, experience and professional judgment to the specific characteristics of our cases, employing a litigation management process to manage and monitor the legal proceedings against us. Our process facilitates the early evaluation and quantification of potential exposures in individual cases. This process also enables us to track those cases that have been scheduled for trial and/or mediation. Based on professional judgment and experience in using these litigation management tools and available information about current developments in all our cases, our legal organization regularly assesses the adequacy of current accruals and determines if adjustment of existing accruals, or establishment of new accruals, is required.

Environmental

Environmental

We are subject to the same numerous international, federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations as other companies in our industry. For a discussion of the most significant of these environmental laws and regulations, including those with associated remediation obligations, see the “Environmental” section in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on pages 61–6365–67 of our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.

We occasionally receive requests for information or notices of potential liability from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)EPA and state environmental agencies alleging that we are a potentially responsible party under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or an equivalent state statute. On occasion, we also have been made a party to cost recovery litigation by those agencies or by private parties. These requests, notices and lawsuits assert potential liability for remediation

costs at various sites that typically are not owned by us, but allegedly contain waste attributable to our past operations. As of September 30, 2018,2019, there were 1415 sites around the United States in which we were identified as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA and comparable state laws.

At September 30, 2018,2019, our balance sheet included a total environmental accrual of $170$163 million, compared with $180$178 million at December 31, 2017,2018, for remediation activities in the United States and Canada. We expect to incur a substantial amount of these expenditures within the next 30 years.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, and as with other companies engaged in similar businesses, environmental costs and liabilities are inherent concerns in our operations and products, and there can be no assurance that material costs and liabilities will not be incurred. However, we currently do not expect any material adverse effect upon our results of operations or financial position as a result of compliance with current environmental laws and regulations.

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Climate Change

ThereContinuing political and social attention to the issue of global climate change has beenresulted in a broad range of proposed or promulgated state, national and international laws focusing on greenhouse gas (GHG)GHG reduction. These proposed or promulgated laws apply or could apply in countries where we have interests or may have interests in the future. Laws in this field continue to evolve, and while it is not possible to accurately estimate either a timetable for implementation or our future compliance costs relating to implementation, such laws, if enacted, could have a material impact on our results of operations and financial condition. Examples of legislation and precursors for possible regulation that do or could affect our operations include the EPA’s announcement on March 29, 2010 (published as “Interpretation of Regulations that Determine Pollutants Covered by Clean Air Act Permitting Programs,” 75 Fed. Reg. 17004 (April 2, 2010)) and theinclude:

The EPA’s and U.S. Department of Transportation’s joint promulgation of a Final Rule on April 1, 2010, that triggertriggered regulation of GHGs under the Clean Air Act, may trigger more climate-based claims for damages, and may result in longer agency review time for development projects.

Colorado’s HB-19 1261, approved May 30, 2019, introducing statewide goals to reduce 2025 GHG emissions by at least 26 percent, 2030 GHG emissions by at least 50 percent, and 2050 GHG emissions by at least 90 percent of the levels of GHG emissions that existed in 2005.

For other examples of legislation or precursors for possible regulation and factors on which the ultimate impact on our financial performance will depend, see the “Climate Change” section in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on pages 63–6467–69 of our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.

In December 2018, we became a Founding Member of the Climate Leadership Council (CLC), an international policy institute founded in collaboration with business and environmental interests to develop a carbon dividend plan. Participation in the CLC provides another opportunity for ongoing dialogue about carbon pricing and framing the issues in alignment with our public policy principles. We also belong to and fund Americans For Carbon Dividends, the education and advocacy branch of the CLC.

In 2017 and 2018, cities, counties, and/orand a state governmentsgovernment in California, New York, Washington, Rhode Island and Maryland, as well as the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association, Inc., have filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies, including ConocoPhillips, seeking compensatory damages and equitable relief to abate alleged climate change impacts. ConocoPhillips is vigorously defending against these lawsuits. The lawsuits brought by the Cities of San Francisco, Oakland and New York have been dismissed by the district courts and appeals are pending.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 2016, Lawsuits filed by other cities and counties in California and Washington are currently stayed pending resolution of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)No. 2016-02, “Leases” (ASUNo. 2016-02), which establishes comprehensive accountingappeals brought by the Cities of San Francisco and financial reporting requirementsOakland to the U.S. Court of Appeals for leasing arrangements. This ASU supersedes the existing requirementsNinth Circuit. Rulings in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 840, “Leases” (FASB ASC Topic 840),lawsuits filed in Maryland and requires lessees to recognize substantially all lease assets and lease liabilitiesRhode Island, on the balance sheet. The provisionsissue ofASU No. 2016-02 also modify whether the definition of a lease and outline requirements for recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leasing arrangements by both lessees and lessors. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption of the standard is permitted. Entitiesmatters should proceed in state or federal court, are required to adopt the ASU using a modified retrospective approach, subject to certain optional practical expedients, and apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02 to leasing arrangements existing at or entered into after the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.

ASUNo. 2016-02 was amended in January 2018 by the provisions of ASUNo. 2018-01, “Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842” (ASUNo. 2018-01), and in July 2018 by the provisions of ASUNo. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (ASUNo. 2018-10). In addition, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2018-11, “Targeted Improvements” (ASUNo. 2018-11), in July 2018 to set forth certain additional practical expedients for lessors and to provide entities with an option to apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, to leasing arrangements existing at or entered into after the ASU’s effective date of adoption (the “Optional Transition Method”). Entities that elect to utilize the Optional Transition Method would not apply the provisions of ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, to comparative periods presented in the financial statements.

We plan to adopt ASUNo. 2016-02, as amended, effective January 1, 2019, utilizing the Optional Transition Method. Accordingly, the comparative periods presented in the financial statements prior to January 1, 2019, will be presented pursuanton appeal to the existing requirementsU.S. Court of FASB ASC Topic 840Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and not be adjusted uponFirst Circuit, respectively.

Several Louisiana parishes and individual landowners have filed lawsuits against oil and gas companies, including ConocoPhillips, seeking compensatory damages in connection with historical oil and gas operations in Louisiana. All parish lawsuits are stayed pending an appeal to the adoptionFifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the ASU. We continue to evaluate the ASU to determine the impactissue of adoption on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures, accounting policies and systems, business processes, and internal controls. We are currently implementing a third-party lease accounting software solution to facilitate the ongoing accounting and financial reporting requirementswhether they will proceed in federal or state court. ConocoPhillips will vigorously defend against these lawsuits.

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While our evaluation of ASUNo. 2016-02 and related implementation activities are ongoing, we expect the adoption of the ASU to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Such impact is expected to relate primarily to our balance sheet, resulting from the initial recognition of lease liabilities and correspondingright-of-use assets for our population of operating leases, as well as enhanced disclosure of our leasing arrangements. We also expect the adoption of ASUNo. 2016-02 to result in certain changes being made to our existing accounting policies and systems, business processes, and internal controls. For additional information, see Note 23—New Accounting Standards, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included or incorporated by reference in this report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements contained in this report include our expected production growth and outlook on the business environment generally, our expected capital budget and capital expenditures, and discussions concerning future dividends. You can often identify our forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions.

We based the forward-looking statements on our current expectations, estimates and projections about ourselves and the industries in which we operate in general. We caution you these statements are not guarantees of future performance as they involve assumptions that, while made in good faith, may prove to be incorrect, and involve risks and uncertainties we cannot predict. In addition, we based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

Fluctuations in crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquidsNGLs prices, including a prolonged decline in these prices relative to historical or future expected levels.

The impact of significant declines in prices for crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquids,NGLs, which may result in recognition of impairment costs on our long-lived assets, leaseholds and nonconsolidated equity investments.

Potential failures or delays in achieving expected reserve or production levels from existing and future oil and gas developments, including due to operating hazards, drilling risks and the inherent uncertainties in predicting reserves and reservoir performance.

Reductions in reserves replacement rates, whether as a result of the significant declines in commodity prices or otherwise.

Unsuccessful exploratory drilling activities or the inability to obtain access to exploratory acreage.

Unexpected changes in costs or technical requirements for constructing, modifying or operating exploration and productionE&P facilities.

Legislative and regulatory initiatives addressing environmental concerns, including initiatives addressing the impact of global climate change or further regulating hydraulic fracturing, methane emissions, flaring or water disposal.

Lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and reliable transportation for our crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquids.NGLs.

Inability to timely obtain or maintain permits, including those necessary for construction, drilling and/or development; failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations;development, or inability to make capital expenditures required to maintain compliance with any necessary permits or applicable laws or regulations; or inability to timely complete acquisitions or dispositions.regulations.

Failure to complete definitive agreements and feasibility studies for, and to complete construction of, announced and future exploration and production and LNG development in a timely manner (if at all) or on budget.

Potential disruption or interruption of our operations due to accidents, extraordinary weather events, civil unrest, political events, war, terrorism, cyber attacks, and information technology failures, constraints or disruptions.

Changes in international monetary conditions and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

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Changes in international trade relationships, including the imposition of trade restrictions or tariffs relating to crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG, natural gas liquidsNGLs and any materials or products (such as aluminum and steel) used in the operation of our business.

Reduced demand for our products or the use of competing energy products, including alternative energy sources.

Substantial investment in and development use of, competing or alternative energy sources, including as a result of existing or future environmental rules and regulations.

Liability for remedial actions, including removal and reclamation obligations, under environmental regulations.

Liability resulting from litigation.litigation or our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

General domestic and international economic and political developments, including armed hostilities; expropriation of assets; changes in governmental policies relating to crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, LNG and natural gas liquidsNGLs pricing, regulation or taxation; the impact of and uncertainty surrounding the U.K.’s decision to withdraw from the EU; and other political, economic or diplomatic developments.

Volatility in the commodity futures markets.

Changes in tax and other laws, regulations (including alternative energy mandates), or royalty rules applicable to our business, including changes resulting from the implementation and interpretation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Competition and consolidation in the oil and gas exploration and productionE&P industry.

Any limitations on our access to capital or increase in our cost of capital, related toincluding as a result of illiquidity or uncertainty in the domestic or international financial markets.

Our inability to execute, or delays in the completion, of any asset dispositions or acquisitions we elect to pursue.

Potential failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, any necessary regulatory approvals for asset dispositions or acquisitions, or that such approvals may require modification to the terms of the transactions or the operation of our remaining business.

Potential disruption of our operations as a result of asset dispositions or acquisitions, including the diversion of management time and attention.

Our inability to deploy the net proceeds from any asset dispositions we undertake in the manner and timeframe we currently anticipate, if at all.

Our inability to liquidate the common stock issued to us by Cenovus Energy as part of our sale of certain assets in western Canada at prices we deem acceptable, or at all.

Our inability to obtain economical financing for development, construction or modification of facilities and general corporate purposes.

The operation and financing of our joint ventures.

The ability of our customers and other contractual counterparties to satisfy their obligations to us.us, including our ability to collect payments when due from the government of Venezuela or PDVSA.

Our inability to realize anticipated cost savings and expenditure reductions.

The inability to collect payments when due under our settlement agreement with PDVSA.

The factors generally described in Item 1A—Risk Factors in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K and any additional risks described in our other filings with the SEC.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Information about market risks for the nine months ended September 30, 2018,2019, does not differ materially from that discussed under Item 7A in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.



Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required

disclosure. As of September 30, 2018,2019, with the participation of our management, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and our Executive Vice President Finance, Commercial and Chief Financial Officer (principal

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(principal financial officer) carried out an evaluation, pursuant to Rule13a-15(b) of the Act, of ConocoPhillips’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule13a-15(e) of the Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President Finance, Commercial and Chief Financial Officer concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively as of September 30, 2018.2019.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined inRule 13a-15(f) of the Act, in the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The following is a description of reportableItem 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no new material legal proceedings including those involving governmental authorities under federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment for this reporting period. The following proceedings include those matters that arose during the third quarter of 2018 and anyor material developments with respect to matters previously reporteddisclosed in ConocoPhillips’ 2017Item 3 of our 2018 Annual Report onForm 10-K. While it is not possible to accurately predict the final outcome of these pending proceedings, if any one or more of such proceedings were to be decided adversely to ConocoPhillips, we expect there would be no material effect on our consolidated financial position. Nevertheless, such proceedings are reported pursuant to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.

On April 30, 2012, the separation of our downstream business was completed, creating two independent energy companies: ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66. In connection with the separation, we entered into an Indemnification and Release Agreement, which provides for cross-indemnities between Phillips 66 and us and established procedures for handling claims subject to indemnification and related matters, such as legal proceedings. We have included matters where we remain or have subsequently become a party to a proceeding relating to Phillips 66, in accordance with SEC regulations. We do not expect any of those matters to result in a net claim against us.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Matters Previously Reported—Phillips 66

In October 2016, after Phillips 66 received a Notice of Intent to Sue from the Sierra Club, Phillips 66 entered into a voluntary settlement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of wastewater requirements at the Wood River Refinery. The settlement involves certain capital projects and payment of $125,000. After the settlement was filed with the Court for final approval, the Sierra Club sought and was granted approval to intervene in the case. The settlement and a first modification were entered by the Court, but the Sierra Club still sought to reopen and challenge the settlement. On February 9, 2018, the Court denied the Sierra Club’s motion to reopen the settlement. The Sierra Club did not appeal the Court’s denial and the matter is resolved.

Matters Previously Reported—ConocoPhillips

On March 22, 2018, an investigator with the Alberta Energy Regulator issued to ConocoPhillips Canada a preliminary notice recommending that the regulator issue an administrative penalty of $180,000 CAD in connection with an estimated 2,400 barrel condensate release discovered on June 9, 2016. The release was from a transmission pipeline leading from the ConocoPhillips Resthaven gas plant located south of Grande Cache, Alberta. A formal administrative penalty of $180,000 CAD was assessed and paid in the second quarter of 2018.

On June 28, 2018, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a Proposed Agreed Order to ConocoPhillips Company to resolve alleged violations of the Texas Health & Safety Code and/or Commission Rules occurring in 2015 through 2017 at a formerly owned gas injection plant in Howard County, Texas, through the payment of a penalty of $457,750 and the implementation of measures designed to prevent a reoccurrence. The company will work with the Commission to promptly resolve this matter.

Item 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.



Item 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of Dollars

 

Period

Total Number of Shares Purchased

*

Average Price Paid per Share

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1-31, 2019

 

4,273,085

 

$

60.38

 

4,273,085

 

$

6,615

 

August 1-31, 2019

 

4,792,186

 

 

53.76

 

4,792,186

 

 

6,358

 

September 1-30, 2019

 

4,128,552

 

 

56.73

 

4,128,552

 

 

6,124

 

 

 

13,193,823

 

$

56.83

 

13,193,823

 

 

 

 

*There were no repurchases of common stock from company employees in connection with the company's broad-based employee incentive plans.



                                                        
               Millions of Dollars 
Period  Total Number
of Shares
Purchased*
   Average Price
Paid per Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
That May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or  Programs
 

 

 

July1-31, 2018

   4,395,553   $70.49    4,395,553   $10,418 

August1-31, 2018

   2,802,475    71.73    2,802,475    10,217 

September1-30, 2018

   5,629,071    74.00    5,629,071    9,801 

 

 

Total

   12,827,099   $72.30    12,827,099   $9,801 

 

 

*There were no repurchases of common stock from company employees in connection with the company’s broad-based employee incentive plans.

On November 10, 2016, we announced plans to purchase up to $3 billion of our common stock through 2019. On March 29, 2017, we announced plans to double our share repurchase program to $6an additional $3 billion of common stock through 2019, with $3 billion allocated and purchased in 2017, and the remainder allocated evenly to 2018 and 2019. On February 1, 2018, we announced the acceleration of our previously stated 2018 share repurchases from $1.5 billion to $2 billion. On July 12, 2018, we announced plans to further accelerate our 2018 share repurchases to $3 billion. The 2018 expansion to $3 billion, combined with the $3 billion of shares repurchased during 2016 and 2017, will fully utilize the Board of Directors’ existing share repurchasean authorization of $6 billion. As a result, our Board has authorized an additional $9 billion for share repurchases at any time or from time to time (whether before, on or after December 31, 2019), bringing the total program authorization to $15 billion. As of September 30, 2019, approximately $6.1 billion remained available for purchase under the program. Acquisitions for the share repurchase program are made at management’s discretion, at prevailing prices, subject to market conditions and other factors. Repurchases may be increased, decreased or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Shares of stock repurchased under the plan are held as treasury shares. See the “Our ability to declare and pay dividends and repurchase shares is subject to certain considerations” section in Risk Factors on pages 20–21 of our 20172018 Annual Report on Form10-K.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

Item 6.

EXHIBITS

10.1*

Form of Key Employee Award Terms and Conditions, as part of the ConocoPhillips Targeted Variable Long Term Incentive Program, granted under the 2014 Omnibus Stock and Performance and Incentive Plan of ConocoPhillips, dated September 23, 2019.

12*

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

31.1*

31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32*

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

101.INS*

Inline XBRL Instance Document.Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH*

Inline XBRL Schema Document.

101.CAL*

Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB*

Inline XBRL Labels Linkbase Document.

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF*

Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

104*

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

* Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CONOCOPHILLIPS

/s/ Glenda M. Schwarz

Glenda M. Schwarz

/s/ Catherine A. Brooks

Catherine A. Brooks

Vice President and Controller

(Chief Accounting and Duly Authorized Officer)

October 31, 2019

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