"Recognizing the uncertain market conditions, particularly in the upstream, our focus remains on what we can control," Imperial chairman and chief executive Rich Kruger said in a statement.
"No company will continue to be successful if their integrity and their reputation is questioned," said the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.
The documents, a collection of archived internal corporate reports donated to the Calgary museum, contradict what the company, Imperial Oil, had been telling the public for years about climate change.
With up to $500 million at stake, a controversial review of Arctic oil exploration initiated by Conservatives and big oil companies will proceed, the Liberal government has announced.