ConocoPhillips said late Monday it has added the Austin Chalk in Louisiana to its exploration portfolio and bolted on acreage in Western Canada’s Montney formation to expand its North American development opportunities.
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ConocoPhillips Taking Turtle-Over-Hare Approach in Lower 48
Slow and steady wins the race, an approach that ConocoPhillips is using to develop the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin to ensure it can keep up with ever evolving technology, CEO Ryan Lance said Tuesday.
Andeavor Buys ConocoPhillips’ Kenai Peninsula LNG Plant
San Antonio-based Andeavor has acquired the Kenai liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Alaska from ConocoPhillips, which had been trying to sell the facility for more than a year.
Lower 48 Well Improvements Boosting Reserves for ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips’ Executive Vice President Alan Hirshberg used last Thursday’s 4Q2017 earnings conference call to highlight gains in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford and Bakken shales.
ConocoPhillips Reports Strong Growth in Lower 48, Consolidates Alaska Position
Following an exceptional year results-wise, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance on Thursday announced the Houston super independent is spending $400 million to bolt-on leases in Alaska, even as it continues to emphasize Lower 48 unconventional development.

Alaska NPR-A Auction Nets Few Bids; ConocoPhillips Tacks on Acreage
Despite placing a record 900 tracts of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) up for auction Wednesday, oil and natural gas producers stayed away, leaving the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) left to count a paltry seven bids.
ConocoPhillips Focused on Returns, to Spend $5.5B on Capex Annually Through 2020
ConocoPhillips expects to grow oil and natural gas production by 5% and spend $5.5 billion a year on capital expenditures (capex) through 2020, but executives said the company could maintain flat production, including in the U.S. onshore, to leave room for dividends in case oil prices decline.
Doing ‘More For Less,’ ConocoPhillips Slashes 2017 Capex 10%
ConocoPhillips 3Q2017 earnings were up for a second consecutive quarter, even as production declined, according to the Houston-based independent, which said Thursday it has cut its 2017 capital expenditures (capex) budget by 10%.
ConocoPhillips Quietly Testing Permian, But M&A ‘Not a Priority’
An executive with ConocoPhillips said the company is taking its time to test and understand the geology of the Permian Basin, following the same approach it used to develop its position in the Eagle Ford Shale, but that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is “not a priority.”
ConocoPhillips Mothballing Kenai LNG Until Market Improves
ConocoPhillips, unable to find a buyer for its Kenai natural gas export facility in Alaska, plans to shutter operations until market conditions improve.