Financial instruments and financial risk management - Market risk, Commodity price risk (Details) - Commodity price risk - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financial instruments and financial risk management
Percentage of reasonably possible increase (decrease) in risk assumption	10.00%
Increase (decrease) in profit and loss due to reasonably possible increase (decrease) in designated risk component	$ 11,297	$ 9,094

The increase (decrease) in profit and loss as a result of an increase (decrease) in a designated risk component that was reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. Excludes defined benefit plan obligations.

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