Chevron Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported earnings of $6.3 billion for Q1 2022, markedly up from $1.4 billion in Q1 2021, translating to $3.22 per share. Adjusted earnings stood at $6.5 billion. Cash flow from operations reached $8.1 billion with free cash flow at $6.1 billion. The company achieved record unconventional production in the Permian Basin at 692,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Chevron's capital expenditures increased to $2.8 billion, reflecting a 10% rise from last year, as it aims to expand its operations in energy and renewables.
- Earnings increased to $6.3 billion in Q1 2022 from $1.4 billion in Q1 2021.
- Adjusted earnings rose to $6.5 billion.
- Cash flow from operations surged to $8.1 billion, up from $4.2 billion in the previous year.
- Record Permian Basin production at 692,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
- Capital expenditures grew to $2.8 billion, a 10% increase from last year.
- Foreign currency effects decreased earnings by $218 million.
- U.S. international production decreased by 8% compared to Q1 2021.
- Net oil equivalent production fell by 170,000 barrels per day internationally due to various factors.
-
Reported earnings of
; adjusted earnings of$6.3 billion $6.5 billion -
Cash flow from operations of
; free cash flow of$8.1 billion $6.1 billion -
Record Permian Basin unconventional production
Sales and other operating revenues in first quarter 2022 were
Earnings Summary
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|
Three Months
|
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Earnings by business segment |
|
|
||||||
Upstream |
$ |
6,934 |
|
$ |
2,350 |
|
||
Downstream |
|
331 |
|
|
5 |
|
||
All Other |
|
(1,006 |
) |
|
(978 |
) |
||
Total (1)(2) |
$ |
6,259 |
|
$ |
1,377 |
|
||
(1) Includes foreign currency effects |
$ |
(218 |
) |
$ |
(2 |
) |
||
(2) Net income attributable to |
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“First quarter financial performance saw return on capital employed increase to 14.7 percent and our balance sheet strengthen further,” said
“Chevron is doing its part to grow domestic supply with
“Consistent with our plans, we’re investing to grow both traditional and new energy business lines,” Wirth added. The company’s capital expenditures during the quarter increased to
The company also closed its previously announced agreement with Neste Corporation to acquire its Group III base oil business and NEXBASE™ brand on
“While we continue to respond to the energy-related challenges of today, we are deeply saddened by the tragic events in
UPSTREAM
Worldwide net oil-equivalent production was 3.06 million barrels per day in first quarter 2022. International production decreased 8 percent, while
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Three Months
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Earnings |
$ |
3,238 |
$ |
941 |
The company’s average sales price per barrel of crude oil and natural gas liquids was
Net oil-equivalent production of 1.18 million barrels per day in first quarter 2022 was up 109,000 barrels per day from a year earlier. The increase was primarily due to net production increases in the
International Upstream |
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Three Months
|
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Earnings* |
$ |
3,696 |
|
$ |
1,409 |
|
||
*Includes foreign currency effects |
$ |
(144 |
) |
$ |
(52 |
) |
International upstream operations earned
The average sales price for crude oil and natural gas liquids in first quarter 2022 was
Net oil-equivalent production of 1.88 million barrels per day in first quarter 2022 was down 170,000 barrels per day from first quarter 2021. The decrease was primarily due to normal field declines, the absence of production following expiration of the Rokan concession in
DOWNSTREAM
|
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|
Three Months
|
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Earnings |
$ |
486 |
$ |
(130 |
) |
Refinery crude oil input in first quarter 2022 increased 4 percent to 915,000 barrels per day from the year-ago period, as the company increased refinery runs in response to higher demand.
Refined product sales of 1.22 million barrels per day were up 16 percent from the year-ago period, mainly due to higher gasoline and jet fuel demand as travel restrictions associated with the pandemic continue to ease.
International Downstream |
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Three Months
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Earnings* |
$ |
(155 |
) |
$ |
135 |
|||
*Includes foreign currency effects |
$ |
23 |
|
$ |
59 |
|
International downstream operations reported a loss of
Refinery crude oil input of 619,000 barrels per day in first quarter 2022 increased 15 percent from the year-ago period due to higher demand.
Refined product sales of 1.33 million barrels per day in first quarter 2022 increased 5 percent from the year-ago period, mainly due to higher demand for gasoline and jet fuel as restrictions from the pandemic continue to ease.
ALL OTHER
|
Three Months
|
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Millions of dollars |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||
Net Charges* |
$ |
(1,006 |
) |
$ |
(978 |
) |
||
*Includes foreign currency effects |
$ |
(97 |
) |
$ |
(9 |
) |
All Other consists of worldwide cash management and debt financing activities, corporate administrative functions, insurance operations, real estate activities and technology companies.
Net charges in first quarter 2022 were
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS
Cash flow from operations in the first three months of 2022 was
CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES
Capital and exploratory expenditures in the first three months of 2022 were
NOTICE
Chevron’s discussion of first quarter 2022 earnings with security analysts will take place on
As used in this news release, the term “Chevron” and such terms as “the company,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we,” “us” and “its” may refer to
Please visit Chevron’s website and Investor Relations page at www.chevron.com and www.chevron.com/investors, LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/chevron, Twitter: @Chevron, Facebook: www.facebook.com/chevron, and Instagram: www.instagram.com/chevron, where
Non-GAAP Financial Measures - This news release includes adjusted earnings/(loss), which reflect earnings or losses excluding significant non-operational items including impairment charges, write-offs, severance costs, gains on asset sales, unusual tax items, effects of pension settlements and curtailments, foreign currency effects and other special items. We believe it is useful for investors to consider this measure in comparing the underlying performance of our business across periods. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) as prepared in accordance with
This news release also includes cash flow from operations excluding working capital, free cash flow and free cash flow excluding working capital. Cash flow from operations excluding working capital is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less net changes in operating working capital, and represents cash generated by operating activities excluding the timing impacts of working capital. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less cash capital expenditures, and represents the cash available to creditors and investors after investing in the business. Free cash flow excluding working capital is defined as net cash provided by operating activities excluding working capital less cash capital expenditures and represents the cash available to creditors and investors after investing in the business excluding the timing impacts of working capital. The company believes these measures are useful to monitor the financial health of the company and its performance over time. A reconciliation of cash flow from operations excluding working capital, free cash flow and free cash flow excluding working capital are shown in Attachment 3.
This news release also includes net debt ratio. Net debt ratio is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities as a percentage of total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, plus
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to Chevron’s operations and energy transition plans that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “advances,” “commits,” “drives,” “aims,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “believes,” “approaches,” “seeks,” “schedules,” “estimates,” “positions,” “pursues,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “budgets,” “outlook,” “trends,” “guidance,” “focus,” “on track,” “goals,” “objectives,” “strategies,” “opportunities,” “poised,” “potential,” “ambitions,” “aspires” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the company’s control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release. Unless legally required,
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude oil and natural gas prices and demand for the company’s products, and production curtailments due to market conditions; crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the
Attachment 1 |
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(Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts) |
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(unaudited) |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME |
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|
Three Months
|
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REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME |
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
Sales and other operating revenues |
$ |
52,314 |
|
$ |
31,076 |
|
||
Income (loss) from equity affiliates |
|
2,085 |
|
|
911 |
|
||
Other income (loss) |
|
(26 |
) |
|
42 |
|
||
Total Revenues and Other Income |
|
54,373 |
|
|
32,029 |
|
||
COSTS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS |
|
|
||||||
Purchased crude oil and products |
|
32,649 |
|
|
17,568 |
|
||
Operating expenses * |
|
6,669 |
|
|
6,294 |
|
||
Exploration expenses |
|
209 |
|
|
86 |
|
||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
3,654 |
|
|
4,286 |
|
||
Taxes other than on income |
|
2,002 |
|
|
1,420 |
|
||
Interest and debt expense |
|
136 |
|
|
198 |
|
||
Total Costs and Other Deductions |
|
45,319 |
|
|
29,852 |
|
||
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Expense |
|
9,054 |
|
|
2,177 |
|
||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
2,777 |
|
|
779 |
|
||
Net Income (Loss) |
|
6,277 |
|
|
1,398 |
|
||
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
18 |
|
|
21 |
|
||
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO |
$ |
6,259 |
|
$ |
1,377 |
|
||
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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PER-SHARE OF COMMON STOCK |
|
|
||||||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to |
|
|
||||||
- Basic |
$ |
3.23 |
|
$ |
0.72 |
|
||
- Diluted |
$ |
3.22 |
|
$ |
0.72 |
|
||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (000's) |
|
|
||||||
- Basic |
|
1,935,668 |
|
|
1,912,925 |
|
||
- Diluted |
|
1,944,542 |
|
|
1,915,889 |
|
||
EARNINGS BY MAJOR OPERATING AREA |
Three Months
|
|||||||
|
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
Upstream |
|
|
||||||
|
$ |
3,238 |
|
$ |
941 |
|
||
International |
|
3,696 |
|
|
1,409 |
|
||
Total Upstream |
|
6,934 |
|
|
2,350 |
|
||
Downstream |
|
|
||||||
|
|
486 |
|
|
(130 |
) |
||
International |
|
(155 |
) |
|
135 |
|
||
Total Downstream |
|
331 |
|
|
5 |
|
||
All Other |
|
(1,006 |
) |
|
(978 |
) |
||
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO |
$ |
6,259 |
|
$ |
1,377 |
|
* |
Includes operating expense, selling, general and administrative expense, and other components of net periodic benefit costs |
|
Attachment 2 |
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(Millions of Dollars) |
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(unaudited) |
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNT DATA (Preliminary) |
|
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
11,671 |
|
$ |
5,640 |
|
||
Marketable securities |
$ |
33 |
|
$ |
35 |
|
||
Total assets |
$ |
249,048 |
|
$ |
239,535 |
|
||
Total debt |
$ |
29,333 |
|
$ |
31,369 |
|
||
|
$ |
146,219 |
|
$ |
139,067 |
|
||
|
|
|
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SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS |
|
|
||||||
Total debt plus total stockholders’ equity |
$ |
175,552 |
|
$ |
170,436 |
|
||
Debt ratio (Total debt / Total debt plus stockholders’ equity) |
|
16.7 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
||
|
|
|
||||||
Adjusted debt (Total debt less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities) |
$ |
17,629 |
|
$ |
25,694 |
|
||
Adjusted debt plus total stockholders’ equity |
$ |
163,848 |
|
$ |
164,761 |
|
||
Net debt ratio (Adjusted debt / Adjusted debt plus total stockholders’ equity) |
|
10.8 |
% |
|
15.6 |
% |
||
|
|
|
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|
Three Months
|
|||||||
CAPITAL AND EXPLORATORY EXPENDITURES * |
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Upstream |
$ |
1,300 |
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
||
Downstream |
|
246 |
|
|
242 |
|
||
Other |
|
42 |
|
|
52 |
|
||
Total |
|
1,588 |
|
|
1,343 |
|
||
|
|
|
||||||
International |
|
|
||||||
Upstream |
|
1,118 |
|
|
1,059 |
|
||
Downstream |
|
50 |
|
|
98 |
|
||
Other |
|
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
||
|
|
1,169 |
|
|
1,161 |
|
||
Worldwide |
$ |
2,757 |
|
$ |
2,504 |
|
||
* Includes interest in affiliates: |
|
|
||||||
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
86 |
|
||
International |
|
600 |
|
|
592 |
|
||
Total |
$ |
725 |
|
$ |
678 |
|
||
Attachment 3 |
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(Billions of Dollars) |
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(unaudited) |
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SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Preliminary)(1) |
|
|
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|
Three Months
|
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
2022 |
2021 |
||||||
Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
6.3 |
|
$ |
1.4 |
|
||
Adjustments |
|
|
||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
3.7 |
|
|
4.3 |
|
||
Distributions more (less) than income from equity affiliates |
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
(0.5 |
) |
||
Loss (gain) on asset retirements and sales |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
(0.1 |
) |
||
Net foreign currency effects |
|
0.2 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
||
Deferred income tax provision |
|
0.6 |
|
|
(0.3 |
) |
||
Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
(0.9 |
) |
||
Other operating activity |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
0.1 |
|
||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
4.2 |
|
||
|
|
|
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
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Capital expenditures |
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
(1.7 |
) |
||
Proceeds and deposits related to asset sales and returns of investment |
|
1.3 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
||
Other investing activity(2) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
||
|
$ |
(0.7 |
) |
$ |
(1.6 |
) |
||
|
|
|
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
||||||
Net change in debt |
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
1.2 |
|
||
Cash dividends — common stock |
|
(2.7 |
) |
|
(2.5 |
) |
||
Shares issued for share-based compensation |
|
4.6 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
||
Shares repurchased |
|
(1.3 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
||
Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities |
$ |
(1.4 |
) |
$ |
(1.1 |
) |
||
|
|
|
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH |
|
— |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
||
NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH |
$ |
6.0 |
|
$ |
1.5 |
|
||
|
|
|
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (1) |
|
|
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
4.2 |
|
||
Less: Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
(0.9 |
) |
||
Cash Flow from |
$ |
9.0 |
|
$ |
5.1 |
|
||
|
|
|
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
$ |
8.1 |
|
$ |
4.2 |
|
||
Less: Capital expenditures |
|
2.0 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
||
Free Cash Flow |
$ |
6.1 |
|
$ |
2.5 |
|
||
Less: Net decrease (increase) in operating working capital |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
(0.9 |
) |
||
|
$ |
7.0 |
|
$ |
3.4 |
|
||
(1) Totals may not match sum of parts due to presentation in billions. |
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(2) Primarily (borrowings) repayments of loans by equity affiliates. |
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Attachment 4 |
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(unaudited) |
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OPERATING STATISTICS (1) |
Three Months
|
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NET LIQUIDS PRODUCTION (MB/D): (2) | 2022 |
2021 |
||||||
880 |
|
802 |
|
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International | 856 |
|
1,024 |
|
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Worldwide | 1,736 |
|
1,826 |
|
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NET NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION (MMCF/D): (3) |
|
|
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1,828 |
|
1,643 |
|
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International | 6,119 |
|
6,127 |
|
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Worldwide | 7,947 |
|
7,770 |
|
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TOTAL NET OIL-EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION (MB/D): (4) |
|
|
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1,184 |
|
1,075 |
|
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International | 1,876 |
|
2,046 |
|
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Worldwide | 3,060 |
|
3,121 |
|
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SALES OF NATURAL GAS (MMCF/D): |
|
|
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4,461 |
|
3,911 |
|
|||||
International | 4,875 |
|
5,430 |
|
||||
Worldwide | 9,336 |
|
9,341 |
|
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SALES OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (MB/D): |
|
|
||||||
300 |
|
198 |
|
|||||
International | 217 |
|
152 |
|
||||
Worldwide | 517 |
|
350 |
|
||||
SALES OF REFINED PRODUCTS (MB/D): |
|
|
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1,217 |
|
1,050 |
|
|||||
International (5) | 1,327 |
|
1,267 |
|
||||
Worldwide | 2,544 |
|
2,317 |
|
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REFINERY INPUT (MB/D): |
|
|
||||||
915 |
|
881 |
|
|||||
International | 619 |
|
536 |
|
||||
Worldwide | 1,534 |
|
1,417 |
|
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|
|
|
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(1) |
Includes interest in affiliates; totals may not match sum of parts due to rounding. |
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(2) |
Includes net production of synthetic oil: |
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|
|
39 |
|
60 |
|
|||
(3) |
Includes natural gas consumed in operations (MMCF/D): |
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|
|
57 |
|
45 |
|
|||
|
International |
551 |
|
558 |
|
|||
(4) |
Oil-equivalent production is the sum of net liquids production, net natural gas production and synthetic production. The oil-equivalent gas conversion ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas = 1 barrel of crude oil. |
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(5) |
Includes share of affiliate sales (MB/D): |
353 |
340 |
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Attachment 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Millions of Dollars) |
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(unaudited) |
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES |
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Three Months Ended
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Three Months Ended
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REPORTED EARNINGS |
Pre-
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Income
|
After-
|
Pre-
|
Income
|
After-
|
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|
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|
$ |
3,238 |
|
|
|
$ |
941 |
|
||||||||||||||
Int'l Upstream |
|
|
|
3,696 |
|
|
|
|
1,409 |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
|
(130 |
) |
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Int'l Downstream |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
|
135 |
|
||||||||||||||
All Other |
|
|
|
(1,006 |
) |
|
|
|
(978 |
) |
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to |
$ |
6,259 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,377 |
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SPECIAL ITEMS |
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Legal reserves |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(140 |
) |
$ |
30 |
|
$ |
(110 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Pension settlement costs |
|
(86 |
) |
|
20 |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
(317 |
) |
|
76 |
|
|
(241 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total Special Items |
$ |
(86 |
) |
$ |
20 |
$ |
(66 |
) |
$ |
(457 |
) |
$ |
106 |
$ |
(351 |
) |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
FOREIGN CURRENCY EFFECTS |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Int'l Upstream |
|
|
$ |
(144 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(52 |
) |
||||||||||||||
Int'l Downstream |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
59 |
|
||||||||||||||
All Other |
|
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
||||||||||||||
Total Foreign Currency Effects |
|
$ |
(218 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS/(LOSS) * |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
$ |
3,238 |
|
|
|
$ |
941 |
|
||||||||||||||
Int'l Upstream |
|
|
|
3,840 |
|
|
|
|
1,461 |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
||||||||||||||
Int'l Downstream |
|
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
|
76 |
|
||||||||||||||
All Other |
|
|
|
(843 |
) |
|
|
|
(728 |
) |
||||||||||||||
Total Adjusted Earnings/(Loss) |
$ |
6,543 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,730 |
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Adjusted Earnings/(Loss) per share |
$ |
3.36 |
|
|
|
$ |
0.90 |
|
* |
Adjusted Earnings/(Loss) is defined as Net Income (loss) attributable to |
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