The Big Picture

Global Water Sustainability Center (GWSC) Scientist Eman Al Shamari conducts a water clarifying treatment experiment. Water treatment and management strategies are a primary focus for the Doha, Qatar-based GWSC team where scientists evaluate emerging water treatment technologies that can reduce freshwater consumption, lower treatment costs and minimize the environmental impact of wastewater discharges. The team also provides advanced analytical services to aid global business units in their water-management programs. 

After a fresh coat of paint, Polar Discovery, one of the five E-Class tankers owned and operated by Polar Tankers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, rests in dry dock at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. All Polar Tanker vessels undergo a comprehensive maintenance inspection and upgrades on a rotating, regular basis to ensure the safety of the vessel, its crew and the environment. Each ship is approximately 141,000 dead weight tons (DWT), has a top speed of 16 knots and a range of 12,500 nautical miles. Polar Tankers carry oil from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) to ports and refineries along the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. Learn more about Polar Tankers at polartankers.conocophillips.com | December 2024

Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the residence of Chinese emperors and their households, served as the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for more than 500 years. From its offices in Beijing and Tanggu, ConocoPhillips China is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production operations in cooperation with Chinese and international partners. ConocoPhillips Business Service Center in Beijing was established in 2014 to support global business units in sourcing materials from Asia and providing shared transactional services. This group contributes to significant savings, primarily for Asia-Pacific projects. | November 2024 

ConocoPhillips Houma, Louisiana Field Office employees — (from left) Kevin Adams, Gina Fanguy, Mike Aucoin, Ashley Golmon, John Harrington, Kimila Hebert and Shannon Buquet — display the latest Wood on the Wing ‘Best in Show’ wildfowl carving, a screech owl by artist Ronnie Zint. ConocoPhillips has sponsored the annual Louisiana Wildfowl Festival since 1979. Through its subsidiary, The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, ConocoPhillips owns approximately 636,000 acres of primarily wetlands in southeast Louisiana, making it the largest private wetlands owner in the state. The Houma Field Office collaborates with public and nonprofit organizations to protect and restore Louisiana’s coast. | October 2024

In early September, nearly 1,700 ConocoPhillips employees and their families gathered for a fun-filled day at the Midland company picnic. The event featured a barbecue feast, kid-friendly activities and a live DJ. Attendees also enjoyed an exciting Midland Rockhounds baseball game. As a presenting sponsor of the Rockhounds, a double-A affiliate of the Oakland A’s, ConocoPhillips is deeply integrated into the team's branding, marketing and fan entertainment. This partnership supports the growth of professional baseball in West Texas. | September 2024

Researchers conduct environmental field studies on Alaska’s North Slope. ConocoPhillips' Sustainability Report includes detailed information on how the company manages nature-related risks and impacts. See the full 2023 report. | August 2024

Beginning with its inaugural flight in July, ConocoPhillips operates an air shuttle for employees between five company locations in the U.S. Lower 48. This service provides safe, reliable transportation between Houston, Texas; Midland, Texas; Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Carlsbad, New Mexico; and Williston, North Dakota. The shuttle is an Embraer ERJ145XR, similar to regional jets operated by major carriers, and is based at the ConocoPhillips Global Aviation hangar in Houston. | July 2024

This drone's-eye view of Bartlesville showcases the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower in the foreground with ConocoPhillips’ Plaza Office Building and adjacent Frank Phillips Tower Center in the distance. In 1917, Frank Phillips established the Phillips Petroleum Company with headquarters in Bartlesville. Over the years, the city thrived along with the company, attracting industry vendors and suppliers like Harold C. Price, who commissioned Wright to build the Price Tower as his pipeline company’s corporate headquarters. Today, ConocoPhillips has some 900 employees based in Bartlesville, providing valuable Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology functions, supporting the company's global operations.  | June 2024

Junior Engineer Stacey Richardson in the maintenance shop aboard the Polar Discovery, anchored in Anacortes, Washington. Polar Tankers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, operates five Endeavour-class tankers in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System trade, loading crude oil in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, and delivering to terminals on the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. With a focus on safe, environmentally responsible transportation, Polar Tankers mariners work diligently to maintain vessels to high standards to safely deliver the energy that powers civilization. | May 2024

ConocoPhillips Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance and members of the ConocoPhillips Commercial team participated in a March 15th groundbreaking ceremony to mark the first year of construction for the $13 billion Port Arthur LNG (PALNG) Phase 1 facility. Taking part in the event, hosted by Sempra Infrastructure Partners, are, from left, Lance; Port Arthur JV Director Teresa Wu; Gulf Coast Region Manager, Gas Marketing and Trading Craig Vaughn; Global Projects Chief Khaled Hammoud; Port Arthur Asset Manager Ben Tier; LNG Business Development and Origination Manager Vladimir dela Cruz; Global Gas, Power and Emerging Markets Vice President Tom Mathiasmeier; Global LNG and London Vice President Nick Allen; and North America Gas Marketing and Trading Manager Clint Stockman. ConocoPhillips' decision to participate in both equity and offtake was instrumental to launching PALNG. The project is well positioned to supply U.S. liquefied natural gas to international markets. Learn more about ConocoPhillips’ LNG initiatives. | April 2024

2024 Rodeo Run participants and volunteers gather at Eleanor Tinsley Park near downtown Houston for a post-race celebration. Sponsored by ConocoPhillips, the Rodeo Run raises money for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund. The Feb. 24 event featured a wheelchair race along with 10K and 5K timed events, making it a memorable day for all involved.  | March 2024

Project Engineer Rhianna Cardamone looks out over the vast APLNG facility at Curtis Island, Australia. Rhianna is part of a new generation of industry professionals who recognize the importance of delivering reliable and affordable energy to the world in a sustainable way that addresses important social and environmental issues. Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) is a joint venture focused on producing coalbed methane from the Bowen and Surat basins in Queensland, Australia. ConocoPhillips operates the Curtis Island downstream LNG facility and the LNG export sales business. Natural gas is sold to domestic customers, with LNG exported to Unipec (an affiliate of Sinopec), Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and spot customers.  | February 2024

Located on the Danube River in Bavaria, this medieval town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains historic structures spanning some two millennia, including ancient Roman, Romanesque and Gothic buildings. Regensburg’s architecture – including the market, city hall and cathedral – defines the character of the town marked by tall buildings, dark and narrow lanes and strong fortifications. In November 2022, ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy announced the signing of two agreements to supply long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. The suppliers are joint venture companies established between ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy to participate in the North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) projects, and the buyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. First delivery is expected in 2026 to the German LNG Terminal at Brunsbüttel. | January 2024

On Oct. 26, the Bohai Penglai Phase 4B project commenced production ahead of schedule. The project, operated by CNOOC Limited, is in south-central Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 30 meters. The main production facilities include two new wellhead platforms and a total of 130 development wells. It is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 29,800 barrels of crude oil per day in 2027. ConocoPhillips China holds 49% working interest in this project. | December 2023

ConocoPhillips Europe Commercial team is based on the 20th floor of London’s Angel Court, a new 300,000-square-foot development with panoramic city views. Actively involved in the crude oil, NGL and natural gas markets, the team markets and trades these commodities, including production from Norway. London is also the center for ConocoPhillips’ global merchant LNG business. In the UK, ConocoPhillips also operates the Teesside Terminal at Seal Sands in Middlesbrough. | November 2023

Multi-skill operator (MSO) Tiffany Roberts inspects the China Draw Central Facility 3 in the Delaware Basin in West Texas. MSOs are critical to our mission of safely finding and delivering energy to the world and serve as safety and operational leaders in the field. MSOs are responsible for a wide variety of activities to monitor and improve production across our Lower 48 operations, including inspecting facilities, maintaining pressures and flow on equipment, adjusting controls and executing new facility walk-throughs.  | October 2023

The distinctive architecture of Education City Mosque, part of Qatar’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, offers visitors a place to reflect on knowledge and faith. Unlike any other place in Qatar, Education City is home to branch campuses of some of the world’s leading educational institutes, a homegrown research university, start-up incubators, technology parks, heritage sites, cultural institutions and much more. In 2022, QatarEnergy selected ConocoPhillips to participate in the North Field East and the North Field South projects, part of the multi-phase North Field Expansion Project. The addition of these projects reflects the trusted relationship formed over decades between Qatar and ConocoPhillips. | September 2023

During a recent visit to the Coastal Wetlands asset in Louisiana, videographer Dan Blackson captured drone images of marsh terrace construction. These artificial ridges are built using local material in shallow, open-water areas and will eventually be covered in vegetation. Once complete, they can provide habitat that supports a variety of aquatic species, ducks and other birds. Terraces reduce wave energy and erosion, helping protect sensitive marsh habitats and, often, flood protection infrastructure such as levees. As the largest private owner of wetlands in Louisiana, ConocoPhillips views conservation as a key priority. For over 10 years, ConocoPhillips employees based in the Houma, Louisiana, office have and continue to work daily with Ducks Unlimited to deliver coastal restoration projects. | August 2023

Earlier this year, the world's largest crane and pipe-laying vessel, Pioneering Spirit, visited Ekofisk to start laying pipeline and a cable for direct electrical heating in the Tommeliten A development that crosses the border in the North Sea to the U.K. sector. ConocoPhillips is the operator for this transboundary field development with subsea tieback to Ekofisk. Start of production is planned for 2024. ConocoPhillips’ history in Norway began in the early 1960s, when the company was awarded its first production licenses. A successful discovery in 1969 led to the commissioning of Ekofisk, the first commercial oil field in the Norwegian sector. | July 2023

ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC) staff and their families – and at least one four-legged friend – volunteer at the City of Calgary’s Pathway and River Cleanup on May 5, 2023, in Calgary, Alberta, as they have since 2017. Coincidentally, their Fort St. John colleagues stepped up on the same day to participate in Pitch-In Week, an event to clean parks and roadways in Fort St. John, British Columbia. CPC staff at the Surmont development in northeast Alberta took part in a site cleanup on June 17. CPC staff volunteer their time to several organizations in the communities where they live and work, including serving meals to unhoused community members at the Calgary Drop-In Centre, recognizing healthcare workers in Fort St. John, and spending time with students from Bill Woodward School in Anzac, Alberta.

Bakken Operations Superintendent Matt Hamm used his iPhone to capture this image of the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis over a pump jack at the edge of the Abercrombie 44-12H location in McKenzie County North Dakota. The Bakken trend is a sequence of liquids-rich sand and shale layers in the Williston Basin, stretching across western North Dakota and into Canada. Nature’s most spectacular light show can be seen regularly in the region where ConocoPhillips has approximately 560,000 net acres focused on unconventional tight-oil play development and production in the most prolific portion of the basin. The company is continuously improving operational and capital efficiencies using multi-well pad drilling, completion optimization, facility design changes and data analytics. Multi-well pad drilling has significantly reduced the overall environmental footprint. | May 2023

Each spring, ConocoPhillips employees step up to fight multiple sclerosis during the Bike MS: Texas MS 150 bike ride, a cycling event that raises awareness and money for research to find a cure for multiple sclerosis. This year, 72 riders for Team ConocoPhillips will participate in the 2023 Bike MS: Texas MS 150, a 150-mile ride that will start in Houston on April 29 and finish in College Station on April 30. In this photo, Team ConocoPhillips members, from left to right, Chad Traxler, Bob Heinrich, Carmilo Brockman, Will Carlisle, Marcus Fonseka and Andy Flowers ride through the scenic Texas countryside during the 2022 event. | April 2023 

ConocoPhillips China and Peng Bo Operating Company recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Penglai Oilfield in Bohai Bay. Pictured here, Peng Bo, one of the world’s largest FPSOs, has played an essential role in the Penglai development since 2009. The Penglai 19-3 discovery well was drilled in 1999. Following successful appraisal, the field is being developed in phases, with first production from Phase 1 in 2002 and most recent production from Phase 4 in 2021. Additional appraisal drilling and development studies are underway to further assess future Bohai Bay development opportunities. | March 2023

Members of the ConocoPhillips Black Employee Network (BEN) from the company’s offices in Bartlesville, Okla., march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Tulsa. BEN is one of a dozen employee network groups active in various company locations around the world. The groups foster a diverse workforce and create an inclusive environment of mutual respect, trust and understanding. They also connect colleagues from different business units and functions and provide opportunities for personal and professional development, networking, community involvement and supporting ConocoPhillips' recruiting activities. | February 2023      

The 18 world-renowned Supertrees of Singapore stretch their colorful branches gracefully over the landscape, reaching 82-164' in the air. These glowing giants, filled with a variety of color-coordinated tropical plants, also collect solar energy, ventilate, self-water, moderate the temperature and shelter visitors. At night, musically coordinated seasonal light shows delight onlookers. ConocoPhillips’ Singapore office serves as its Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME) commercial marketing hub, with the office also providing functional support to business units throughout the region in areas such as medical, business development, security, legal, supply chain, marine, finance and human resources. ConocoPhillips also services its Polar Tankers in a Singapore shipyard. | January 2023

Congratulations to AV Lead Troy McLaughlin for this final winning image of the 2022 Big Picture Photo Contest. One year ago, Troy captured the company’s Houston headquarters campus lit up for the holidays. Immediately before and after Thanksgiving each year, ConocoPhillips Real Estate & Facility Services employees install 130 outdoor decorations, 150,000 lights on 32,430 linear feet of strands and 200 Christmas trees around the two connected buildings – SPIRIT ONE and SPIRIT TWO. The lights at the top of both buildings can be programmed to display multiple colors and have been used to commemorate Juneteenth, Pride Month, Support for Ukraine and the Houston Astros World Series victory.  | December 2022

On a visit to ConocoPhillips’ field site in Houma, Louisiana to oversee new gym equipment installation, Wellness Services Associate Ray Castro captured this photo of Spanish moss-laden oak trees on the property between the main office building and the historical onsite lodging building. ConocoPhillips owns approximately 636,000 acres of predominantly wetlands in southeast Louisiana, making the company the largest private wetlands owner in Louisiana. The company has a longstanding record of collaboration with public and nonprofit entities on projects designed to protect and restore Louisiana’s coast. | November 2022

Artificial Lift Specialist Armando Marrufo submitted several photos like this one of a dust storm sweeping through the Lusk field in the Northern Delaware Basin. The basin is a key part of ConocoPhillips' Permian operation, spanning West Texas through Southeast New Mexico. ConocoPhillips holds approximately 709,000 total net acres in the Delaware Basin, which includes approximately 654,000 unconventional net acres | October 2022

CDR3 contractor Chase Erdman captured this image of Kuparuk North Slope operations after a Phase 3 weather event. During such storms wind-blown snow impacts visibility and driving conditions, making it unsafe for normal activities. Instead, the focus is on keeping crews safe and facilities online with no unnecessary risk to personnel. The Greater Kuparuk Area encompasses the Kuparuk Field and four satellite fields. One of the largest onshore producing fields in the United States, Kuparuk includes three central production facilities and a seawater treatment plant. | September 2022

Four vessels at Australia Pacific Liquid Natural Gas (APLNG) on Curtis Island, Australia are filled with a special material that traps water at the molecular level, removing any last traces of water from the feed gas so it doesn’t freeze when it goes into the liquefaction section where temperatures drop to minus 160C (- 256F). The dryers provide a continuous flow of dry feed gas to the liquefaction section, by cycling through adsorption and regeneration modes in sequence. In any 48-hour period, each dryer is in adsorption mode for 36 hours followed by regeneration mode for 12 hours before being returned to adsorption mode. The August winning photo was taken by Training & Competency Supervisor Carl Gibson. | August 2022

Contractor Shane Sipe captured this winning sunset image at the Montney C-11-K Central Processing Facility in northeastern British Columbia. Exploration and appraisal activities at this unconventional resource play began in 2009. At year-end 2021, ConocoPhillips held approximately 300,000 acres of land with 100% working interest within the liquids-rich Montney sweet spot. | July 2022

In October 2021, volunteers from ConocoPhillips Lower 48 Gulf Coast & Rockies business unit (BU) participated in a Habitat for Humanity building project in Northeast Houston. This teambuilding and community engagement event involved the use of nail guns, saws and hammers to help build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity uses donations to purchase acreage or lots in current subdivisions. The Lower 48 Gulf Coast Rockies BU includes the liquids-rich Eagle Ford and Bakken trends as well as operations in Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma and the Gulf of Mexico.  | June 2022

Wellness Services Associate Ray Castro captured this image of a special yoga session for new hires conducted atop the ConocoPhillips Center SPIRIT ONE parking garage. Wellness Services plays an important role in the health and wellness of all ConocoPhillips employees, providing state-of-the-art workout facilities, group exercise classes and fitness testing. Departments and business units can request special team-building events, including outdoor spin class, yoga sessions, table tennis tournaments, or fun competitive fitness challenges. | May 2022

Old structures at the Ekofisk oil field are removed in this photo submitted by ConocoPhillips Norway Electronic Controls Technician Rolf Christian Soenderland. ConocoPhillips’ history in Norway began in the early 1960s. A successful discovery in 1969 led to the commissioning of Ekofisk, the first commercial oil field in the Norwegian sector. Located approximately 200 miles offshore Stavanger, Norway, Ekofisk is comprised of four producing fields: Ekofisk, Eldfisk, Embla and Tor. Crude oil is exported to Teesside, England, and natural gas is exported to Emden, Germany. | April 2022

Information Technology Analyst Clement Hoh stayed at work late to get this stunning night view from ConocoPhillips’ 52nd floor Petronas Twin Towers office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's official definition and ranking, the twin towers, affectionately known as KLCC, were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 when they were surpassed by Taipei 101. ConocoPhillips has varying stages of exploration, development and production activities across 1.5 million net acres in Malaysia, with working interests in five PSCs. | March 2022

A beautiful Fall shower had just passed, and the sun had started to rise, creating the perfect conditions for the second winning entry in the 2022 Big Picture Photo Contest. Bakken Well Intervention Contractor John Bren captured this complete rainbow over a workover rig in North Dakota, part of the Bakken Trend, a sequence of liquidsrich sand and shale layers in the Williston Basin. | February 2022

North Slope Maintenance Technician Brian Nelson submitted the first winning entry to the 2022 Big Picture Photo Contest. His black and white photo captures aircraft and crew on a frozen lake in the Willow staging area for work supporting Greater Mooses Tooth. The Greater Mooses Tooth (GMT) Unit, the first unit established entirely within the NPR-A, was formed in 2008. In 2017, the company began construction in the unit with two drill sites, GMT1 and GMT2. GMT1, the North Slope’s westernmost producing field, achieved first production in 2018. It is connected to the CD5 processing facilities by gravel roads and pipelines. In early December, the GMT2 facilities began flowing oil into the GMT2 pipeline. At its peak, GMT2 is forecast to produce ~ 30,000 BOPD. | January 2022

Polar Tankers completed two shipyard projects in Singapore during 2021. Due to local COVID-19 protocols, the ships’ crewmembers had to stay aboard for some 80 days during the required dry dock maintenance and could not go down the gangway until they were heading home. The typical team photo of the crew and shipyard team could not be taken. Instead, for this year’s photo, the Polar Enterprise crew stayed on the ship. Both the Polar Enterprise and the Polar Discovery shipyard projects were completed in 2021 thanks to amazing efforts of all involved. | December 2021

 2021 marks ConocoPhillips China's (COPC) 15th year of commitment to Light and Love School whose mission is to provide equal access to education for underprivileged children. The school’s focus on academic and cognitive development focuses on helping the children realize their dreams and build brighter futures. Earlier in 2021, COPC leadership paid a special visit to the school’s Jinzhai campus in Anhui Province, 650 miles from Beijing, where more than 150 children receive junior high school education. After announcing new donations, the leadership team played interactive games and shared stories with their new student friends. | November 2021  

I&E Technician Steve Miller recently captured this image of a rainbow over operations in southeast New Mexico’s Delaware Basin. A subset of the broader Permian Basin, the Delaware Basin stretches from West Texas to southeast New Mexico. ConocoPhillips and its heritage companies have operated in New Mexico for almost 100 years. | October 2021

After more than 18 months of working from home, workers in the City of London, including the ConocoPhillips London Commercial team, are gradually returning to their offices. During the height of the pandemic, travel to the Angel Court office in the heart of London was severely impacted by the lockdown. Primarily a trading office, it was essential that the crude oil, NGL’s and gas continued to be marketed. Using a combination of company laptops, virtual desktops and Citrix sessions, disruption to business was kept to a minimum. Now, returning staff are seated in a socially distanced format, additional cleaning protocols and COVID controls including temperature checks on entry to the building, elevator capacity restrictions and a mask-wearing culture are in place. While the London Team is back in Angel Court, the city of London has still not returned to its former buzzing self. Many of the businesses in the London square mile have moved to flexible working arrangements and offices are still largely empty. Shops have not all reopened and public transport is still not at capacity. The pandemic has led to a very different way of life for Londoners that our team members observe every day as they commute into Angel Court. | September 2021

In May 2021, ConocoPhillips Australia employees and their families joined ‘Reef Clean’ to clean up some 200 pounds of rubbish including plastics, rope and glass as part of the Curtis Island Beach Clean. Curtis Island is located five miles off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland and situated in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Home to Queensland’s three LNG facilities, it is one of the busiest ports in Australia. ConocoPhillips’ joint venture with Origin Energy and Sinopec— Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) — produces LNG from coalbed methane basins in Queensland. ConocoPhillips operates the Curtis Island downstream LNG facility as well as the LNG export sales business. Natural gas is sold to domestic customers, with LNG exported to Sinopec, Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and spot customers. | August 2021

During the month of June, ConocoPhillips employees around the world demonstrated their commitment to diversity and inclusion and showed support for the company’s LGBTQ+ community by displaying the rainbow flag. This example taken by Eldfisk Crane Operator Joachim Warhaug Hanstad at the Eldfisk 2/7 S platform in the Norwegian North Sea includes (from left) Contractor Monica Myklebust, Radio Administrative Assistant Jesper Nielsen, Material Coordinator Anneli Mero, Logistics Supervisor Kim Stian Kolnes and Offshore Installation Manager Randi Opøyen. One of the core principles of ConocoPhillips’ commitment is making sure everyone in the workforce feels safe, supported and comfortable bringing their true selves to work. | July 2021

On July 15, 2020, Senior Facility Engineer Scott Cragoe took this picture of the comet NEOWISE, the brightest comet in the northern hemisphere since Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997. Scott captured the 15-second exposure with a Nikon Z7 camera, 20mm lens and ISO-2500 film from Bad Water Road at the Lost Cabin Gas Plant Personnel Camp in Lysite, Wyoming. Operated and 60% owned by ConocoPhillips, Lost Cabin has approximately 246 MMCFD of natural gas processing capacity and serves the Madden Field in the Wind River Basin. | June 2021

Last year, a barge from Vancouver, Washington, arrived at the Oliktok Dock in the Beaufort Sea and offloaded the first-ever slug catcher for ConocoPhillips’ Alaska business unit. After an early-morning crane lift, the vessel was placed in a staging area near the dock, insulated and prepped, for a final transport to Alpine across the resupply ice road. Slugs are surges of higher liquid or higher gas flowrates from wells entering a facility. The slug catcher provides a large volume of space at the front end of the facility that can absorb temporary spikes in liquid/gas flowrates. The 80-foot long, 16-foot-in-diameter vessel allows for large fluctuations.  | May 2021

Engineering Advisor James Cameron captured this image of the sun rising over Houston’s skyline from the 15th floor of ConocoPhillips Center SPIRIT One building. The company headquarters is home to more than 1,500 employees and contractors in two connected high-rise buildings named SPIRIT One and SPIRIT Two, referring to the company’s SPIRIT Values acronym – Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation and Teamwork. Since Sept. 28, 2020, the center has been fully reopened under rigorous COVID-19 mitigation protocols to ensure the health and safety of all colleagues. These protocols include screening questions and temperature checks; reduced capacity in conference rooms, elevators and cafeterias; strict social distancing practices; and mandatory face covering requirements when social distancing is not possible. | April 2021

ConocoPhillips supports the Smithsonian Institution initiative to collect connectivity data for bird species that follow a migratory flyway through the company’s areas of operation. A recent study has created a comprehensive picture of the 10,000-kilometer migratory route of common nighthawks using GPS data. The project included researchers from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, University of Alberta and Environment and Climate Change Canada in a massive collaboration across 13 North American locations. Researchers fitted common nighthawks with small backpacks equipped with GPS transmitters to  complete a picture of common nighthawk migratory connectivity, which is the degree to which birds from separate populations stick together during their migrations.  In this photo, a common nighthawk is shown pre-release with a GPS transmitter. Watch the Smithsonian’s Common Nighthawk Migration Animation. | March 2021

Global Aviation Alaska transitioned its fleet to new turboprop Bombardier Q400 aircraft last summer, marking the most significant change since the organization’s inception in 1984. The new fleet, including the SPIRIT of Innovation, SPIRIT of Alpine and SPIRIT of Kuparuk, means more direct flights and shorter wait times for travelers to ConocoPhillips’ Alaska assets. The Q400 fleet made its inaugural flight in June 2020. The SPIRIT of Innovation made the first U.S. gravel landing on October 5; and the SPIRIT of Alpine made the first direct flight with passengers to Alpine on November 17. The new direct Q400 flights increase productivity, and significantly reduce intra-field flights and emissions.  |  February 2021

An iconic Live Oak tree in the town of Kenedy, Texas home of the company’s Eagle Ford headquarters. The liquids-rich Eagle Ford tight oil trend, located in the Western Gulf Coast Basin of South Texas, represents the company’s most prolific unconventional resource development. ConocoPhillips was one of the first companies into the liquids play, resulting in a low-cost entry into this acreage. In 2009, the company began exploring the development potential of this play and by year-end 2019 held approximately 201,000 net leasehold and mineral acres, primarily in DeWitt, Karnes and Live Oak counties.  | January 2021

The loaded crude tanker Polar Resolution heads outbound Prince William Sound under escort by two 12,336 h.p. Edison Chouest tugs. Polar Tanker, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, operates five tankers to deliver North Slope oil to the West Coast. Polar operations rely on many people coming and going from the ships, including crewmembers, navigational pilots, gaugers, terminal employees, regulators, auditors, and service providers. During a challenging 2020, Polar Tankers put COVID-19 policies in place to protect employees and mitigate risks. This work and the commitment of Polar employees enabled continued operations with minimal delays. | December 2020

Before sunrise during recent drilling operations in the Permian Delaware Basin, Drilling Supervisor Lloyd Shirley and Contractor Greg Rivera monitor the Roulette 3H well pad. Roulette is a six-well pad in the China Draw prospect area 12 miles north of Orla, Texas. The Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico is a prime example of leveraging one of the company’s large legacy positions, using new technology and new ideas to test liquids-rich conventional and unconventional plays. | November 2020

When COVID-19 ground to a halt all non-essential work at ConocoPhillips’ Surmont oil sands joint venture in northeastern Alberta, Canada, the team went back to the drawing board to replan the 2020 work program. By staggering work and using a smaller pool of workers to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the team navigated a complex outage at one of the two central processing facilities while executing the condensed work program safely and deliberately. | October 2020

ConocoPhillips employee volunteers pack food bags at the Houston Food Bank during the 2018 United Way ‘Day of Caring.’ Employees throughout the United States participate in these community events in addition to donating more than $2 million annually to the cause. For this year’s campaign, Day of Caring has transitioned from in-person to virtual volunteer opportunities. Virtual volunteers give back to the community while practicing social distancing. ConocoPhillips will donate $100 to United Way of Greater Houston for every volunteer opportunity an employee participates in, up to $500 per person. | September 2020

After suspension in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of a new Propane Storage Unit at ConocoPhillips’ Teesside plant in the U.K. restarted in June. Completed in 1975, Teesside is a crude oil reception, processing, storage and transshipment installation. Crude oil and NGLs from the Greater Ekofisk and Valhall areas in Norway are delivered to Teesside. | August 2020

In June, ConocoPhillips made a public statement of support for LGBTQ+ rights by lighting up its Houston headquarters and raising the Pride Flag for the first time at both its Houston and Bartlesville campuses. The U.S. Supreme Court took an important step in the country’s long journey toward LGBTQ+ equality, ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ConocoPhillips’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, but until this ruling many other employers were free to discriminate on those bases. This long-sought decision extends the employment protections of the Civil Rights Act to millions of LGBTQ+ people.  | July 2020

In April on the eve of Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance commemorating servicemen and women in Australia and New Zealand, ConocoPhillips Australia established the Veterans and Ex-Military Employee Network. Open to all employees and contractors, the new network recognizes and celebrates current and former service members. It also provides opportunities for employees to volunteer and fundraise in support of local communities; supports Veteran not-for-profit organizations; and creates employment pathways for returned servicemen and women. Shown here: ConocoPhillips Australia Operations Superintendent Chris Wille, a former aircraft maintenance engineer in the Royal Australian Air Force. | June 2020

After more than three months of closure due to strict social distancing to stop the spread of COVID‑19, the Forbidden City palace complex in central Beijing re‑opened to the public signaling that China’s capital city has brought the pandemic under control and is resuming business activities. During the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, ConocoPhillips China donated more than $300,000 USD to procure life-saving medical supplies and support front-line medical personnel in Wuhan, the outbreak epicenter. ConocoPhillips is co‑venturer with operator CNOOC on Block 11/05 in the Bohai Sea, containing the Penglai 19‑3, 19‑9 and 25‑6 oil fields. These fields feature large offshore platforms, each averaging more than 50 wells that have benefited from extensive standardization of design. | May 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ConocoPhillips Norway is taking steps to protect offshore personnel, including social distancing and increased cleaning measures at the Sola Heliport. The number of personnel allowed on each flight has been reduced to 12. Offshore travelers are pre-screened before each flight to determine potential COVID-19 contact and symptoms. Staff frequently clean all heliport contact surfaces, including door handles, cash points and check-in terminals. Disposable gloves and antibacterial liquids are readily available. Security guards remind people to maintain social distance, and the number of chairs in the waiting area has been reduced to keep travelers six feet apart.  | April 2020

A verdant palm oil plantation in the Colombian countryside sits in the shadow of the majestic Sierra de Perijá mountain range. ConocoPhillips Colombian team recently visited more than 200 kids, teenagers and adults from nearby San Martin municipality with the aim of sharing information to protect and conserve the ecology of the zone. Through recreational activities kids and teenagers learned new environmental conservation concepts, data of regional fauna and vegetation, and mechanisms of social participation for the communities. The regional ecological knowledge presented during these activities was acquired by ConocoPhillips Colombia through environmental impact studies for projects located in the area. | March 2020

In Jakarta’s Merdeka Square stands Indonesia’s National Monument. The obelisk is 137 meters tall and is topped with a 14.5-meter bronze flame coated with 32 kilograms of gold leaf. The structure houses the nation’s first red-and-white flag, flown at the Proclamation of Independence on August 17, 1945. ConocoPhillips has had a presence in Indonesia for more than 45 years. The company currently operates three onshore blocks, the Corridor Block PSC and the South Jambi ‘B’ PSC, both in South Sumatra, and the Kualakurun PSC in Central Kalimantan. | February 2020

Against the ultramodern skyline of Doha, traditional wooden sailing vessels known as dhows are moored along the Corniche, the city’s Arabian Gulf shoreline. Before the discovery of oil and gas transformed the nation into a modern economic powerhouse, Qatar had a long maritime tradition. Dhows were used for fishing, trading and pearl diving, then one of Qatar’s main industries. Since 2003, ConocoPhillips has partnered with Qatar Petroleum to develop Qatargas 3, a large-scale LNG project in Ras Laffan Industrial City. In 2010 the company launched the Global Water Sustainability Center, a team of experts dedicated to developing innovative solutions for treating and recycling byproduct water from oil and gas operations. | January 2020

Bartlesville, Oklahoma is home to approximately 1,000 ConocoPhillips employees. Most work on the downtown campus featuring (from left) the Frank Phillips Tower Center, Café on the Plaza and the Plaza Office Building. Founded by brothers Frank and L.E. Phillips in 1917, Phillips Petroleum Company was headquartered in Bartlesville until 2002, when Phillips and Conoco merged to create ConocoPhillips and the headquarters was relocated to Houston. | December 2019

The sun rises over a drilling rig in the Eagle Ford shale. Since 2009, ConocoPhillips has built the Eagle Ford into a legacy asset with production expected for years to come. The current focus is on full-field development, using customized spacing and stacking patterns adapted through reservoir understanding. | November 2019

A dramatic skyscape over the Rocky Mountains forms the backdrop for the newly completed Montney central processing facility in northeast British Columbia, Canada. On July 26, 2019 the Montney project completed 131 days of fracking the nearby 13-22 well pad, the largest unconventional pad for ConocoPhillips worldwide.  | October 2019

This overhead drone shot shows part of ConocoPhillips’ new main campus, recently branded with signage visible from miles away. SPIRIT ONE is 22 floors high and home to many of the company’s functional departments; SPIRIT TWO is 21 floors and home to primarily the Lower 48 business unit. Both buildings are LEED certified for environmental sustainability. ConocoPhillips Center is located in Houston’s Energy Corridor. | Drone photography by Dan Blackson | September 2019

The desert region of southeastern New Mexico is home to part of ConocoPhillips’ Permian Basin oil and gas assets, as well as the recently opened field office in Loving, New Mexico. Near Loving lies Carlsbad Caverns National Park, home to more than 100 limestone caves in a fossil reef laid down by an inland sea about 265 million years ago. With 8.2 acres of floor area, the Big Room in Carlsbad Caverns is the largest cave chamber in North America. The park was designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1995, confirming the worldwide significance of its spectacular natural resources. | August 2019

The moon rises behind Doyon Rig 141 at Tinmiaq 15, ConocoPhillips Alaska’s first appraisal well of the 2019 winter season. Tinmiaq is part of the company’s Willow development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. | July 2019

Behind a nondescript door in ConocoPhillips corporate center reside two tiers of sophisticated computer equipment, a wall of screens displaying an array of feeds, and a team of individuals committed to keeping the ConocoPhillips world safe. This 24/7 technology center monitors nearly 400 sites around the globe, more than 50,000 annual travel events and more than 18 enterprise security systems. The Global Security team focuses on impacts to the company globally with an emphasis on protecting people over assets. | June 2019

A new system for treating and recycling produced water at China Draw in the arid Permian Basin is saving ConocoPhillips millions of dollars. More important, it preserves fresh water for humans and animals. The treated produced water is stored in these two pits, with a combined storage capacity of 1.5 million barrels, for use in the hydraulic fracturing of future wells. | May 2019

ConocoPhillips is a coventurer in the Malikai tension-leg platform located in Block G off the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah. The Malikai-1 exploration well was drilled in 2004, resulting in an oil discovery. First production from the field was achieved in 2016, and the field reached peak production in 2018. The KMU-1 exploration well was completed in early 2018 and started producing via the Malikai platform in mid-2018. ConocoPhillips’ involvement in Malaysia began in 2000. The company currently holds 2.2 million net acres in the country across six blocks in varying stages of exploration, development and production. | April 2019

Well Pad Panel Operator Ryan Balaski used his smartphone to take this night-time photo of well pad 261-3 at ConocoPhillips’ Surmont oil sands joint venture in northeastern Alberta, Canada. | March 2019

The new home of ConocoPhillips Commercial, a high-tech space with a mission control vibe, is a hub for more than 230 traders, marketers, schedulers, analysts, risk management personnel, compliance personnel, accountants and others — all working together in a synchronized frenzy. These employees provide a daily interface to the company’s field offices as well as transportation, pipeline and trucking companies. Getting the Commercial group comfortably settled into its new digs on the 20th floor of 925 N. Eldridge Parkway — safely and without any business interruption — took two years of planning, a complex strategy and the full team’s commitment to machine-like precision. | February 2019

At ConocoPhillips’ M. Gohlke A2-A7 six-wellhead pad in southwest Texas’ Eagle Ford shale, operators conduct a zipper frack. Developed by professors at Texas Tech University, the technique involves drilling two wells side by side and, once both wells are completed, fracking them simultaneously. ConocoPhillips is a proponent of zipper fracking because it reduces downtime, increases efficiencies and maximizes production volume. | January 2019

A view of ConocoPhillips Grissik Gas Plant through the lush foliage of South Sumatra, Indonesia. The Grissik team was honored in 2017 with the CSR of Health, an annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) recognition sponsored by Indonesia’s Ministry of Health. ConocoPhillips holds a 54 percent interest in the Corridor Block PSC located in South Sumatra, consisting of five oil fields and seven natural gas fields. Natural gas produced through the block is sold through long-term contracts to the Indonesian and Singapore markets.  | December 2018

On August 27, 2018, ConocoPhillips China (COPC) and CNOOC staff jointly witnessed the first oil on the WHP-V Platform, an important milestone for the Bohai Phase 3 project. Comprised of three wellhead platforms, three drilling-completion-workover rigs, one central processing platform, 186 new wells and 49 sidetracks, the project was sanctioned in December 2015 by ConocoPhillips’ Board of Directors and is expected to deliver peak production by 2022. COPC and CNOOC have engaged in longstanding cooperation regarding the Bohai Peng Lai Field since the 1990s. Since the operatorship transferred to CNOOC in 2014, COPC has continued to provide project management and multidisciplinary technical support. | November 2018

At Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, a grove of Supertrees frames the iconic Marina Bay Sands, a luxury resort on the city’s Marina Bay. Gardens by the Bay features a wide range of plant species and garden design and reflects the work of a team of professionals committed to the greening of Singapore. Owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation, when Marina Bay Sands opened in 2010, it was billed as the world’s most expensive standalone casino property. ConocoPhillips’ Singapore office serves as the company’s Asia Pacific and Middle East commercial and trading hub and provides functional support to business units throughout the region. | October 2018

A look at ConocoPhillips’ past and future. In the foreground, the company’s corporate headquarters for 34 years, located at 600 North Dairy Ashford Road in Houston, Texas. This month, the company begins moving employees into nearby Energy Center 4 (center back), a modern high rise located at the intersection of Eldridge Parkway and Interstate 10. The Dairy Ashford campus was constructed in 1984 and served as the headquarters of Conoco until the merger with Phillips in 2002. | September 2018

In remote northeast British Columbia, Canada, a drilling rig operates in the liquids-rich Montney play. In 2018, ConocoPhillips will drill 14 wells and is breaking ground on a gas plant and water hub. | August 2018

In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1.5 million people gather at the Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam, a Tamil Hindu festival honoring Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war and a son of Shiva. The 270-foot statue of Lord Murugan marks the base of the steps leading up to the caves. Prior to the pilgrimage up the steps, devout Hindus shave their heads and cleanse in the nearby river. Some will mark the occasion by piercing their flesh with needles and hooks. ConocoPhillips Malaysia has interests in six blocks in the eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak. | July 2018

Members of ConocoPhillips’ Global Aviation Services organization gather in front of the company’s Embraer ERJ135 jet at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport. The 37-seat aircraft shuttles ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 personnel between Houston, Texas and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, serving approximately 20,000 passengers per year. In the 1920s, both companies entered the world of aviation, using their own airplanes and developing products for the emerging market. | June 2018

On Saturday, April 28, members of ConocoPhillips’ BP MS 150 team prepare to join about 8,000 riders on their journey from Houston to Austin, Texas. The 2018 ConocoPhillips team covered 102 miles after this photo was taken and another 66 miles on Sunday. Together team members raised more than $200,000 to fight multiple sclerosis. ConocoPhillips was one of the first Houston companies to field a team, beginning in 1988, the third year of the event. Since then the team has raised $6.93 million to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. ConocoPhillips riders have also been regular contributors on the board of the National MS Society, as well as the steering and safety committees for the annual ride. | May 2018

The Aasta Hansteen hull and topsides begin their journey from the Stord shipyard, where they were recently mated, to the development location in the Norwegian Sea, 186 miles offshore Norway. The platform was named for a Norwegian painter, writer and early feminist; a naming ceremony was held on Women's Day, March 8, 2018. The Aasta Hansteen development is a gas discovery in a water depth of 4,265 feet. First gas is targeted by late 2018. The development includes the Polarled Pipeline, which will transport gas to the onshore processing facility at Nyhamna. ConocoPhillips has interests in these facilities of 4.5 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively. | April 2018