Charitable Investments Make a Global Impact Let’S Talk About the Cloud

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Fourth Quarter 2014

Charitable investments make a global impact Let’s talk about the cloud

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But don’t have your head Cloud Center of Excellence team in the clouds. As with any innovation, the cloud has its own set of serious, legitimate concerns. Security, Contracting and Privacy need to be considered. And now for the silver lining… IT can help. Pat Beahan David Talbot As the cloud broker for the company, IT will partner with our business units and functions to find the right solutions. When you partner with IT, you will have access to: • Cloud Center of Excellence. • Cloud Evaluation Framework.

• Best-in-class cloud vendors. Kent Carbaugh Jill Houck • Processes and standards for cloud use. • Solution-oriented IT professionals who understand your business. Contact your IT Business Partner early in the process to ensure we find the right solution for the long term. Sharing Insights

ConocoPhillips is proud of its longstanding reputation as a great neighbor and responsible citizen in the many communities where we live and work. This issue of spirit Magazine takes a closer look at the world of investing in these communities through charitable contributions. On Page 10, our cover story begins by describing the process we undertook, following the company repositioning in 2012, to better align our giving programs with our core values and business objectives. Working closely with many colleagues from global business units and functions, our Community Relations team conducted a rigorous analysis and selection process. They discussed and debated numerous cause areas and hundreds of organizations over many months. Earlier this year, we implemented several new approaches, including a focus on three giving pillars – global and local signature programs, local contributions and employee giving programs. We believe that the most effective social and charitable investments come through strategic relationships with organizations dedicated to serving the needs of the community. For our global signature programs focused on water and biodiversity, we are pilot testing programs with Conservation International, the Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In Houston, our headquarters city, our signature program is focused on math education because we know that it is a critical factor in academic and career success. During 2014, we launched pilot programs in Ellen DeSanctis conjunction with Rice University, the Houston Astros and Vice President, Investor Relations the United Way of Greater Houston. We’ll soon evaluate & Communications the results of our pilot tests in both signature programs, and we hope to activate some or all of them over the next couple of years. We believe our collaboration with these outstanding organizations will have a lasting impact on both people and the environment. We know that companies build and sustain their reputations not simply by what they do, but by how they do it. During the past 2½ years since becoming an independent company, ConocoPhillips has earned a reputation for meeting its commitments. We’ve created our own unique culture, building an organization capable of even greater accomplishments in the future. These efforts and achievements represent strides in creating a distinct Conoco Phillips brand. Turn to Page 58 to read about the recent launch of our brand refresh under the banner of “Accountability + Performance.” What we do and how we do it defines Conoco Phillips, and readingspirit Magazine remains one of the best ways you can learn about who we are, what we do and how we do it.

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Charitable investments Indonesia exercise 10 A focus on three giving pillars – signature 32 ConocoPhillips Indonesia recently programs, local contributions and employee giving led a well cap and containment exercise programs – aligns ConocoPhillips’ charitable designed to test the company’s capacity investments program with the company’s core values to manage a major spill event and hone its and business strategies. incident response capabilities. Natalie Riley and Ty Johnson Jan Hester

Government Affairs Angola log 26 For the ConocoPhillips 36 Photographer Enrico Sacchetti Government Affairs team, authentic and describes his visit to the recently commissioned reliable relationships are tools of the trade. drill ship Athena as it begins a three-year run off David Austin the coast of Angola.

Kenai 22 The Kenai LNG plant in Alaska, ConocoPhillips’ first liquefied natural gas facility, has delivered fuel to Japan since 1969. After being idled in early 2013, it resumed operations in March 2014. Jan Hester

On the Cover | Blue and yellow fusiliers swim above coral beds near the Anambas Natuna Islands. Teaming up with Conservation International, ConocoPhillips is piloting an important marine seascape effort near the company’s operations in western Indonesia. The Anambas Natuna seascape contains extensive coral reef, mangrove and sea grass ecosystems that support highly diverse marine life and provide resources to local communities. photo by Mark Erdmann, courtesy of Conservation International The Mark featured videos ConocoPhillips featured the following global videos on The Mark intranet site since the last issue of spirit Magazine.

Leading Edge on It’s what we do: Monty sustainable development Morgan, polar plank holder Sustainable Development Manager Polar Tankers Marine Expatriate services Sabrina Watkins discusses the Superintendent Monty Morgan company’s strategic focus on shares his varied on-the-job 40 Supported by the Human Resources environmental, social and economic experiences and responsibilities. Global Mobility team, more than 850 expatriates performance with Executive Vice are broadening their knowledge of the business, Presidents Matt Fox (E&P) and Don World Trade Center survivor Wallette (Commercial, Business recounts 9/11 developing working relationships that will serve Development & Corporate Planning). Harry Handler, who survived the them throughout their careers and contribute to fall of the World Trade Center in What makes ConocoPhillips 2001, tells his harrowing story ConocoPhillips’ success. different? of survival during a Sept. 11 Natasha Mitchell After more than two years as Patriot Employee Network (PEN) an independent E&P company, meeting. ConocoPhillips is launching a refresh of its brand designed to align all It’s time to talk about What’s cooking? employees around what it means to the cloud 44 North America be part of the company and build There’s a lot of talk about the spirit upon its strong reputation. cloud. Everyone’s heard of it, In this final installment, Magazine but what is it, exactly? And what completes its series with the culinary Mike Pfister interviews Siri does it mean for ConocoPhillips? adventures of ConocoPhillips people in the In a hard-hitting interview, Siri fields questions from Chief Information Julio Zapata talks with United States and Canada. Officer Mike Pfister. Lourys Bruzco about Gus Morgan Hispanic Heritage Month Leading Edge with Jeff Sheets Julio Zapata interviews MCBU Chief Financial Officer Jeff Sheets Reporting Coordinator Lourys discusses the company’s third- Bruzco, chair of the Hispanic Sharing Insights 1 quarter 2014 results and its response Employee Network culture Ellen DeSanctis, vice president, to the recent market environment with committee, to discuss Hispanic Leading Edge host Ray Scippa. Heritage Month activities. Investor Relations & Communications Unconventional reservoirs Energy and the City 2 The Big Picture 4 perspectives Three female energy executives Monumental endeavor (Batam, Indonesia), The “unconventional renaissance” has discuss their paths to the top of Quality of life (San Juan, New Mexico), turned the Lower 48 into an oil and the ladder. gas powerhouse. Remembering Piper Alpha (Aberdeen, Scotland) VPP Star certification Unconventional reservoirs Steve Moskowitz, director of part two – ConocoPhillips Houston Facilities, discusses the leads the way Occupational Safety and Health ConocoPhillips leads the way in Administration’s recertification of unconventional liquid-rich plays ConocoPhillips’ main campus with an unmatched portfolio and as a Star site, the highest capabilities combined with a culture of rating available to participants innovation and collaboration. in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program. Leading Edge focuses on the cloud 2014 Warrior Sporting In this episode of Leading Edge, Ray Clays Tournament supports Lisa Hunter Scippa sits down with Pat Beahan, veteran charity Barb Sheedlo and Mike Pfister to talk ConocoPhillips hosted the sixth about the company’s cloud strategy annual Warrior Sporting Clays Faces of Conoco Phillips 50 and plans. Tournament in Houston on Simon Kattenhorn: Geologist helps unravel Sept. 27. Approximately 600 The unconventional reservoirs people took part in the event, an icy moon’s recycling secret. which raised more than $230,000 Lisa Hunter: Treasure of the San Juan Basin revolution – part one This video examines how using for veteran support organization horizontal drilling and hydraulic Team Red, White & Blue. This In the News 58 fracturing in shale plays have is the third time tournament proceeds benefited the charity. A compilation of timely news from around transformed the U.S. oil and gas the ConocoPhillips world industry. The Big Picture

Monumental endeavor | At the APLNG Project site in Batam, Indonesia, 5,000 people completed more than 14 million man-hours without a lost-time incident. Workers installed 22,000 tons of steel and more than 24,000 pipe spools into these modules with the use of more than 55 cranes over a 2.4-year period. On the left are the Train 2 cryogenic modules, and on the right are the Train 2 propane condensers. Photograph by Muhammad Roem Perdana

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Quality of life | On his days off, San Juan BU Area Supervisor Freddy Proctor can be found casting a line into the gold medal quality waters below the Navajo Dam on the San Juan River in northern New Mexico. The Navajo Reservoir regulates the water temperature on the four-mile stretch, creating a near perfect “catch and release” environment for the river, which teems with an estimated 80,000 rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout averaging 18 inches in length. It’s one of the many quality-of-life benefits of working in the San Juan Basin – a paradise for those who love the great outdoors. Photograph by Patrick Currey

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Remembering Piper Alpha | Located in the serene rose garden of Hazlehead Park, near ConocoPhillips’ offices in Aberdeen, Scotland, a somber memorial commemorates the 167 men who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha platform disaster on July 6, 1988. The sculpture, featuring three oil workers, was created by Scottish artist Sue Jane Taylor, who based her depiction on her experiences visiting the platform the year before the disaster. The platform was situated approximately 120 miles northeast of Aberdeen in 474 feet of water. Although it was not a ConocoPhillips event, the incident still stimulates conversation and ideas on how the company can maintain vigilance and prevent such tragedies from happening in the future. Photograph by Ken Taylor Photography

spirit Magazine 9 Charitable investments program makes an impact by Natalie Riley and Ty Johnson

Anambas Natuna seascape photo by Panji Laksmana, courtesy of Conservation International CHARITABLE INVESTMENTS

onocoPhillips prides itself on being a great neighbor and a responsible corporate citizen. The most effective charitable invest- Cments are achieved by entering into strategic relationships with organizations that serve the needs of the community and help the company meet its business objectives.

Following the company repositioning in May business strategy and brand position, and the Above: M.A.T.H. peer 2012, the Corporate Community Relations team labels and categories used to describe our giving tutoring students at the program kickoff reviewed its charitable investments strategy to activities could be clarified. We could do more to Below: Long-billed ensure it was properly aligned with the new measure and promote our investments. And finally, curlew company’s business strategy and brand position. we realized that we could achieve greater impact photo by Dan Garber This analysis identified several positive aspects of by focusing our giving on a few causes.” the company’s charitable investments program. Based on these learnings, several operational For example, the global budget of approximately and governance recommenda- $50 million was in line with industry standards tions were implemented in and peer-company giving as a percentage of pre- early 2014. One important tax net income. Also, employee giving programs, improvement was changing such as matching gifts, volunteer grants and from multiple generic catego- dependent scholarships, were considered some of ries (e.g., arts, social services, the best in class. education) for giving pillars to “Our analysis also revealed opportunities to a focus on just three – signature strengthen the program,” said Ed Burke, manager, programs, local contributions Brand & Community Relations. “For example, and employee giving programs it could be aligned more closely with the global – which aligned better with the

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company’s core values and business strategies. continued innovation are key to solving today’s By concentrating on these pillars, Conoco Phillips global water challenges. will be able to implement a more focused and “Demonstrating a deep commitment to the impactful charitable investments program, while environment is important to our operations,” said also helping to elevate and enhance the company’s Raphael Vermeir, vice president, International brand and reputation in the community. Government Affairs. “Our new program will focus To increase the company’s giving focus, two

“signature” programs – one global and one in Raphael Vermeir, vice Houston, Texas, where the company’s headquar- president, International ters are located – were developed. A signature Government Affairs program is a coordinated, integrated charitable Ed Burke, manager, investment campaign that provides focus and Brand & Community Relations leverages brand and company resources to have a substantial impact on a social issue. To assist with the identification and development of the signature Global Signature Program programs, two steering commit- Steering Committee tees were formed. Comprised of Jennifer Barringer, HSE cross-functional, global representa- Ralph Burch , Legal tives, each committee went through Ed Burke , Brand & Community a rigorous process to ensure that Relations Warren Emerson, Lower 48 each selected cause aligned with the on partnering with communities and institutions Natalie Riley, Community Relations business and brand, was important to protect and sustainably manage water resources Andrew Roberts, Australia and to key stakeholders, and could make in order to ensure vital ecosystems are able to Lower 48 a meaningful difference in commu- deliver the services essential to human well-being.” Sabrina Watkins, Sustainable nities. The committees discussed Developing an integrated conservation Development numerous cause areas and evaluated management plan in Anambas Natuna Raphael Vermeir, Nigeria and hundreds of charitable organizations. Oceans are earth’s primary life support system, International Government Affairs In the end, two areas stood out: water providing resources that make the planet livable Scott Jepsen, Alaska and biodiversity stewardship (global) and allow societies to prosper. Yet with approxi- Lloyd Visser, Canada and math education (Houston, Texas). mately 70 percent of the planet’s surface covered Fran Vallejo, Finance Beginning in July 2014, the company in water, it is surprising how little is known about launched pilot testing programs for protecting the ocean and conserving its abundant both signature initiatives. marine life. Teaming up with Conservation International GLOBAL SIGNATURE PROGRAM – WATER (CI), Conoco Phillips targeted an important marine & BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP seascape effort in the Anambas Natuna Islands. With nearly two-thirds of the world’s population Located near the company’s area of operations predicted to be living in severe water and biodiver- within the Riau Islands Maritime Province in sity stressed conditions by 2025, Conoco Phillips western Indonesia, the Anambas Natuna seascape realizes that holistic water stewardship and contains extensive coral reef, mangrove and sea

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Coral reefs near the Anambas Natuna Islands photos by Panji Laksmana (top) and Mark Erdmann (below), courtesy of Conservation International

conservation is most effective and provides the greatest benefit for our well-being when communities, stakeholders and partners have the right skills and capacity to sustainably manage their own natural resources,” said Ketut Sarjana Putra, vice president, CI Partner: Conservation Indonesia. International (CI) CI is implementing a compre- Project: Integrated ecosystem hensive 18-month work plan with based management in the Anambas Natuna seascape grass ecosystems, which support highly diverse three critical objectives: Execution strategy: marine life and provide resources to local com- 1. Marine rapid assessment Conservation munities. These ecosystems provide vital services program: Targeting an expedi- to the local communities. Additionally, the 1.3 tion to survey the Natuna and million-hectare Anambas Islands Marine Tourism Anambas Islands to characterize the region’s Park is one of the largest marine protected areas in biodiversity, oceanography and social economy, Indonesia. Unfortunately, overfishing and habitat provide critical scientific information to support degradation threaten the sustainability of local the design of conservation interventions and communities. INDONESIA “Partnering with CI South China Sea was an obvious choice THAILAND South Natuna Sea for this project,” said Block B PSC BRUNEI South Natuna SeaPacific MALAYSIA Ocean Jennifer Barringer, MALAYSIA Natuna manager, Environmental MALAYSIA

Assurance. “With nearly SINGAPORE

25 years of experience SUMATRA KALIMANTAN Anambas working in the region, MALAYSIA Palangkaraya PSC PAPUA the organization has a South Jambi Warim PSC SINGAPORE ‘B’ PSC KALIMANTAN long and successful track Jakarta record.” Corridor Block PSC JAVA I n A CI representative di a n O ce reiterated the importance a n of strong partnerships. 0 100 ConocoPhillips Acreage ConocoPhillips Pipeline Interest Miles “CI strongly believes

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Anambas Natuna seascape contains extensive coral reef, mangrove and sea grass ecosystems, which support highly diverse marine life and provide resources to local communities.

photo by Panji Laksmana, courtesy of Conservation International

uncover new species in Indonesia’s extraordi- narily diverse waters. 2. Local outreach and monitoring. Aimed at improving the management and conservation of coral reef and mangrove ecosystems and fish nursery areas by strengthening the management of the Anambas Islands Marine Tour- ism Park and building stakeholder support for marine conservation in the Natuna Islands. 3. Conservation management training: Focused government, private sector, scientific research- on conducting training that builds the skills ers and local communities, the project will and capacity of local management authorities, balance economic uses of the area, including institutions, communities and other stakehold- oil and gas, fisheries and tourism, with the con- ers to effectively conserve and manage marine servation of highly diverse ecosystems. This resources. work will equip local partners with the science, The project’s goal is to support integrated management systems and skills required to ecosystem-based management across the Anam- effectively conserve and manage the local bas and Natuna Islands. In collaboration with marine ecosystems.

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Migration matters knowledge about why, how, when and where most bird species migrate during their lifecycle is Bird migration is one of the most engaging phe- rudimentary at best. nomena of the animal world – from Arctic terns migrating pole to pole to the perilous journeys The Migratory Connectivity Project of songbirds moving twice annually between Working with the world-renowned Smithsonian the Canadian boreal forests and the Colombian Institution, ConocoPhillips is collecting connec- Amazon basin. tivity information for several bird “Understanding and tracking animal movements species that follow a migratory is crucial for conserving habitats that are essential Partner: Smithsonian flyway aligned with company areas Institution to species survival,” said Dr. Peter Marra, director of operation. These birds include Project: Migratory connectivity of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. “With- species that breed from the North project out understanding migratory connectivity, conser- Slope of Alaska to the oil sands of Execution strategy: vation investments can be ineffective because they northern Alberta, then migrate Conservation and access to technology are implemented at the wrong place or time, or for south through the “prairie pot- the wrong purpose.” holes” into Texas, and across the Looking beyond conservation, animal move- Gulf of Mexico to wintering grounds as far south ment is also essential for predicting the spread as Colombia. of invasive species, agricultural pests and Using advanced tracking technologies, includ- pandemic disease, and even how a flock of birds ing satellite and cell phone transmitters, 12 might intersect with a passenger jet. And yet, species of birds will be tracked throughout their annual cycles. Dr. Peter Marra releases a red knot. “These transmitters cannot photos by Tim Romano. weigh more than 3 percent of a bird’s body weight,” said Marra. “Due to recent advances in technology, the transmitters are now small enough to be used on these species.” The first expedition, in October 2014, focused on four shorebird species that winter along the Texas Gulf Coast and breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. These species included the long- billed curlew, black-bellied plover, marbled godwit and red knot. Almost all North American shorebird species are in sharp decline, including the red knot, whose populations have plummeted by

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Right: Dr. Peter Marra more than 95 percent since 1968. checks the net. “Any information we gather, on migratory Below: The shorebird connectivity or the techniques we validate in the banding team photos by Tim Romano study, could help save the species from extinc- tion,” Marra said. In 2015, additional expeditions will take place on the Texas coast, in Colorado, Alberta, Canada, and on Alaska’s North Slope. Data

together George Mason University’s academic excellence and the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute, with its highly regarded reputation as a pioneer in training wildlife and conservation professionals worldwide. The school benefits from its location on this active research site in Front Royal, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley where a variety of ecosystems make the region ideal for teaching. ConocoPhillips is funding two programs – a scholarship for undergraduate students and a certificate program for professionals. Upon are already starting to come in from the birds completion of the programs, students will have a banded in October, and a full report on the data is suite of practical, analytical and leadership skills expected in late 2015. essential to applied For more information on the Migratory Con- conservation science Partner: Smithsonian-Mason nectivity Project, visit nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/ research, policy School of Conservation migratorybirds/. and practice in the Project: The ConocoPhillips Developing the next-generation areas of water and water and biodiversity environmentalist conservation undergraduate biodiversity. Ulti- scholarship and professional A diverse group of professionals with myriad skill mately, the programs certificate programs sets is required to advance conservation work. will provide students Execution strategy: Skills Skills such as the ability to document and map with knowledge of building threats, utilize data to inform strategic decisions the latest techniques and develop long-term plans that balance the needs and methods available in conservation science of multiple sectors, including industry, are crucial. today, the hands-on experience necessary to apply Conoco Phillips has partnered with the Smithso- this knowledge, and the skills to foster increased nian-Mason School of Conservation to develop a collaboration across sectors. Half of the profes- more robust pipeline of conservation profession- sional program participants live and work in areas als. This new, unique integrative program brings outside the U.S., giving the training they receive

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at the school a truly global reach. Steven L. Monfort, director of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, believes the new partnership is one of a kind. “We are extremely Above: Animal proud. The two programs identified and funded tracking in the by Conoco Phillips demonstrate that the company Shenandoah Valley understands conservation work is constantly Left: Turtle evolving, and progress can only happen when we monitoring have specially-trained professionals in the field.” Below: Fall fieldwork with This past fall, Conoco Phillips awarded the first technicians from the two undergraduate water and biodiversity scholar- National Ecological Observatory ships. The professional certification program is Network (NEON) scheduled to launch in early 2015. photos courtesy of Smithsonian-Mason Advancing innovative water and School of Conservation biodiversity solutions Over the past several decades, the number of projects focused on protecting species and their habitats has increased substantially. But at the same time, advances Partner: National Fish & Wildlife in conservation methods and Foundation (NFWF) tools have remained relatively Project: The Conoco Phillips unchanged. The global steering Innovation Fund, a competitive committee wanted to address grants program to promote leading- edge solutions to complex water this gap through the Conoco- and biodiversity conservation Phillips Innovation Fund. challenges Built on the strong 15-year Execution strategy: Access to partnership with the NFWF, technology the fund is a competitive grants program focused on supporting the development of innovative ideas, tools and techniques to advance and promote leading-edge solutions to complex water and biodiversity conservation chal- Left: Attaching the lenges across the globe. This new program seeks transmitter to the red to fund projects that: knot’s back photo by Tim Romano • Have a direct on-the-ground benefit to water and/or biodiversity conservation. • Leverage the power of knowledge and information-sharing between organizations working in similar geographies or on similar issues. • Have a strong innovation approach.

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Sumatran tigers photo by Mundy Hackett, courtesy of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

• Catalyze organizational expertise into commu- vice president and treasurer. nity action to advance or address conservation. The Houston steering committee investigated • Utilize current technology in innovative ways many social and environmental issues that affect Houston. The conversations kept coming back to Houston Facilities or projects that develop technological tools that Director Steve Moskowitz can be shared with others to more cost effec- education as one of the most important issues the tively advance conservation. company could address in the community. “One in five Houston area students do not This past summer, the SPIRIT of Conservation graduate from high school,” said Despina Maroulis, and Innovation Fund programs offered a $1 million contract and procurement specialist and member purse. The global steering committee considered 96 of the Houston signature program steering com- proposals from five different coun- mittee. “The committee recognized a huge oppor- Did You Know? tries. Projects ranged from testing tunity to make a positive impact on this issue.” Through the Conoco Phillips the use of non-lethal, pulsed As the discussions continued, a focus on support- SPIRIT of Conservation electric barriers to direct return- ing math education, a subject area core to the oil program, the NFWF and the ing salmon in Alaska, to tracking company have invested more and gas business and a skill employees use every than $6.5 million in 55 on-the- shorebirds that migrate from Aus- day, seemed like a natural fit for Conoco Phillips. ground projects across 12 tralia to Siberia and Alaska using Facilities Director Steve Moskowiz, a long-time states and five countries in the satellite tracking devices. past 15 years. Houston resident, explained, “Studies demon- After thorough review, the strate that students who are successful in math, steering committee narrowed the particularly algebra, are more likely to complete selection to 11 proposals. Award winners will be announced in early 2015.

Right: Investment Ap- HOUSTON SIGNATURE PROGRAM: praisal Advisor Daniel MATH EDUCATION Lopus helps students understand the role Houston is home to 3,500 Conoco Phillips math plays in their employees. Over the years, the company has everyday lives. taken great pride in supporting Houston’s nonprofit organizations to promote the health and vibrancy of the community. “We believe it is important to take a leadership role in our Houston headquarters in supporting initiatives that can differentiate us and maximize the impact of our contributions,” said Fran Vallejo,

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“Studies demonstrate that students who are successful in math, particularly algebra, are more likely to complete high school, succeed in college and have successful careers.” – Steve Moskowitz

high school, succeed in college and have success- intensive professional development for teachers ful careers.” and helping them create engaging learning expe- Because of these findings, the committee decided riences for their students. to focus on preparing both students and teachers Fifteen pairs of eighth grade teachers from to successfully master vital math skills. Specifically, Houston area schools were selected to participate two execution strategies were developed: inten- in the pilot program. The pairs – one math teacher sive professional development and recognition for and one science teacher from the same school – teachers, and innovative tutoring and supplemental will work together throughout the academic year instruction opportunities for students. to help their students make connections between the two disciplines. Developing Houston teachers “We’ve done quite a lot of research about con- Fran Vallejo, vice pres- Teacher effectiveness is a key factor in student necting math and science, and much of it shows ident and treasurer achievement, and professional development gives that students see their schools as very compart- mentalized,” said Dr. Carolyn Nichol, director of the Rice Office for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Engagement, which developed AMP!. “They don’t see the connection between their math and science classes, which often impacts their ability to be successful.” AMP! participants The AMP! curriculum, make new con- Dr. Carolyn Nichol, di- nections between which is both collaborative and rector of the Rice Office math and science cross-disciplinary, is designed for Science, Technology, during the Rice to overcome this disconnect. Engineering and Math Summer Institute. (STEM) Engagement The curriculum addresses the interdependency between the teachers the skills they need to inspire, motivate subjects and helps to develop students’ conceptual and engage students in the classroom. knowledge by providing more To address the connection between teacher opportunities for them to cultivate Partner: Rice University effectiveness and student performance, Conoco- effective reasoning skills. Project: Applied Math Phillips worked with Rice University to create Training began in July 2014, Program (AMP!) the Applied Math Program (AMP!). The program with the AMP! Summer Institute Execution strategy: Teacher is closely modeled after the ConocoPhillips Rice held on Rice University’s campus. professional development Elementary Model Science Lab that has pro- Teachers were engaged in an inten- vided development and classroom resources to sive 40-hour training that set the Houston area science teachers for seven years. foundation for the year-long professional develop- AMP! aims to improve science and math teach- ment program. The Summer Institute ended with ing in Houston-area middle schools by providing a visit to the company’s Houston campus, where

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Right: Despina teachers enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the Maroulis, contract company’s Real Time Operations Center and and procurement specialist and member participated in a panel discussion focused on how of the Houston mathematics and science are utilized daily in the signature program work at Conoco Phillips. steering committee Winning teachers will receive a number of Over the course of the school year teachers will Below: AMP! awards from both Conoco Phillips and the Hous- meet six times to continue to explore connections participants visit ton Astros, including pre-game recognition, game Conoco Phillips between mathematics and science and develop headquarters. tickets, a school appearance by an Astros player, skills to enhance learning in their classrooms. a donation to the teacher’s school district and a Recognizing Houston math teachers gift card for the purchase of classroom supplies. ConocoPhillips is also teaming up with the local At the end of the season, one of the six winning professional baseball team, the Houston Astros, teachers will be randomly selected to receive an to launch a math teacher of the all-expenses paid trip to the Houston Astros spring training in Florida. Partner: Houston Astros month recognition program that The first six winning teachers will be Project: Conoco Phillips math will honor leading math teachers teacher of the month program during the 2015 baseball season. announced in April 2015. For more informa- Execution strategy: Teacher “The math teacher of the tion on the program, visit conocophillips.com/ recognition month program is just another mathteacherofthemonth. way that we are showing our Providing supplemental math instruction commitment to math education,” said Ed Burke. for Houston students “Teachers are often not recognized for the great The foundation created in elementary school is work that they do in the classroom, and we critical to building math skills in middle and high wanted to change that.” school. Students unable to master these concepts

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Lower 48 Supply Chain Coordina- tor Mark Samuel guides a student through a cal- culation during M.A.T.H. camp.

Barry Riley, senior agent, Real Estate & Facilities Services, shares with students how he relies on math to do his job every day.

often are not ready for the rigors of algebra, and engagement,” said Anne E. Neeson, vice for upper level math and for a diverse array of president, Donor Relations for the United Way of careers. The United Way Mastering Algebra Greater Houston. “We’re hoping to see the same Together Houston (M.A.T.H.) program addresses with this program.” just that. Conoco Phillips employees were on hand at the M.A.T.H. is an innovative summer camp and launch of the United Way M.A.T.H. peer tutor- peer tutoring program that focuses on students ing program this fall. Barry Riley, senior valua- who attend elementary and middle schools in tion agent, played math-focused games with the underserved communities. These schools often students in attendance and shared how math is feed into high schools deemed “dropout factories,” critical to his work. where at least 40 percent of students drop out “My job involves projecting the number of bar- Anne E. Neeson, vice president, Donor Rela- between the ninth rels of oil a well will produce. I use math every day tions for the United Way and twelfth grades. to determine what price or expenses need to be to of Greater Houston Partner: United Way of Greater Houston This past summer, make a well economical. I wanted to share it in a Project: Project: Mastering fourth graders in way that students would understand,” said Riley. Algebra Together Houston two schools in Spring “So, I related my job to establishing an app (M.A.T.H.) Branch and Houston company. The students and I walked through Execution strategy: Student Independent School how much our app would cost to make, how peer-to-peer tutoring and supplemental instruction Districts participated much profit we wanted, how many downloads in M.A.T.H. camp, it would take to reach our profit which focused on goals and what our sales price strengthening pre-algebra concepts through should be. It was a great way to Houston Signature Program hands-on, fun applications. The students worked show them that the same alge- Steering Committee on decimals, measurement and fractions using art, braic concepts that I use in my job Ty Johnson, Community Relations card games, science and financial literacy. Students can be used to value any business Ed Burke, Brand & Community learned that math can be fun and is integral to venture.” Relations their everyday lives while completing challenging The company’s ultimate goal is Bruce Wilcoxon, Public Policy assignments. to increase the number of Houston Despina Maroulis, Supply Chain Peer tutoring, the second component of the students who pass algebra one, Fran Vallejo, Finance program, pairs students who are two grade levels graduate high school and are ready Steve Moskowitz, Houston Facilities apart. Students meet twice a week for one hour to succeed in college. and will help each other master algebra skills over Conoco Phillips has a deep com- 25 lessons during the school year. mitment to Houston and strives every day to be a “Similar peer tutoring initiatives in other U.S. good neighbor and responsible corporate citizen. cities have achieved promising results in improving The city of Houston’s future depends on the aca- student math performance, classroom behavior demic achievement of today’s youth. ■

spirit Magazine 21 Kenai LNG: Alive at 45

by Jan Hester, photography by Enrico Sacchetti, Patrick Currey and Jan Hester

laska’s pristine Cook Inlet stretches 180 the facility,” said Peter Micciche, plant superin- miles from the Gulf of Alaska on the tendent. “Conoco Phillips management systems are apparent in our maintenance and operations. south to Anchorage on the north. Most We haven’t experienced a federal regulatory find- of Alaska’s population surrounds the ing since 2001, and in 45 years we’ve never had a major injury or significant environmental release. inlet, one of the state’s most productive This year, the team celebrated its exemplary Afisheries and treasured natural habitats. HSE performance – eleven years since the last Nestled on its eastern shore, along the lost workday case and nearly seven since the last recordable incident.” Kenai Peninsula, is the company’s first A PRODUCT, A MARKET, A PROBLEM – liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, with AND A SOLUTION a staff of employees and contractors The 1969 opening of Conoco Phillips’ Kenai LNG committed to the environment, to the facility resulted from a timely combination of fac- Above: Plant Superinten- community – and to each other. tors. In the early ’60s, companies exploring for oil dent Peter Micciche in Alaska’s northern Cook Inlet discovered a large Top: In Alaska’s Cook The Kenai LNG plant will soon turn 45, impres- quantity of natural gas for which there was no Inlet, a tanker loads LNG sive longevity for such a facility. And frankly, you’d market in Alaska. At the same time, Phillips Petro- at Conoco Phillips’ Kenai facility for delivery to never guess its age from its appearance. leum Company engineers were designing the com- Japan. “Regulators are impressed at the condition of pany’s proprietary Optimized Cascade Process® for

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converting natural gas to LNG, a liquid that could be safely and economically transported by ship. Enter Japan. With no natural resources of its own and air quality issues associated with the use of coal, the country needed fuel for electricity generation, heating and industrial use. So Phillips teamed up with Marathon Oil to produce and transport LNG to Japan. The project went from conception to operation at warp speed. “In only 26 months, the project moved from conception to operation, and by November 1969 we were delivering LNG to Japan,” said Micciche. “That timeline required the design and construction of the Tyonek platform offshore in Cook Inlet, the Kenai liquefaction facility, two custom- designed, double-hulled tankers, a 44-mile pipeline to transport the gas from Tyonek to Kenai – and

Compliance and Training Coordinator Jerry McGarry prepares for a U.S. Coast Guard inspection. Left: The deck of the tanker Excel. The 138,000 cubic meter vessel transports LNG from the Kenai facility to customers in Japan. Below: Operator Charles Kocinski monitors liquefaction progress in the plant’s control room. the LNG receiving terminal in Tokyo Harbor.” For more than three decades the plant ran at full throttle, producing approximately 220 million cubic feet a day (MMCFD), with an average of 32 cargo deliveries by tanker to Japan per year. In the early 2000s, the supply of natural gas in the Cook Inlet began to decline, and the plant was reduced

spirit Magazine 23 Looking west toward Cook Kenai Inlet, gas dehydration tow- Top left: Field Environmental ers remove moisture from Coordinator Sarah Callaway that could adversely impact Top middle: Looking west toward Cook the liquefaction process. Inlet, gas dehydration towers remove moisture that could adversely impact the liquefaction process. Top right: (From left) Peter Micciche (left) meets with Inspection Coordina- tor Chris Pipkin and Senior Corrosion Engineer Jared Freeman to discuss corrosion inspection and insulation rehabilitation plans.

to half rate, with fewer cargos per year. Tyonek and the Beluga River unit. “By 2011, market conditions had changed, and “Conoco Phillips is an industry leader in environ- the decision was made to begin the process of mental responsibility,” said Callaway. “We want to idling the plant,” said Micciche. be a good corporate citizen, especially nestled here Then Mother Nature intervened. Following the within a community so close to Cook Inlet.” powerful 2011 earthquake in eastern Japan, the The facility recently completed a Corporate nation’s nuclear power plants were shut down due HSE audit. to safety concerns and severe damage. “Our environmental performance was very “So the Kenai LNG plant remained in operation good,” noted Callaway. “But audits are also about in 2011 and 2012 but was idled in March 2013,” learning, so we’re looking forward to addressing added Micciche. areas for improvement.” By mid-2013, production in the Cook Inlet Maintenance Lead Greg Beiser coordinates had increased. The plant resumed operations maintenance and repairs for the plant, and worked at half rate in March 2014, producing roughly with the team to devise an ingenious way to 120 MMCFD and delivering five cargos to Japan. minimize the risks associated with taking the plant A similar program is contemplated for the coming offline for the winter. summer. The current export authorization from “We determined there were more risks associ- Maintenance Lead the U.S. Department of Energy, granted in Febru- ated with seasonally draining liquids from the plant Greg Beiser ary 2014, allows export of up to 40 BCF of LNG than keeping it warm through the winter,” Beiser over two years. said. “So we engineered a heating loop that circu- lates warm water, similar to the circulation that SAFE AND CLEAN OPERATIONS takes place while the plant is operating.” Field Environmental Coordinator Sarah Callaway When the plant is operating and during periods has a full plate, with regulatory responsibility of seasonal idling, Beiser and his team continuously for the Cook Inlet asset, including Kenai LNG, focus on safety and environmental performance.

Tokyo bound On Sept. 23, 1969, what were at that time the world’s two largest LNG tankers, the Arctic Tokyo and Polar Alaska, were christened at the shipyards in Malmo¨ Sweden. Participating in the ceremonies were (left to right) Phillips CEO W. W. Keeler, Mrs. Keeler and Kockums Mekaniska Verkstads President N. H. Hallenborg. The tankers delivered LNG gas from the Kenai plant to Tokyo.

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“The first thing we do every morning is discuss how to accomplish the day’s tasks without Did you know? injuries, spills and other impacts,” said Beiser. • The Kenai LNG plant, at a cost of $200 million, was “We remind each other of our commitment to the largest single project Phillips had undertaken an incident-free workplace and reaffirm each up to 1969. The project required adapting to a individual’s responsibility to stop any job if they challenging combination of environmental factors – see something potentially unsafe.” strong winds, 30-foot tides, 6-knot tidal currents, the To ensure new hires stay safe, three years possibility of earthquakes and winter temperatures ago Beiser and his team created a mentorship as low as minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit. program. • The LNG receiving facility in Tokyo Harbor also “We know that inexperienced personnel have a generates a free source of energy for area higher risk of being injured or involved in a pro- businesses. Cold vapors generated during the cess safety incident,” Beiser said. “So we mentor regasification process are routed through seafood new people for at least the first six months. They storage houses, providing free refrigeration for their wear orange hard hats, so we know to go out of products. our way to help them.” • After the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster, the U.S. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY government required all new oil tankers built for use Conoco Phillips is highly visible in the Kenai area, between U.S. ports to be equipped with a full double volunteering for a range of nonprofits, from envi- hull. But LNG tankers have always been double- hulled because of the insulation required to keep the ronmental groups to the local food bank. product as cold as possible. There has never been a “We evaluate activities for their positive impact significant LNG release from an incident at sea. on the community and make a significant investment in worthwhile causes,” said Micciche. “Because the weather is unpredictable, we invested in two large tents and commercial barbecues. LNG to Fairbanks These items get a lot of use in the community.” Located north of Anchorage, the city of Fairbanks has The Kenai LNG team is small, roughly 40 strong. incurred some of the highest energy costs in the country. The office has the atmosphere of a high-function- The city’s gas provider, Fairbanks Natural Gas, has ing family. The group looks forward to celebrating also confronted low supplies and reliability challenges. its long history and collaboration with the Kenai Beginning in the winter of 2013, the Kenai LNG team community – one marked by safe operations, initiated a program to supplement natural gas supply to employment opportunities, economic benefits and the utility. community partnerships. “In the dead of winter, the people in the Fairbanks area can While the facility – and the team – face an experience ambient temperatures as low as minus 50 on uncertain future, some things are certain. a fairly regular basis,” said Micciche. “In Fairbanks, natural “We really are our brothers’ keepers,” Beiser gas is not about convenience, it’s often about survival.” noted. “Everything involves careful consideration Last winter ConocoPhillips provided dozens of truckloads for each other, the environment, the facility and to Fairbanks Natural Gas and will likely continue to provide the community.” ■ support this winter on an ad hoc basis.

spirit Magazine 25 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Advancing advocacy and delivering strategic advantage

by David Austin

sk Andrew Lundquist, ConocoPhillips’ senior vice president for Government Affairs, what it means to be a successful and influential advocate in the domestic and overseas political arena, and he says it’s pretty simple: “Be honest, be consistent, be straightforward, be an ambassador and – above all – be trustworthy.”

“To be frank,” said Lundquist, “our approach is “People often equate government affairs work simply an extension of our corporate philosophy to simply building relationships. That’s certainly applied in the unique and often ambiguous world a core aspect of our job, but how, when and with of national and international politics – it’s the best whom we build those relationships relates directly formula for success.” to the execution and sustainability of Conoco- Lundquist, an Alaska native who has been at the Phillips’ overall global business strategy,” Lun- helm of Government Affairs for approximately dquist said.

“Those relationships add durability, resilience and value to ConocoPhillips’ strategic investment decisions and long-term positions.” – Andrew Lundquist

18 months, leads a team of 20 professionals based For the Conoco Phillips Government Affairs in Washington, D.C., across the United States and team, authentic and reliable relationships are sim- in Europe, focused on anticipating and mitigat- ply tools of the trade. ing political risks associated with the company’s “Those relationships add durability, resilience worldwide operations. and value to Conoco Phillips’ strategic investment

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decisions and long-term positions ,” Lundquist “My team knows that I expect us to reach said. “They help ensure that government policies beyond our own boundaries to bring the deep – and our interactions with those policies – permit expertise of the company to bear as they execute our company to do business responsibly through- our various engagement strategies, to include the out the world.” unique insight and access of our senior leadership And there is no shortage of policy issues to team,” Lundquist said. confront. The Government Affairs team deals “We may sit in Washington, but we are tied to with a diverse set of topics, ranging from envi- the execution of a global strategy involving almost ronmental and endangered species protection, to every functional aspect of the company, which the unique political risk factors surrounding new means that working collaboratively within Gov- country entry opportunities and the strategic issue ernment Affairs and across the company lies at the of crude oil exports. It is this rare convergence of heart of our work ethic.” Andrew Lundquist, issues that drives Government Affairs’ cross-func- Within Government Affairs, there are three core senior vice president, tional approach – in Washington, D.C., in Houston functional portfolios: Federal & State, Interna- Government Affairs and with overseas business units (BU). tional and Political Risk. Lundquist’s team reaches across the company to build the right interdisciplinary teams and to FEDERAL & STATE integrate valuable expertise and experience with Jim Ford joined Conoco Phillips in 2010 and has the group’s advocacy initiatives. been in the political arena since the early 1970s.

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A Vietnam veteran, he spent approximately a Harrington, director, Political Affairs/Spirit PAC; decade at the American Petroleum Institute prior Don McNeill, manager, Federal; Kevin Avery, to joining the company, as well as leading ARCO’s manager, Federal/Upstream & Alaska; Kjersten federal advocacy initiatives. As the vice president Drager, manager, Federal & State/Advocacy

states have the infrastructure and expertise to handle those issues. Government Affairs is advocating for us in Andrew Roberts, this area.” – Andrew Roberts manager, Lower 48 Stakeholder Relations & Communications Below: Kjersten of Federal & State Government Affairs, he leads Strategies; Keri Gibson, director, Federal & State; Drager, manager, Fed- a team of interdisciplinary professionals based in Perry Pearce, regional manager, State/Rockies; eral & State/Advocacy Strategies and Jim Washington, D.C., Colorado and Texas who cover and Thomas Sellers, regional manager, State/ Ford, vice president, the full range of regulatory, tax and legislative Southwest. Federal & State Gov- dynamics impacting Conoco Phillips’ U.S.-based “We have a crack team working in Federal & ernment Affairs positions from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico. State Government Affairs,” Ford said. “It is an The Federal & State team is comprised of Joey absolutely vigorous team that is highly collaborative and knows the business backward and forward.” Ford’s team is clearly engaged across the company. Andrew Roberts, manager, Lower 48 Stake- holder Relations & Communications, noted that he talks with someone from Government Affairs about every other day. The topics may vary across federal and state lines, but Ford’s team moves deliberately across those boundaries to support the BUs. Take, for example, the emerging trend for cities and counties to overlay local regulations on the energy sector in addition to those already established at the federal and state levels. Sellers has been tackling the issue in Texas, while Pearce has engaged it in Colorado. “Our preference is for state-level regulation, because the states have the infrastructure and expertise to handle those issues,” Roberts said. “Govern- ment Affairs is advocating for us in this area.”

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CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN: A PRESSING ISSUE

t any given moment, those within Govern- So, this is a domestic issue that A ment Affairs may be working on a number of has international ramifications.” issues. They can range from domestic to international, Spirit PAC and from the environment to trade restrictions. As with any difficult endeavor, strength in numbers is a When it comes to the legislative critical success factor. For the effort to repeal the ban on and regulatory issues that can crude exports, Conoco Phillips built strength through the affect Conoco Phillips for better creation of a 16-member coalition of independent North or worse, one of the ways the American oil producers. Producers for American Crude company makes its voice heard Oil Exports (PACE) formally announced its existence with U.S. lawmakers is through October 23 and is widely portrayed as a leading voice on Spirit PAC, a political action committee (PAC) comprised Joey Harrington, director, the issue. The group will lobby to reverse the crude oil Political Affairs trade restriction passed by Congress in the 1970s, at a solely of voluntary contributions time of U.S. oil scarcity. In the 1990s, an adjustment was from Conoco Phillips’ PAC-eligible U.S. citizen employ- made to the law that allowed for the export of crude oil ees. Spirit PAC’s express purpose is to support U.S. from Alaska’s North Slope. candidates for office who champion issues and views of Numerous studies have predicted that lifting the ban importance to the company. on crude exports will: Because Spirit PAC was established as a bipartisan committee, any candidates for office who share Conoco- • Create direct and indirect jobs by encouraging more Phillips’ perspectives have the opportunity to receive its exploration and production. support, regardless of their party affiliation. • Stimulate the economy and increase local, state and “Spirit PAC was formed to encourage personal con- federal revenues. tributions from PAC-eligible Conoco Phillips employees, • Reduce the U.S. oil import bill by about $67 billion which we can then use to help elect candidates through- per year. out the U.S. who support our company and our industry,” Lundquist said. • Decrease gasoline prices for consumers. Spirit PAC may legally contribute its funds to candi- “We are at a point where we need to lift the crude oil dates for federal office as well as those in a few select export ban for the benefit of the country and for our states, including Oklahoma and Texas. industry,” said Lundquist. “Throughout the world, For more information about Spirit PAC, contact Political there are countries that would like to import our oil. Affairs Director Joey Harrington.

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INTERNATIONAL opportunities for executive engagement with Bill Ichord, a 26-year energy industry veteran country policymakers, and supporting advocacy and former lawyer at the U.S. Senate, has been planning in the business units. leading ConocoPhillips’ international advocacy “It’s important for Conoco Phillips to form initiatives for the past five years. He sees the strong, productive relationships from the start, depth and breadth of his team’s experience as a understanding the new and developing govern- force multiplier. ments and using opportunities to engage with “The accumulated energy experience of the them,” Ichord said. international team – over 120 years – is a real asset For example, Ichord and his team are working to Conoco Phillips,” Ichord said. in lock-step with Conoco Phillips Indonesia (COPI) The recent addition of Raphael Vermeir, to recalibrate and optimize advocacy and engage- ConocoPhillips’ former Nigeria country presi- Bill Ichord, vice presi- ment strategies following recent presidential and dent, International dent, as vice president for international advocacy legislative elections. In November 2014, just three Government Affairs strategies covering Europe, Africa and the Middle weeks following the swearing-in of Indonesia’s East adds additional bench strength to the inter- new president and two weeks after the appoint- national team. ment of his cabinet, Lundquist, Ichord, Liu and

“It’s important for ConocoPhillips to form strong, productive relationships from the start, understanding the new and developing governments and using opportunities to engage with them.” – Bill Ichord

In addition to Ichord and Vermeir, the inter- COPI Government Affairs leaders were on the national team includes Kay Larcom, manager, ground in Jakarta at the U.S.-Indonesia Investment International/Europe, Africa, Middle East, Latin Summit, during which the group met with key America, and Daisy Liu, manager, International/ new Indonesian ministers. Asia Pacific. The group relies on close collaboration with overseas business unit government POLITICAL RISK and external affairs professionals to identify and Given the growing geopolitical complexity sur- provide advocacy on issues and opportunities that rounding many of the countries and regions in may affect Conoco Phillips’ current business opera- which Conoco Phillips operates or may consider tions or new country entries. entering, a newly-centralized political risk func- The issues confronting the international team tion was established in late 2013 to federate and are no less diverse than those faced by their add disciplinary rigor to the company’s approach federal and state colleagues, and cover aspects to international political risk analysis. Political of new country entry, post-entry sustainability Risk Manager Josh Corless, a 15-year veteran of and even country exits. The group cultivates the U.S. intelligence community, was handed the relationships in the U.S. and overseas, providing task of building out the political risk practice in

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political risk insights earlier in the deliberative Left: Josh Corless, process to minimize the likelihood of surprise manager, Political Risk during the terminal phase of risk evaluation,” Below: The foyer Corless said. “And the closer we pace the evolving of Conoco Phillips’ needs of our clients, the better we get at antici- Government Affairs pating their future needs.” offices on Eye Street in Washington D.C. Corless and Glenzer place a tremendous amount of emphasis on weaving the connec- tive tissue of political risk across functional and geographic boundaries, and often find themselves linking others with overlapping interests and additive expertise under the umbrella of political risk.

December 2013. Immediately prior to joining Conoco Phillips, Corless was the senior intelligence advisor on the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations’ staff, and was responsible for building intelligence-led strategies for isolating and driving risk out of capital-intensive, departmental-level capability investments. Michael Glenzer, an accomplished, long-time member of the U.S. national security community, joined the political risk team as a senior analyst earlier this summer. “First and foremost, we are a client-driven enterprise and our focus is on working and building trust with risk owners across the company,” Corless said, “folks who have a role across all segments of our decision cycle to generate actionable political insight and strategic decision advantage for our leadership team.” As a result, the political risk team is involved in a “We’re here to work with our clients on their diverse range of decisions in concert with func- hardest, most complex challenges,” Corless said, tional partners across the company. “and everything we do is rooted in collaborating The political risk team is “constantly on the across functions, in D.C., in Houston, in-country lookout for new opportunities to integrate and in concert with our overseas BU partners.” ■

spirit Magazine 31 INDONESIA EXERCISE

Indonesia spill exercise prepares global team to deal with the worst by Jan Hester, photography by Rich Ostrem and Megan Lewis

oughly 350 people in Jakarta, Singapore (BU) up and running, and the financial impact of and Houston recently participated in managing a long-term crisis. a well cap and containment exercise SUBSEA WELL RESPONSE PROJECT (SWRP) Rdesigned to test the company’s capacity to manage a major hydrocarbon release and hone its incident One of the primary goals of the exercise was to response capabilities. The Indonesia business unit determine how the company would successfully Incident Management Team-Crisis Management deploy the new capping stack, located in Singapore. Team (BU IMP-CMT) headed up the response, The device, developed by a consortium of energy with Global Incident Management Assist Team companies to provide a global response capability, Right: The Jakarta team participates in a (GIMAT) support from Singapore and functional played a key role. The industry consortium, includ- press conference. From support from a multidisciplinary team in Hous- ing ConocoPhillips, sponsored SWRP to develop left: Jacob Kastanja, ton’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). manager, Government & Business Relations (CMT The exercise scenario: On October 11, the communications); David drillship Explorer, operating offshore Indonesia, Limbert, senior manager, Well Operations (IMT experienced a subsea well blowout at a depth of source control branch 4,800 feet that released oil into the Makassar Strait. director); Conoco Phillips The flow was estimated to be approximately Indonesia President Erec Isaacson; and 20,000 barrels per day. Rismal Adriansyah, Had this been a real event, the impacts for senior manager, Onshore Conoco Phillips could be far reaching. In addition Operations (IMT deputy incident commander) to environmental and legal concerns, the com- Below: The capping stack pany would have been confronted with a range of in Singapore harbor issues, including mobilizing personnel to deal with the emergency, keeping the relevant business unit

a well capping solution as a precaution after the Deepwater Horizon incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This was one of the first times that the new equipment had been used in an exercise by Conoco- Phillips and its co-venturers – Shell, Chevron, BP, Total, Statoil, Petrobras, ExxonMobil and BG. “The SWRP equipment is not used in the U.S., where another subsea response is available, primar- ily for the Gulf of Mexico. So we had to pick a venue where it would be plausible to use the SWRP developed well cap and containment ensemble,”

32 Conoco Phillips said Gino Zaza, emergency response coordinator. “For the exercise, we successfully performed the complex pre-deployment work involving moving the equipment to the wharf in Singapore harbor, but we did not fully deploy it beneath the ocean.” Deploying the capping device in a real event would require transporting the massive piece of equipment to the well site by ship and lowering it over an impaired well to shut off the flow of hydrocarbons. The SWRP system also includes equipment that could apply dispersants subsea at and financial impacts emanating from an unplanned Above: During the ELT subsea incident. What we’ve learned during this briefing, Josh Soybel (far left) provides exercise helps us as well as the industry at large.” exercise details to Ryan Lance, Jeff Sheets and BU IMPACT Al Hirshberg. ConocoPhillips Indonesia President Erec Isaac- Top: Houston Emergency Operations son was at the epicenter of the exercise and got Center a feel for the challenges involved with managing Left: Greg Ashby, such an event. “We conducted the exercise on an manager, Asia Pacific 8-hour day, but in real life it would be around the Operations Excellence clock. We realized that in a real emergency, we would be responsible for the immediate response, but that, within a short time period, we would have to reach out to global resources for backup, allowing us to keep running our business.” the source of a leak to further mitigate impacts. Isaacson emphasized the importance of involv- “If we do have an unplanned well event, we ing other people from around the globe. “It was must have the proper equipment, people and pro- cross pollination in action. Drawing on the cesses to respond,” said Mike Ferrow, vice presi- experience and expertise we have was critical, and dent, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE). that collaboration early on helped us to get things Wells & Marine Vice President Glenn Schaaf moving quickly.” observed that the capping stack is a critical piece of equipment. “So far very few operators have ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS deployed one of these caps, but we know what we A key component of the exercise involved the need to do and how to do it. Getting the stack in possible spread of spilled oil into Indonesia’s place will be what stops the safety, environmental Makassar Strait, an environmentally sensitive area

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Right: Jennifer Barringer, manager, Environmental Assurance; Roxanne Pettipas, advisor, Sustainable Development; and Maxine Madison, consultant, Environmental

Capping Stack that passes between the islands of Borneo and Facts and Figures Sulawesi in Indonesia. The strategically important • Owner: Oil Spill Response strait serves as an important shipping lane and Limited (OSRL) is home to the Coral Triangle and its nearly 600 • Manufacturer: Trendsetter species of reef-building corals. More than 120 mil- The Jakarta team set detailed objectives for the Engineering lion people rely on the reefs for food, income exercise, including protecting personnel, the com- • Transportable by sea and/or air and protection from storms, so damage to the munity and the environment. The team would • Designed for subsea use up ecosystem could have significant consequences in to 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) have to simultaneously coordinate with support an actual event. water depth groups in Singapore and Houston, communicate • Rated to 15,000 PSI and FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT with external stakeholders, assess potential worst 10,000 PSI, depending on the case scenarios and strategize about how to mini- system Dealing with a 12-hour time difference presented mize the event’s economic impact and maintain • Caps located at four its own challenges. Members of the Houston international shore bases the company’s reputation. functional support teams (FST) arrived at the Singapore Schaaf, who served as crisis support team Norway Emergency Operations Center the evening of manager in the Houston EOC, clarified the role of South Africa October 13, when the exercise was already well the Houston Crisis Management Support Team. Brazil underway in Asia. From large screen displays “We’re not managing the incident itself. We’re managing corporate resources and expertise to support the regional team and serving as the link between that team and the company’s executive leadership.”

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SUPPORT On the morning of October 15, the Houston and Jakarta teams briefed members of the Conoco- Phillips Executive Leadership Team (ELT) via video link. Isaacson provided an update of activities on the ground, including the Indonesian government’s hypothetical request that a $500 million reparations fund be set up immediately.

Above: The around the room, Zaza addressed the group from Indonesia IMT the control room in Jakarta, where Isaacson and liaison officer meets with government the ConocoPhillips Indonesia incident manage- representatives to ment and crisis management teams were joined discuss strategy. by representatives from the Indonesian upstream Right: Wells & Ma- oil and gas regulators (SKKMIGAS and Ditjen rine Vice President Glenn Schaaf MIGAS), Coast Guard and Ministry of Environ- ment. Also in attendance were observers from ConocoPhillips’ peer companies, members of the consortium that built the capping stack.

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Left: Indonesia IMT meets to discuss incident objectives and strategies.

Ensuring realism for the exercise, the engaged BEING PREPARED ELT members posed a number of questions Mike Ferrow expressed his pride in the exercise and suggestions, ranging from the timeline for participants. “They were calm, collected and reopening the Makassar Strait to drilling rig con- thoughtful, and they did their work very diligently tract provisions. and professionally. “ Isaacson was impressed by the strong ELT Zaza echoed that sentiment. “We found that the support. “We didn’t step out of role playing until people and functions involved approached this as a the very end of the briefing, so it felt real. Dur- plausible scenario.” ing the ELT discussion, we reviewed strategies to Dean Davis, project integration manager, insure the health and safety of all responders plus Marine Well Containment & Subsea Well protection of the environment. We also engaged Response, expressed gratitude to the Indonesia on key issues including the news media, reputation BU. “They didn’t do this just for themselves. They management and strategic engagement with the did it to improve their own capabilities and those local community and key suppliers.” of the corporation as a whole. They opened their Schaaf noted that the ELT’s questions and doors to our competitors since there are no secrets engagement were at the level one would expect in safety, and we got great feedback from the con- in a real incident. “The sponsorship and support sortium of SWRP sponsors.” at the CEO level for such an exercise is a clear Schaaf commended Jennifer Barringer, manager, demonstration of the company’s commitment to Environmental Assurance and the environmental being prepared.” FST for its performance. CEO Ryan Lance described the drill as helpful “Conoco Phillips realizes the critical nature of and well organized. “This event is of a size and reducing the environmental impact of a release,” magnitude that would engage the entire company. noted Barringer. “We are prepared, with 19 well- It would be all hands on deck. We’d have to imple- trained environmental specialists ready to deploy ment actions to keep our business around the to support the BUs and the GIMAT.” world running while managing the crisis.” According to Ferrow, prevention is well worth the investment. “This exercise confirmed what we Left: (from left) Josh already know – that preventing incidents in the first Soybel, manager, Crisis Management & Emer- place is critical. A strong focus on process safety gency Response; Mike and the Life Saving Rules will help us avoid a real Ferrow, vice president, incident like the one we simulated in Indonesia.” Health, Safety & Envi- ronment; and Valerie Ryan Lance acknowledged the value of regular Johnson, coordinator, exercises like this one. “We need to conduct exer- Emergency Response cises of this scale to be prepared and to maintain our license to operate. At the same time, we hope we never have to use these capabilities in a real incident.” ■

spirit Magazine 35 Angola: A photographer visits Athena

text and photography by Enrico Sacchetti

hen I started planning my pho- tographic trip to the Republic of Angola, my expectations were neu- tral. Besides its geographical loca- Far right: Ocean Rig contractors Francisco tion, I knew only a few things about Amelia and Francisco the country: its large territorial size; WPanzo Below: Ocean Rig that it was an ex-Portuguese colony contract firefighting team member Cristovao and therefore Portuguese-speaking; Lemos (top) and Rodney Lejeune, Oil States and that the country had suffered topdrive entry assist system trainer through a decades-long civil war.

infected nations within the last three months. Landing in Luanda, a modern city bustling with small vendors, shopkeepers and business people, one can sense that the country is rapidly changing and growing. The city center is scattered with high-rise buildings, new restaurants, shop- ping centers and other commercial businesses to take advantage of the growing oil economy. The expensive hotels and restaurants of Luanda are a direct effect of the expanding foreign petroleum workforce. The country has vast mineral and petroleum The timing of my trip coincided exactly with reserves making it one of the fastest-growing the initial Ebola virus outbreaks in West Africa. economies in the world, with double-digit growth Even though Angola is more than 4,500 km (2,800 since the 1990s. In spite of these natural resources, miles) from the nearest Ebola cases in Liberia, Angola is still a relatively poor country. The I was asked several times throughout my visa nation’s wealth is highly concentrated in a small application and customs clearance at Luanda’s sector of the population. Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport to sign a The petroleum industry accounts for more than declaration stating that I had not visited any of the 50 percent of the country’s GDP, as witnessed on

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Far left: On the rig floor Bottom left: Ocean Rig contractors Wilson Dacosta and Brian Wightman Below: Conoco Phillips Rig Supervisors Lloyd Shirley and Smitty Smith

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early mornings at Luanda’s domestic airport, with the many major oil company employees checking in for helicopter flights to their respective oil rigs across Angola’s coastline. My helicopter flight was scheduled to depart for the Athena drillship at 9 a.m., but I was asked to Above: Ocean Rig check in at 7 a.m. for customs and security clear- contractors rig up ance. The drillship is situated about 120 km (75 a circulating sub (from right): Scott miles) off the coast of Luanda, which took about Pithie, Joseph 50 minutes to reach. Landing on a small helicop- Royal, Semba ter deck in the middle of an ocean is always an Jorge, Evaristo Mabunda, Carlos exhilarating experience for me. It takes me back Jorge Antonio to being a small child playing a make-believe pilot, Freire and Claudio astronaut or explorer! A bonus of working in a Lopes. warm climate was that no offshore survival dry Below right: In the doghouse, Driller suits were needed on the helicopter flight, making Rodney Peach it a lot more enjoyable. operates the rig The Athena is a new ship recently commis- as Lloyd Shirley looks on. sioned by Conoco Phillips for a three-year drilling run. The ship is basically divided between the drilling operations and the living quarters. The crew of about 215 works on a 28-day on, 28-day off rotation, with 12-hour shifts. This schedule, combined with the relatively tight living quarters, helps strengthen the camaraderie among the crew. The ship is a beehive of constant activity, with helicopters arriving and departing, continuous equipment maintenance, cleaning, feeding and

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Left: Mark Vander- boon, National Oilwell Varco Below left: Ocean Rig Driller Evaristo Mabunda holds a chain wrench.

of course the raison d’être, its drilling operations. remote environments. Seeing the roughnecks on the drill floor push, pull It’s an impressive and singular experience travel- and hammer the pipes and drills into place is like ing to, working and living on a drill ship. The work watching a perfectly choreographed dance routine. is strenuous and difficult, and the hours are long, These guys are not at all bothered by the mud, but it seems that most of the offshore workers are noise, weather or the heavy equipment, which cut from a similar cloth, a special kind of person needs to be routinely manhandled into place. who strives to do these grueling, but rewarding, To escape this organized chaos, some evenings jobs in extreme conditions. I visited the darkly lit bridge to quietly look out As for myself, I’m always very excited to visit onto the calm ocean surrounding the drill ship and photograph these offshore behemoths, but and think how lucky I am that my job allows me very grateful that my stay usually requires no the opportunity to experience these unique and more than a week onboard. ■

spirit Magazine 39 EXPATRIATE SERVICES CANADA China 3 Australia 16 Norway 2 Norway 2 United Kingdom 8 United Kingdom 5 Singapore 1 Indonesia 4 United States 92 United States 46 Other 5 106 78

239 451 UNITED STATES Australia 22 Australia 116 Canada 46 Canada 92 China 32 China 12 Norway 39 Norway 40 United Kingdom 64 United Kingdom 54 GLOBAL Indonesia 24 Indonesia 34 Singapore 1 Singapore 6 EXPECTATIONS Other 11 Other 97 Expatriate assignments expand employees’ operational knowledge

by Natasha Mitchell

rilling Manager Don Girdler has Girdler is currently on assignment in Angola. “When the Angola opportunity came up in spent most of his career on 2011, I had just finished five years in Indonesia. international assignments, providing With our children grown and on their own, my wife agreed to join me in Angola.” Drilling Manager Don Girdler rotational support for several high- One of the global expatriates currently on profile company projects. assignment in the U.S. is Norwegian Haavard D Oxholm, planning coordinator, Production Excel- “I started my career with Continental Oil lence. Oxholm has been on assignment in Hous- Company when I was a junior at Montana Col- ton with his wife and three children for more than lege of Mineral Science and Technology,” Girdler a year. said. “After working in the Lower 48 and Alaska “It is an excellent opportunity for the whole for the first 11 years, I joined the drilling group family to experience a different culture and have in Houston and spent the next 23 years working a new adventure together,” Oxholm said. “We’ve every imaginable drilling assignment in 13 differ- had great experiences living abroad before in Aus- ent countries.” tralia and the U.S. The first couple of months of

40 Conoco Phillips NORWAY Australia 4 Australia 4 Canada 2 Canada 2 China 2 United Kingdom 10 United Kingdom 14 Indonesia 3 Indonesia 4 Singapore 1 CHINA Singapore 1 United States 39 United States 40 Other 6 United States 12 Australia 4 Canada 3 67 65 Norway 2 United Kingdom 3 United States 32 12 44

77 135 UNITED KINGDOM Australia 2 Australia 26 Canada 5 Canada 8 SINGAPORE INDONESIA China 3 Norway 14 Australia 1 Australia 3 Norway 10 Indonesia 3 Norway 1 17 47 Canada 4 Indonesia 1 Singapore 3 United Kingdom 3 Norway 3 Singapore 2 United States 64 Indonesia 6 United Kingdom 3 United States 54 Other 17 United States 6 United States 34

Australia 1 Australia 4 Canada 1 Norway 4 Norway 1 United Kingdom 1 United Kingdom 2 8 41 Singapore 6 United States 1 United States 24 Other 2 Other 2 171 34 AUSTRALIA Canada 16 Norway 4 China 4 United Kingdom 2 Norway 4 Indonesia 3 Inbound Expatriates Outbound Expatriates United Kingdom 26 Singapore 1 Indonesia 4 United States 22 Data current through September 2014 Singapore 1 Other 2 Expatriate Assignments United States 116

the relocation were spent introducing the kids to abroad under the ConocoPhillips Global Assign- a new school and language, as well as getting into ment Policy. For example, a U.S. employee who is the daily routines. Being a big city, Houston has a on assignment in the U.K. but remains on the U.S. lot to offer and something new for the family to payroll is classified as a U.S. expatriate. Haavard Oxholm, planning coordinator, Global explore on the weekends.” ConocoPhillips offers long-term (12 months Production Excellence Currently, about 867 global expatriates con- to five years), short-term (61 days to 12 months) tribute to Conoco Phillips’ success. Expatriates and married or unaccompanied assignments. broaden their knowledge of the business, gain Generally, the company expects eligible an understanding of operations globally, develop dependents to accompany the assignee to the working relationships and build lines of commu- host location. The host country business unit nication that will serve as key resources through- (BU) management may approve a long-term, out their careers. married or unaccompanied assignment if deemed necessary. In these cases, the company provides A LOOK AT EXPATRIATES benefits to ensure the assignee’s ties to home and By definition, an expatriate is an individual who family are maintained. leaves his or her original home country to work Dave Dong Chao, principal reservoir engineer,

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Below: Dave Dong Eagle Ford, is on an expatriate assignment in actively seek expatriate assignment opportunities, Chao, reservoir princi- Houston from China, and he brought his family they must have the support of the business and pal engineer, Eagle Ford with him. be offered the position before engaging in the Bottom: Donna Mayo, “This is my second expat assignment,” he assignment process. manager, Africa said. “The previous one was in Indonesia for Donna Mayo, manager, Africa Deepwater Deepwater Asset four years. It was one of the greatest times in Asset Development, has spent time as an expat Development my life. It enriched my professional experience. in Norway, France, England, Australia and I have grabbed knowledge and skills from many Kazakhstan. people, experienced different cultures and life- “It’s essential for employees interested in styles, worked with different people and made expatriate assignments to do the research to find new friends.” a position that fits with both business objectives

Training and development assignments are designed to facilitate international exposure for early career employees. Rotator assignments are those that non-resident employees work for an indefinite period of time on a schedule with a set number of on and off days.

Training and development assignments are and professional development goals,” Mayo said. designed to facilitate international exposure for “Talk to people in the company who have been early career employees. Rotator assignments are on expatriate assignments. It’s also important those that non-resident employees work for an to learn about the country and culture. It will indefinite period of time on a schedule with a set help make your time on assignment all the more number of on and off days. rewarding.” In addition to the U.S., ConocoPhillips expats After being offered an international position, are currently assigned to Qatar, Angola, U.K., employees need to contact the HRBP responsible Bangladesh, South Korea, Indonesia, Canada, for administering expatriate assignments. Algeria, Nigeria, Poland, China, Australia, Rus- sia, Norway, Singapore, Colombia and Malaysia. MEET THE GLOBAL MOBILITY TEAM The Global Mobility group is based in Hous- THE EXPAT PATH ton and Bartlesville and is responsible for the Employees interested in an expatriate assign- administration of the Global Assignment Policy, ment should include that goal in their Individual the framework for compensation, benefits, Development Profile (IDP) and discuss it with assignment conditions and support provided their supervisor and Human Resources busi- by the company to employees on international ness partner (HRBP). While any employee can assignments. Led by Director Jeanie Johnson,

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the group collaborates with HRBPs to support expatriates serving abroad. “The company has had a group supporting expat assignments since the 2002 merger of Conoco and Phillips Petroleum,” Johnson said. The Bartlesville team includes Leesa Kinsey, tax supervisor; Justin Tillisch, system administra- tor; and Chandler Goscha, Jana Marion and Corissa York, tax and payroll advisors. This team administers payroll, benefits and tax compliance for U.S., U.K. and Canada expatriates. The Houston team includes Broderick Haynes, HR associate; Nancye Thibodeau, international assignment analyst; and Bianca Arceo, Ani Barrios, Janice Haynes and Lorrie Rockman, international assignment con- sultants. This team collaborates with host Far right: Houston expat team (from left): Ana Barrios, Lorrie country HR managers and BUs to facilitate Rockman, Janice Haynes, Jeanie international relocations and provide ongoing Johnson, Nancye Thibodeau, Bianca assistance to expatriates. Arceo and Broderick Haynes In addition, the group manages external providers in the areas of immigration, relocation, tax services and international mobility data. Frequent industry surveys are conducted Far right Below: Bartlesville expat to ensure the competitiveness of the global team (from left): Chandler Goscha, policies and expatriate compensation and Corissa York, Leesa Kinsey, Jana Marion and Justin Tillisch benefits. “Our goal is to reflect the values of our company and best practices in the industry as we support relocating employees and their families,” Johnson said. Employees who have participated in expatriate assignments say the experience has expanded their knowledge about the company’s worldwide scope of operations. Haavard Oxholm summed up his expatriate experience. “I have gained a better understanding of our global organization and an apprecia- tion for what strong corporate functions can deliver in terms of standardization, leveraging of technology and best practices across our assets.” ■

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44 Conoco Phillips WHAT’S COOKING? What’s C king? North America: A feast for the senses by Gus Morgan

Welcome to North America, the final stop on our culinary trek around the globe. ConocoPhillips employees from Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Canada share their passion for cooking and provide a glimpse into what makes this continent so special.

Made from scratch in Alaska Savoring Sundays in the kitchen hen Sunday arrives at Mary Gibbs’ house perhaps parmesan rounds or her popular goat W Left: Mary Gibbs grates in Anchorage, she rises early and heads to cheese lasagna. Cheese ranks high among Mary’s Copper Kettle parmesan her kitchen. It’s time to get cooking. list of favorite ingredients. She also favors choco- cheese for her parmesan “On Sundays, I cook all day long,” said Mary, late, tomatoes, pastas and hot spices. rounds. To make them, she mixes the cheese with director of philanthropy and community services, fresh ground black pepper ALWAYS TRYING SOMETHING NEW who has been with the company 31 years. “And and red cayenne pep- when I cook, it’s a serious endeavor. I cook just “Cooking provides such a source of pleasure in per, then tops with sliced almonds before baking. about everything from scratch.” so many ways,” said Mary, who enjoys entertain- Above: Mary’s parmesan If you ventured into Mary’s kitchen, you’d ing and often hosts several large parties each year rounds pair nicely with likely find her preparing a dish with cheese, at her house. “First, there’s the joy of cooking fresh blackberries.

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“To me, the thrill of cooking is finding a new recipe and experimenting with it.”

for people I love. Then, there’s the challenge of the barn. But I did learn a few things from her: always trying new recipes and seeing how they homemade pancake batter and garden vegetables turn out. I have a personal goal of trying out cooked with salt pork. And her dried lima bean at least one new recipe every week.” soup recipe was pretty good for a non-cook.” Seasons dictate Mary’s menu. In winter, soups, stews and pastas are in order. ‘BE BRAVE AND FEARLESS WITH RECIPES’ In summer, her dishes abound with Mary, who has been taking cooking lessons from a fresh vegetables and seafood. local chef for the last few years, is always looking to improve her culinary skills. SELF-TAUGHT “Cooking is a lifelong endeavor with so much Mary basically taught herself how to to learn,” she said. “The best cooks are the ones cook. She grew up on a farm in Delaware, who simply like to do it. If you can read, you can and her earliest cooking memories stretch cook. Be brave and fearless with recipes and keep back to when she was 10 or 11 years old, doing it! It’s like anything else where practice making fried tomatoes in bacon grease on a makes perfect. To me, the thrill of cooking is find- wood stove. ing a new recipe and experimenting with it.” “If you can cook on a wood stove,” she said, If you’re looking for a good place to eat in “you can cook on anything. You don’t need Anchorage, Mary recommends Hacienda Restau- a Viking or a Bosch! I have absolutely no rant, located about a half-mile from her house. history of anyone in my family who was She knows the owners and said the Mexican food a decent cook. The first time my mother is consistently delicious. For Thai, go to Pho Lena. made biscuits for my father, they were If in Girdwood, try the French pepper steak at so hard that he threw them up against The Double Musky Inn.

Top: Mary prepares her roasted shrimp cocktail. Center: Mary’s goat cheese lasagna actually includes four cheeses: goat cheese, ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella. Right: Mary is joined in her kitchen, clockwise from left, by her granddaughter Samantha Gibbs and friends Jeremy Burzinski, Gabby Burzinkski, Laura Burzinski and Kegan Burzinkski.

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When in New Mexico, add chiles Fresh from the farm goodness n northern New Mexico, chiles are found cucumbers, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes Iin nearly everything you eat. Just ask David and honeydews. David also raises cattle, using Valdez, a reservoir engineering technician for the beef in his enchiladas and stew. ConocoPhillips who grows chiles on his farm outside of Farmington. He uses them in a variety ‘IT JUST TASTES BETTER’ of dishes, most notably his red chile enchiladas “I like being able to cook stuff that I have grown and green chile stew. myself,” said David, who credits his mother for “Northern New Mexican cuisine typically has teaching him how to cook. “When you raise your red or green chiles in it in some form or fashion,” own food, it just tastes better.” David said. “And chiles pair with just about any- David’s colleagues are well aware of his chile thing. Even if you have pizza, you put chiles on farming and culinary skills, and they look to him it. If you make bacon, eggs and hash browns, you for advice about chiles. Each year, he brings his Bottom left: David Valdez add red or green chiles.” green chile stew to the office for a coworker’s picks chile peppers with birthday. his grandchildren on his CULTIVATING 3 VARIETIES Although David said his wife does 90 percent farm, which is located about 25 miles outside of David devotes about an acre of his 40-acre farm of the cooking, he’s known for his award-winning Farmington, New Mexico. to growing three varieties of chile: Big Jim, Parker red chile enchiladas and green chile stew. He devotes about an acre to growing chile and Barker. Big Jim, a medium-heat variety, has peppers. more punch than the milder Parker. The Barker HOMEGROWN BOUNTY Bottom center: Each delivers a fiery jab. “My wife is a great cook,” he said, “so I don’t have year, David’s farm pro- And while David is an engineer, his passion for to cook too much. She loves all the fresh meat duces a bounty of chiles. Green chiles are picked farming runs deep. and vegetables we grow. We also grow cherries, unripe; they are usually “I have been growing chiles all my life,” said apples and peaches on our farm, so she makes a fire-roasted and then David, whose farm has been in his family for lot of pies.” peeled before further use. Red chiles, the ripe more than a century. While chiles are the soul David, who started cooking while in college, form of the same plant, of the farm, he also grows other crops, such as offers the following culinary advice: “Just experi- are usually dried and tomatoes, onions, squash, beans, carrots, corn, ment. Cook something you like and other people ground into powder or flakes. will like it.” “When you raise your own Below: David prepares For dining in Farmington, he recommends red chile enchiladas in food, it just tastes better.” Los Rios, Si Señor and Los Hermanitos. his kitchen.

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“You can choose to have a healthier lifestyle by eating the right foods. The reality is most people resort to high-fat foods because they are easy to prepare, but they’re not very healthy.”

Top: Spinach salad with strawberries, Relax, it’s time to cook A healthy state of mind in Oklahoma mushrooms, black olives and balsamic f you stopped by Richard Mitchell’s house for a anything to the roux and with proper seasoning it vinaigrette. The Imeal, you would likely find him dining on fish, will turn out well. It’s best to make it one day and main dish is shrimp perhaps parmesan-crusted tilapia, paired with a serve it the next day, as the seasoning needs to set and grits and sautéed spinach. fresh leafy vegetable, such as spinach. and it tastes so much better.” Center: Richard When Richard cooks, he keeps his dishes healthy WEEKENDS TO THE RESCUE makes a batch of and simple. It’s an approach well worth copying. homemade granola. “I have no desire to be a commercial cook,” said Richard’s kitchen comes to life on weekends. The Right: Turkey Richard, a senior contract coordinator who has slower pace ushers in a relaxing state of mind, and with dried apples, spring salad leaves, worked for ConocoPhillips for 25 years. “I just want he is able to focus on preparing his vegetable sweet tomatoes and to be able to cook a nutritious meal at home and potato soup and contemplate his desire to learn mustard on wheat have it look nice, and now and then entertain guests.” more about sauces. buns with sweet potato fries and Fish and poultry are the stars of his culinary cre- “Cooking is an art,” he said, “and there is always Claussen pickles as ations. And Richard said a green vegetable – think something new to learn.” a garnish kale – pairs well with lean protein. “You can choose to have a healthier lifestyle DINING OUT by eating the right foods,” he said. “The reality is If you find yourself in Tulsa, Richard recom- most people resort to high-fat foods because they mends dining at Bodean Seafood Restaurant and are easy to prepare, but they’re not very healthy.” Market. “The food is exceptional,” he said, “and the service impeccable. For dessert, try the choco- GUMBO GOODNESS late mousse dome.” If you like gumbo, Richard has you covered. And the next time you’re dining out, be adven- Chicken, turkey sausage and shrimp enliven his turous and try something new. Follow Richard’s interpretation of the southern Louisiana classic. lead: “Whenever I go out to eat, I never eat food I “With gumbo,” he said, “you can add just about could get at home.” “Cooking is an art, and there is always something new to learn.”

48 Conoco Phillips A nose for baking The sweet smell of success in Canada Top left: Wendy Fry works on a red velvet birthday hen it comes to baking, just follow your PRESERVATIVES NEED NOT APPLY cake with cream cheese Wnose. Wendy Fry does. “If it smells like har- icing for Sydney McCullagh, “Any time I can use natural ingredients, with natu- the 9-year-old daughter of mony,” said the native Calgarian and administrative ral flavors, I do,” she said. “I never use additives or Wendy’s colleague, Michelle assistant, “then it’s right.” It’s a unique approach – preservatives, and I never buy premade anything. I McCullagh. she lets her nose and eyes guide her, never tasting or make everything from scratch, and I try to use the Top center: Wendy hand eating anything she bakes. “I don’t like sweet stuff,” rolls cake pops for Sydney’s purest ingredients I can find.” birthday party. she said. “I have no interest in eating it.” Top right: Decorated in sprinkles, the pink cake ‘MAKE IT YOUR OWN’ “If it smells like harmony, pops are vanilla with a white And that’s just fine with Wendy’s husband and chocolate ganache, and the then it’s right.” purple ones are red velvet coworkers, who reap the benefits of her baking with a cream cheese icing. goodness. Wendy’s friends and acquaintances often For example, she always uses fresh butter and “Each piece is painstakingly look to her for culinary advice, and she is more than made,” said Michelle. cream in her recipes, and relies on fruits like “Wendy is extremely happy to oblige. One tip, she said, is to remember lemons, limes and oranges for natural flavor. talented, and we are so that the recipe you are following is just a base. grateful to her for making “If I know what goes in it,” she said, “it’s our daughter’s day.” “Don’t be afraid to add your own special touch,” a much healthier option than buying from a she said. “You can always make it your own.” Bottom: The finished store. That’s why I bake and cook from cake and cake pops GERMAN, UKRAINIAN ROOTS scratch. I can whip up a dinner or bake something faster than you can put Cooking and baking come naturally to Wendy. together a boxed cake mix. For me, While you were reading storybooks growing up, it’s faster to make something Wendy was reading her mother’s cookbooks. Her from scratch than from a family’s kitchen was a hub of activity, as going out prepared box. It’s a lifestyle.” to eat was unheard of – her mother cooked every Presentation is important, too. meal – and everything was made from scratch. “If it doesn’t look perfect,” she Wendy’s mother and grandmothers – one was said, “I’m not happy, and you aren’t German, the other Ukrainian – taught her how getting it.” to cook. Some of the early dishes she learned to If in Calgary, Wendy recom- make included pierogies, which are small hand- mends trying Oriental Phoenix made dumplings often filled with potatoes, and for Vietnamese cuisine and cabbage rolls, which are cooked cabbage leaves Tango for tapas. ■ wrapped around a variety of fillings. Wendy does more baking than cooking and has a side business that provides an outlet for her baking passion. She creates wedding cakes, specialty birthday cakes and other general baked goods.

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50 Conoco Phillips Simon Kattenhorn

Geologist helps unravel an icy moon’s recycling secret by Gus Morgan

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Simon Kattenhorn, a you should be able to put them the test of time, it’s one of those Opposite page: Simon former university professor back into their original con- landmark discoveries, and I didn’t Kattenhorn overlook- ing the Oldoinyo Lengai who recently joined Conoco- figurations. You can essentially think I would ever personally volcano (Mountain Phillips, has set the scientific recreate it like a jigsaw puzzle. make one of those because not of God) in the East African Rift Valley of community abuzz with evidence But as we started moving pieces every scientist gets that lucky.” Tanzania. As part of of plate tectonics on Europa, an back into place, there was a his academic research, FROM ACADEMIA TO ENERGY icy moon of Jupiter. large piece missing.” A subduc- Simon has done field work in places such “It is revolutionary,” said tion process, Simon said, would Simon, who recently transi- as Kenya, Egypt and Simon, whose study of Europa explain the missing piece. tioned from academia to the Iceland. “Maybe it’s just was published in the October “Keep in mind,” Simon said, energy industry, performed his the geologist in me,” he said, “but I like to go 2014 edition of Nature Geosci- “we are the first to put it out research on Europa while he to places that have a ence. “It’s the only other body in there. Now it needs to stand rig- was a professor in the Depart- lot of really interesting landscapes.” the solar system that would have orous analysis. If this does stand ment of Geological Sciences at plate tectonics other than Earth.” Prior to joining Conoco- Phillips, Simon co-authored a research paper with fellow planetary geologist Louise Prockter that detailed how Europa – a highly fractured and deformed body that is about the size of Earth’s moon and has a 10- to 20-mile thick ice shell – recycles its outer ice shell via subduction, a process where two plates con- verge and overlap as the denser plate dives under the other. As part of the subduction process, Europa’s cold, brittle outer ANTARTICA: During a field like Mars and Europa,” he ice shell moves into a warmer, workshop in Antarctica, said, “and for all but a dozen convecting portion of its ice shell Simon Kattenhorn explored people, the moon. So Ant- the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a arctica is about as close as and is subsumed. desert environment so named you are going to get to that. because of its low humidity It’s the explorer, last frontier LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE and lack of snow or ice cover. person in me. That is a very “We found areas where large Of all the places he’s visited, strong part of my personality. Simon said Antarctica was his I really got a kick out of that. It portions of the surface had been favorite. “We don’t have the was extremely rewarding and shifting around,” Simon said, opportunity to go to places exciting.” “and if you shift these fragments,

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EUROPA: These images show the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Europa taken by the Galileo spacecraft at a distance of about 677,000 kilometers the University of Idaho. He taught at the univer- (370,000 miles). The left image shows Europa in approximately true color sity for 16 years, specializing in geomechanics, and the right image shows Europa in structural geology and planetary geology. In enhanced color to bring out details. his new role as a senior structural geologist for Europa is about the size of Earth’s moon ConocoPhillips, Simon is a member of a geologi- and is covered with smooth white and brownish-tinted ice, instead of large cal technology team that supports the company’s craters like so many other bodies in various business units, and he’s using his vast the solar system. “Europa is a strong academic expertise to solve any problems they candidate for a habitable environment may face in their search for oil and gas. Simon has in the search for extraterrestrial life,” said Simon Kattenhorn. He said been involved with the Delaware Basin team, and astrobiologists are excited about the most of his work is currently with Alaska offshore possibility of subduction on Europa, as exploration in the Beaufort Margin. it shows there is a mechanism to take “I’m very happy to be here at Conoco Phillips,” nutrients at the surface and move them back down into the ice. NASA is studying Simon said. “To leave behind your career and start a new mission to Europa called Europa something new, you have to feel really motivated Clipper, but if that mission goes ahead, by that new opportunity, and I do. I’m working data from that spacecraft would only with probably the best team in the industry when come back around 2030. it comes to the kinds of problems that we deal with. The structure and geomechanics team here is unparalleled in the industry. We are extremely with a graduate student, Simon outlined evi- fortunate to have this team, and I feel honored to dence of a global ocean beneath Enceladus, one be a part of it.” of Saturn’s moons. Simon thought that discovery would be well received, but he said it didn’t gar- Below: Simon SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM ner much attention. performs field work on the Reykjanes The Europa find is actually Simon’s second big “At the time I thought, ‘Well, that was my Peninsula in Iceland. scientific discovery. In a 2011 paper co-authored chance. If there was ever something I was going

SIMON KATTENHORN IN THE NEWS: • Time magazine: Jupiter’s moon Europa just got even cooler • National Geographic: Europa’s crust conceals a most earthlike feature • Nature Geoscience: Evidence for subduction in the ice shell of Europa • NASA: Scientists find evidence of ‘diving’ tectonic plates on Europa • Science Friday: A Jovian moon with earthlike tectonics • Big Picture Science: Land on the Run: A moving story of plates

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“As an academic and researcher, I was driven by the quest for answers to intriguing scientific questions, and there are many of those on Europa.”

to do pivotal in science, that was it,’” he said. “But “It’s been generating a lot of interest,” he said. Above: Simon exploring the White as scientists, we don’t do it for fame or glory or Simon’s findings have been showcased in numer- Desert, Egypt recognition. We do it because we love the work ous online publications such as Time magazine, and we are curious. We want to know why. How National Geographic, Discover, Scientific Ameri- did that happen? How did that come to be?” can, Space.com and Fox News. And Simon was But with his Europa discovery, the scientific recently interviewed for public radio’s Science world is paying attention. Friday and the SETI Institute’s Big Picture Science.

JOB: Senior structural geologist at Conoco Phillips

ORIGIN: Originally from England, but grew up in South Africa and has lived in the U.S. for 20 years

EDUCATION: Ph.D., geological and environmental sciences, Stanford University; M.S., geology, University of Akron; B.S., B.S. (honors), M.S., geology, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

FAST FACT: Former professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, for 16 years, specializing in geomechanics, structural geology and planetary geology

QUICK QUOTE: “In the oil industry, structural geologists are extremely important because any asset that you can pick has some sort of structural complexity to it. So faults and fractures are the lifeblood of the oil and gas industry. That is how hydrocarbons are able to migrate in the subsurface effectively. My expertise is studying faults and fractures in the subsurface.”

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54 Conoco Phillips Lisa Hunter

Treasure of the San Juan Basin text and photography by Patrick Currey

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How long had it lain there hard to find another location in some archeologists shun histori- undisturbed on the open the U.S. with such an amazing cal archeology, she embraces it. ground? Maybe the recent torren- confluence of pre-history and his- Soon after graduation, she tial thunderstorm had unearthed tory in one place than right here secured grant funding and led a its pristine form. It glinted like in the mesas and canyons of the group of students conducting an a large white snowflake in the summer heat of the high New Mexico desert, scarcely an hour’s journey from Conoco Phillips headquarters in the San Juan Basin. Its near perfect symme- try confirmed a fully functional hunting instrument, as well as a glorious piece of art. Reaching down to pick up the small stone arrowhead, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist Lisa Hunter felt a visceral connection to the ancestral Navajo who created it as long as 300 years ago. A small-town girl from Kansas, Lisa had a strong interest in history early on. The move from the lush green farm country to the high piñon and sagebrush mesas of New Mexico was a challenging transition for the single mom. Four Corners region,” she says. archeological assessment of an Above: Among the “Everything was just brown,” Lisa took college courses one old military outpost, Ft. Lewis, in Navajo petroglyphs at Crow Canyon is what she remembers thinking. at a time, eventually earning a southwest Colorado. appears to be an early But one day the landscape Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, “It was my first paid gig! We depiction of a Spanish seemed to snap into focus. She with an emphasis in archeol- spent six weeks assessing about conquistador. began to notice the beauty of ogy, from Ft. Lewis College in 80 acres of a piece of land that Opposite page: HSE Specialist Lisa Hunter the rock outcroppings and the Durango, Colorado. Her class- was homesteaded by a Norwe- gives a tour of the flawless New Mexico sky that mates affectionately called her gian family after the military Frances Canyon Ruin. “mom.” left in 1890. We found lots of Construction of the enthralled painter Georgia pueblito began in the O’Keeffe and countless others. Lisa likes to think of archeol- military carbine cartridges, nails early 1700s. “You’d have to look long and ogy as “history outside.” While and ceramics from the period, as

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well as historic farm related items, numerous stone tools and evidence of early Ute Indian sites.” The petroglyphs etched on the stone walls at Crow Canyon symbolize two distinct threads in the region’s rich and complex tapestry. Lisa shifts the F-150 into four-wheel drive and navigates the Largo Wash, one of the largest dry riverbeds in North America. The hike from the Bureau of Land Man- agement (BLM) trail marker is an easy half-mile around the 75-foot tawny sandstone outcroppings, where small lizards bask in the warmth of the early autumn sun.

Right: Lisa displays a small bird point near Frances Canyon.

Before the Navajo, thought to have migrated from the north in the 1400s, there was a much older civilization. “For many years they were referred to as Ana- sazi, a Navajo word meaning ancient ones,” Lisa explains. “Today we refer to them as the Ancestral Pueblo people.” Within a two-hour drive of the Farmington Then comes the big reveal. We turn a corner, office are two national parks, both UNESCO World and there on the wall are dozens of magnificent Heritage Sites. To the north, Mesa Verde, “green carvings of deities, spirals, animals, handprints and table” in Spanish, near Mancos, Colorado, contains unknown figures that offer a glimpse into Navajo 5,000 archeological sites and 600 cliff dwellings history and mythology. Lisa points out one that that flourished between A.D. 600 and 1300. To the seems to symbolize the cataclysmic meeting of two south lies the fabulous masonry construction at worlds. Clearly etched in the rock is a two-foot high Chaco, which came to full fruition in the 800s and depiction of what appears to be a helmeted Spanish lasted 300 years. conquistador on horseback, with his drawn sword “Archeologists have unearthed evidence of road held high. building and extensive trading routes, precise

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Left: Thought to be a defensive site of the Navajo homeland, the Frances Canyon Ruin originally contained 40 rooms and a three- story tower. Remnants of a chimney hood are still intact.

astronomical observations – a very highly evolved With drilling starting up in the basin, Lisa and complex society.” hopes to incorporate her love of archeology As an HSE specialist, Lisa is one of many indi- into her professional role. She recently initiated viduals in the San Juan business unit tasked with a discussion with management about conduct- protecting the environment on a daily basis. Her ing preliminary assessments of potential drilling background in archeology makes her a good fit for sites before contract archeologists and the BLM the job. Before a well is drilled on public land in the conduct their surveys. basin, detailed surveys of both the environment “It was originally suggested by the BLM’s and archeology must be completed. senior archeologist. Now that we’re drilling in “The BLM wants to ensure that no significant this area, it makes sense. And it could save the archeological sites are disturbed. If they find rem- company money.” nants that were likely part of a human settlement, Lisa carefully places the beautiful bird-point such as a hearth, numerous pieces of pottery and arrowhead back on the ground where it had lain stone materials like points, the company might for centuries. Like fishing the gold medal waters of have to find an alternate site. It’s our responsibil- the San Juan River, “we practice catch and release ity to take care of the environment and to protect in archeology as well. Hopefully some other lucky the archeological heritage around our locations, to passerby will have the good fortune to enjoy a relic work here in balance, sustainably.” from the past.”

spirit Magazine 57 In the News What makes Below: Legal Senior Counsel Suzana Blades and Paralegal Ann Morgan take a ConocoPhillips selfie at the globe. different? by Ray Scippa n Nov. 19, after more than two years Oas an independent E&P company, Conoco Phillips launched a refresh of its brand designed to align employees around what makes the company different and build upon its strong reputation. Above: Wells & Marine Vice President Glenn “Building a strong ConocoPhillips Schaaf and Lower 48 President Don Hrap brand is critical to the ongoing success walk through the newly branded doors into of our business,” said Chairman and CEO the Houston headquarters parking garage. Ryan Lance. “Our brand shapes our reputation, which earns us our social license do that, on launch day, several resources company,” said Quality Assurance Engi- to operate.” were distributed worldwide, including neer Miller Liu. “Not high and unreach- The essence of the refreshed brand is a digital brochure entitled Defining the able, but on the ground and achievable. the combination of two powerful words Conoco Phillips Brand, a brand video and I make it my own way of life.” that succinctly capture what makes an online Brand Center. Lance summed up the connection Conoco Phillips different from other “Watching the video gives me an between the brand launch and Conoco- energy companies – Accountability + immense sense of pride in the company Phillips’ business strategy: “Every day, Performance. I work for and the effects we have on the across the globe, we take steps to deliver “These two words recognize that the world,” said Giles Hamson, supervisor, on our strategic objectives of Smart way we do our work is as important Application Development & Support. “The Growth, Superior Returns and SPIRIT as the work we do,” Lance said. “The new brand changes are subtle and clean. Values. Our refreshed brand – and your refreshed brand is rooted in our SPIRIT I like it!” voices of support for it – are yet another Values, but also describes other attributes “Accountability + Performance is the step to help make ConocoPhillips the that we believe differentiate us. Most of perfect match for both personnel and the company of choice for all stakeholders.” •

Accountability “HOW WE DO IT” is unique to Conoco Phillips. (How we do it) We demonstrate the SPIRIT Values through our behaviors: Our SPIRIT Values guide our behaviors and our actions. We stake our reputation on SPI RI T being accountable to our stakeholders, SAFETY PEOPLE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY INNOVATION TEAMWORK communities and each other.

Performance We represent ConocoPhillips to our stakeholders and influence how they see our company: (What we do) At ConocoPhillips, we embrace our role in responsibly accessing, developing and producing oil and natural gas to help meet the world’s energy needs. We are committed globally to our high standards of performance. We keep our promises.

Accountable Collaborative Expert the concepts in the refreshed brand are not new; they are part of the fabric of Conoco Phillips.” The company is emphasizing that the brand refresh is not about logos, slogans or ad campaigns. Taking a very measured approach, the rollout will rely on the participation of all employees, who have been invited to share the brand messages where they live and work. To help them Purposefully Innovative Quietly Confident Responsible

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ConocoPhillips named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index or the eighth straight year, FConoco Phillips has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index – an achievement that signifies the company’s progress toward becoming the exploration and Panel participants discuss the Environmental Strategy Framework during the 2014 Envi- production company of choice for ronment and Sustainable Development Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nov. 11- 13. all stakeholders by pioneering a new standard of excellence. The 600 largest North American Collaboration under new framework companies of the S&P Global Broad Market Index were invited to par- continues environmental improvements ticipate in the 2014 assessment. by Courtney Timm that the BUs are playing an integral role in ConocoPhillips scored above average epresentatives from global busi- developing and executing the implemen- compared to other energy compa- Rness units and functions have come tation plans. This approach is already pro- nies, with supply chain management together to strengthen environmental viding a catalyst for additional cross-BU emerging as one of the strongest governance and improvement measures collaboration, encouraging further sharing aspects of our performance (90th central to the company’s Environmental on common environmental challenges and percentile). Strategy Framework (ESF). Endorsed by opportunities.” The company also scored above the the Executive Leadership Team in May, The ESF is focused on reducing 75th percentile in codes of conduct, the framework supports a business strat- methane, flaring and spills, and is aimed corporate governance, biodiversity, egy which recognizes at strengthening our climate strategy, operational eco-effi- growing stakeholder ability to articulate ciency, managing water-related risks, interest in the indus- the business value occupational health and safety, and try’s environmental of specific environ- stakeholder engagement. performance. mental investments. “This rating carries real weight with Matt Fox, executive “We’re already seeing socially responsible investors and vice president, Explora- some improvements, non-governmental organizations as an tion & Production, including a significant indicator of positive progress on envi- points to the ESF as a reduction in hydrocar- ronmental and social performance, tangible example of the Accountability + bon spills greater than 100 barrels versus including corporate governance,” said Performance brand. “We stake our reputa- 2013,” said Jennifer Barringer, manager, Sabrina Watkins, manager, Sustain- tion on being accountable to our stake- Environmental Assurance. “This improve- able Development. “Our continued holders, communities and each other,” ment reflects the excellent work of new solid performance supports Conoco- Fox said. “We’re committed to excellent, spill prevention and risk assessment Phillips’ reputation as a leader in sustained environmental performance. teams in the BUs, Lower 48 in particular.” sustainable development.” The ESF is an implementation structure “The ESF, combined with the existing Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones to help us focus on the key issues and Carbon Strategy, Sustainable Develop- Sustainability Indices were the first governance mechanisms where we can ment Action Plans and operational man- global indices tracking the financial improve, continuing to drive the company agement systems all add up to strengthen performance of leading sustainability toward a culture of environmental our performance,” said Sabrina Watkins, driven companies worldwide based excellence.” manager, Sustainable Development. on an analysis of financially material Sarah Terry, senior principal environ- Work is organized into six work economic, environmental and social mental consultant, is managing the effort. streams: Environmental Technology, factors. ConocoPhillips has appeared “The ESF is intended to provide clearer Environmental Management Information on the list since 2007. direction to businesses on performance System, Footprint Reduction, Standards To learn more about the company’s expectations and over time will enable and Guidelines, Environmental and Social commitment to promoting economic stronger positioning of the company Valuation in Investment Economics, and growth, a healthy environment and within our peer group, supporting our Communications. Talking points, pre- vibrant communities now and into the vision to be the E&P company of choice,” sentation materials and FAQs can be future, please refer to the Sustainable Terry said. “The ESF emerged from a found on the new Environmental Strategy Development Report. • philosophy of shared leadership, such Framework website. •

spirit Magazine 59 In the News continued from previous page Boosting business in the Bakken by Renee Griffin he Bakken sequence of sand and Tshale layers stretches across the Williston Basin in eastern Montana, western North Dakota and Canada. With the industry’s daily production recently topping one million barrels of oil equivalent (MBOED), the region ranks second only to Texas for high-margin energy production in the U.S. ConocoPhillips has more than 620,000 Above: Landowners in the Corral Creek net acres in the Bakken, with more than Bakken unit attend the annual Conoco- 1,800 operated and non-operated drill- Phillips barbeque cookout at Little Missouri ing locations. The company has a 10-rig State Park; Right: Members of the Badlands operated drilling program under way, with Trail Riders; Below: During the Bakken plans to target 20 percent annual produc- Rocks Cookfest competition in Dunn tion growth through 2017. Center, North Dakota, the team of Conoco- Improvements in reservoir engineering, Phillips and Nabors Drilling employees won horizontal drilling, well-completion tech- the Judge’s Choice prize for their crawfish nologies and process facility design have gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp cocktail and enabled Conoco Phillips to overcome the bread pudding. ConocoPhillips also teamed region’s challenging terrain and climate up with the North Dakota Petroleum Council while improving production, achieving to present an educational forum about oil cost efficiencies and minimizing environ- and gas operations during the festival. mental impacts. The use of multiple-well drilling pads has significantly reduced the company’s footprint in the Bakken, allow- footprint, reduce traffic, lower operation ing tanks, compressors, separators and costs, improve resource recovery and limit other facilities to be centrally located. disruptions to recreational activities in The company also is conducting pilot nearby Little Missouri State Park. tests to determine whether resource Conoco Phillips works closely with recovery and cost efficiencies can be opti- park officials and local business owners mized by tightening the spacing between to limit major construction, drilling and wells or by modifying well completion and completion operations in the CCU during stimulation designs. Results could have the peak tourist season between Memo- implications for other unconventional rial Day and Labor Day. shale development programs in the Lower 48 and Canada. unit includes fee, state and federal Sustaining the environment and acreage tracts that are treated as one for supporting communities Corral Creek operations. Land reclamation is an important part of At nearly 31,000 acres, the Corral Creek Multi-well pads, as well as centralized sustainable development in fields across Bakken unit (CCU) is the only contiguous processing facilities and direct connec- the Lower 48, including the Bakken. tract of acreage in North Dakota unit- tions to pipelines minimize surface-area As wells are placed in production, the ized for primary oil production. This disturbances, reduce the environmental company gradually reclaims and restores the acreage surrounding the well pads so landowners can use the area for farming and ranching operations. “Areas are planted with grass seed, which reduces erosion, improves the scenery and makes the land more useful for grazing,” said Construction Super- visor Randy Nordsven. “About half of the acreage we initially need to build our multi-well pads is reclaimed after construction. Then, after the wells are Grass grows on reclaimed land surrounding the Golden Creek burner quad well pad in the plugged and abandoned, the entire well Corral Creek Bakken unit. pad area is reclaimed and returned as

60 Conoco Phillips continued nearly as practical to its natural, Left: Construction Supervisor Randy pre-operation Nordsven talks with a local contractor. condition.” Below: (From left to right) HSE Lead Community Jennifer Dixon makes adjustments volunteerism and while testing a protective gas mask stakeholder engage- worn by contractor Dustee Martinet. ment also are key elements of the company’s growth in the Bakken. Last spring, employees from the Conoco Phillips Rockies BU helped clean the grounds and improve facilities at Little Missouri State Park. Every year in the fall, Conoco Phillips sponsors a cookout at the park for CCU surface, mineral and royalty owners. The company also hosts an informational breakfast for the Badlands Trail Riders, one of the park’s largest recreational Above: Cleaning horse stalls was among groups. The riders provide valuable input the projects completed by employee on how park trails can be improved and volunteers at Little Missouri State Park maintained. • earlier this year.

Career-enhancing opportunities espite rough terrain and cold working relationships and teamwork. experiences in the field will have lasting Dwinters, Conoco Phillips employees Since everyone is a transplant, we’re like positive impacts on my ability to perform from around the world are taking advan- a small family, always willing to help each in other roles in the future.” tage of job opportunities in the Bakken, other learn their way around. Even though Robert Townsend viewed the Bakken as working with teams that often function I’ve only been here two years, I’m already another international assignment when he like families. a veteran. So when new people come in, I transferred to Dickinson in early 2014. In David Kniffen lived in New Mexico for can reach out and be a resource.” recent years, the maintenance supervisor most of his life. He was an instrumentation After working in mature assets in New with roots in Houston and New Orleans and electrical (I&E) maintenance techni- Mexico’s San Juan Basin and in Alaska, had lived in China and Indonesia while cian and project lead in the San Juan “These experiences in the field will have lasting positive impacts on my ability to perform in other roles in the future.” — Jennifer Dixon

BU. When his supervisors suggested that he consider a career opportunity in the From left: David Kniffen, base capital projects supervisor, and Rachel Logan, production Bakken, he balked at first. assistant; Robert Townsend, Bakken maintenance supervisor “But then I looked more closely at the role and the opportunity to build an Jennifer Dixon viewed her transfer to the working on the company’s Bohai Bay organization from the ground up, and that role of health, safety and environment project. appealed to me,” he said. (HSE) lead as a uniquely challenging step “Any Conoco Phillips employee who Kniffen transferred to Dickinson with his in her career path. gets the opportunity to work in the Bakken family in 2012 as a maintenance super- “It has been a personal goal to experi- or any other company locations outside of visor and is now base capital projects ence as many aspects of ConocoPhillips their home base should take advantage of supervisor. as possible,” Dixon said. “Working in that,” Townsend said. “The more open you “It’s a fast-moving machine up here,” the Bakken gives me the chance to add are, the more you’ll grow – personally and he said. “The nice thing is the amazing another layer to my understanding. These professionally.” •

spirit Magazine 61 In the News continued from previous page Malaysia BU brings two new projects online Malaysian market and will ramp up for LNG sales as pipeline capacity becomes he Malaysia business unit’s (BU) cornerstone of the Malaysia BU’s growth available. TGumusut-Kakap floating production for years to come.” “This is a great achievement for the system (FPS) achieved first oil Oct. 7, and Throughout the project’s lifecycle, many KBB joint operating company and for on Nov. 11, the BU started gas produc- ConocoPhillips employees were seconded ConocoPhillips,” said Mark Wheeler, tion from the Kebabangan (KBB) gas field. into semi-submersible construction con- president, ConocoPhillips Malaysia. “The These two projects mark the second and tractor MMHE and contractor EPC. project was delivered on time and under third major project startups in Malaysia “I am very proud of the commitment budget and is a great example of what a this year, with Siakap North-Petai brought and dedication of ConocoPhillips sec- multi-company operation can accomplish on stream in the first quarter. ondees working in key project roles when you have the right people and skill Both projects will deliver production by within MMHE, especially since this is the sets working together.” pipeline to the Sabah oil and gas terminal After its mechanical completion in in Kimanis. May, the platform was loaded onto a Project startups in Malaysia are “Gumusut-Kakap is a transportation vessel and delivered to the expected to add approximately 60,000 world-class field with well production site. A sail-away ceremony cel- barrels of oil equivalent per day to the ebrating this milestone was held in June, company’s production volumes by 2017. over one billion barrels of attended by Asia Pacific and Middle East Regional President Joe Marushack, Mark oil in place.” — Scott Moore Wheeler, Asia Pacific Projects Portfolio General Manager Glenn Doran, and senior first project of its kind to be executed in Petronas and Shell personnel. Malaysia,” said John Smollen, capital The field is operated by Kebabangan projects manager, Malaysia BU. Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC), “The strategic placement of Conoco- a joint-operated company with Conoco- Phillips staff was vital to the project’s Phillips Sabah Ltd. and Shell Energy Asia success,” said Gary Kittle, senior Ltd. each holding a 30 percent interest engineering manager, Malaysia BU. and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd holding “Seconded staff enhanced communication a 40 percent interest. between the contractor and operator and “The success of KBB, particularly in

Gumusut-Kakap is Malaysia’s first semi- submersible floating production system. It achieved first oil on Oct. 7.

These high-margin barrels are an important part of the company’s overall plan to deliver annual 3 to 5 percent production The Kebabangan (KBB) topsides sail-away celebration was attended by senior manage- and margin growth. ment from Conoco Phillips, Petronas and Shell. The project achieved first gas on Nov. 11.

Gumusut-Kakap FPS enabled the effective use of teamwork to the areas of safety, operations assurance, Weighing approximately 42,000 metric resolve project challenges.” schedule and cost performance, is directly tons, Gumusut-Kakap is the country’s Peak annual production is estimated attributable to the strong presence of first semi-submersible FPS and one of the to be 135,000 barrels of oil per day. The ConocoPhillips secondee leadership and world’s largest. Located offshore Sabah, produced gas will be re-injected into the involvement at all levels throughout the Malaysia, the Gumusut-Kakap field lies reservoir to improve oil recovery. joint operating company organization,” in water depths up to 4,000 feet (1,220 said Pat Dinan, ConocoPhillips secondee meters). KBB and general manager of development “Gumusut-Kakap is a world-class field Approximately 60 miles offshore Malay- for KPOC. “Together with our Shell and with well over one billion barrels of oil sia, the KBB integrated drilling and PETRONAS Carigali colleagues, we have in place,” said J. Scott Moore, venture production platform is located in a water been able to bring the best of each com- manager, Malaysia BU. “Production from depth of about 450 feet. Gas produc- pany’s capabilities to the table in deliver- the Darcy-level reservoirs will remain a tion is being delivered to the domestic ing our success.” •

62 Conoco Phillips continued Unconventional Reservoirs Symposium fosters a new kind of knowledge sharing and collaboration by Andrea Urbanek improved knowledge sharing. unconventional approach to both net- n early September, nearly 1,000 geo- “The discussions allowed for better working and knowledge sharing. Attend- Iscientists, engineers, landmen and follow-up questions and discussions ees were treated to a mix and mingle others joined colleagues from around the between the presenters and the multidis- event with some of the company’s top world for the inaugural Conoco Phillips ciplinary attendees,” said Ryan Phelps, leaders: think speed dating meets light- Unconventional Reservoirs Symposium. During the first two days, attendees Left: During an evening took a deep dive into exploration and reception, Global Pro- appraisal issues. Participants spent duction Excellence Vice the final two days sharing knowledge President Perry Berken- about development and production. The pas (far right) catches symposium took an integrated approach up with (from left) Wells by including employees from various Excellence Manager functions. Jerome Eggemeyer, “We had a wonderful group of sympo- Wells Integrated Perfor- sium participants,” said Greg Leveille, mance Supervisor Raul manager, Unconventional Reservoirs and Lema, Drilling & Comple- symposium steering committee member. tion Network Coordi- “Walking around the events and hearing nator Brad Baker and the conversations, it’s clear that we Well Intervention Staff have a great advantage if we continue to Engineer Jason Skufca.

ning round. Employees were divided into “Walking around the events and hearing the four segments and given twenty minutes to meet with a group of senior leaders. conversations, it’s clear that we have a great advantage While this event differed from opening night, which featured a presentation from if we continue to share knowledge and overcome Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance, one theme permeated all conventional wisdom to advance the ball in the activities: the importance of people. “We cannot succeed without good unconventional space.” — Greg Leveille people, and I’m confident we have the right team,” said Richard Lunam, vice share knowledge and overcome conven- senior geologist. “The symposium also president, Exploration, North America. tional wisdom to advance the ball in the enabled us to see what other groups in “People are trying to emulate what we unconventional space.” the company are doing and how they are are doing in the unconventional space, Panel discussions featuring employees confronting their technical challenges.” but what they can’t emulate is our from around the world helped foster this The final night featured an people,” said Lance. •

Symposium participants share knowledge in formal and informal sessions throughout the four-day event. Above left: Rockies BU President Michael Hatfield;Center (facing forward): Principal Reservoir Engineer Bob Rosensteel; Right (speaking): Western Canada BU Senior Vice President Russ Litun.

spirit Magazine 63 In the News continued from previous page Capturing and leveraging subsurface knowledge n 2010, Pete D’Onfro, a geoscience To effectively share this and other useful Ifellow in the Structure & Mechanics information with the subsurface commu- group, set out to document his 35 years nity, the SE team launched a portal that of experience and expertise in trap analy- provides access to subsurface resources sis to share his knowledge with current from a single easy-to-use location. The and future generations of geoscientists. portal has had more than 700 visitors, Joined by colleagues Raoul Treverton, almost 45 percent of the entire Geology, senior structural geologist, and the late Geophysics & Reservoir Engineering Femi Jokanola, the journey culminated in (GGRE) community. 176 OneWiki articles on applying leading practices to all aspects of trap analysis. SE addresses three essential questions: At the 2013 Subsurface Symposium, • Do we have the right capabilities and members of the Subsurface Excellence skill sets? (SE) team connected with Geologic • Are we leveraging those capabilities to Modeling Director Mario Coral, who was support organic growth? Geologic Modeling Director Mario piloting a new workflow and journaling • Are we executing correctly? Coral and Integrated Solutions tool. WorkflowNavigator acts as an infor- Director Tim Cornelson review the new mation conduit for connecting thoughts, “Some of our competitors have WorkflowNavigator tool. processes, experiences and documenta- experienced an efficiency gain of up to tion using a centralized, visual workflow 30 percent by using globally consistent a corporate asset that directly links to connected to OneWiki. workflows, and we believe that we can driving our organic growth.” The SE team partnered with Mario’s do the same,” said Ken Tubman, vice SE works closely with IT to optimize team and the Information Technology (IT) president, Geosciences & Reservoir Engi- the group’s software application portfolio applications development group lead by neering. “Our staff members still spend 35 and ensure the integrity and accessibil- Joe Moniz to launch WorkflowNavigator, to 40 percent of their time searching for ity of the company’s technical data. They debuting Coral’s geocellular modeling and information they can trust. Going forward, also plan to make high-value seismic data D’Onfro’s trap analysis workflows. our approach is to treat information as readily accessible on the cloud. •

Bartlesville Airport drill focuses on community coordination

by David Austin efficient manner possible.” lobal Aviation Services (GAS) recently During the drill, participants performed Gcoordinated a simulated aircraft victim rescue, triage, site security and crash drill at the Bartlesville Airport to test crowd control. Area hospitals simulated the effectiveness of the airport’s emer- treating victims. Several emergency gency response plan, as well as local and vehicles were on hand, as was a medical state response capabilities. Approximately evacuation helicopter. A mock fuse- 250 people participated in the four-hour lage was ignited so that fire and rescue drill. Joining ConocoPhillips were Phillips authorities could suppress the blaze 66 and local first responders. before extracting passengers. Most of “The drill exceeded our expectations,” the 22 “victims” of the simulated incident said Rick Boswell, manager, Bartles- were area nursing students. ville Municipal Airport and Conoco- “We hold full-scale aviation drills in Bartlesville every three years,” said Jeff Fellows, assistant chief pilot, OK-TX Air “The drill exceeded our Shuttle. “We learned a lot from this drill, and I look forward to putting that informa- — Rick Boswell expectations.” tion to use as we continue to provide the safest traveling experience possible.” Phillips OK-TX Air Shuttle captain. In addition to Boswell and Fellows, “This drill gives the airport operations David Camille, HSE manager, GAS, and emergency response staff and all of the Charlie Hooper, who contracts with Avia- region’s emergency response agencies tion HSE, helped to coordinate the drill. A the opportunity to work together. The follow-up drill is planned in fall 2015 that First responders Ross Grogan and Brandon objective is to ensure that if an actual will focus on support personnel and the Crenshaw perform on-site treatment of event ever does occur, we will be ready roles they would play in the aftermath of one of the local nursing student volunteers to respond in the most effective and an aircraft crash. • before sending her to an area hospital.

64 Conoco Phillips continued Finance Student Leader Forum engages Avis Braggs named one students with Conoco Phillips of STEMconnector’s by Jackie Griffin DeSanctis, vice president, Investor Rela- 100 Diverse Corporate or two and a half days in Septem- tions & Communications, Steve Wood, Leaders in STEM Fber, 26 top-performing finance and manager, Finance Functional Excellence, accounting students visited Bartlesville Jim Fitzpatrick, consultant, Special Proj- vis Braggs, Information to learn about the oil and gas industry, ects, John McInnes, energy analyst, and ATechnology (IT) manager for Conoco Phillips and potential future job Spencer King, staff supervisor. Human Resources, Finance & opportunities. The students, who came In addition to attracting top students SAP, was recently recognized as from 12 colleges and universities, were and educating them about the industry one of STEMconnector’s® 100 participants in the Conoco Phillips Finance and our company, students participated in Diverse Corporate Leaders in STEM Student Leader Forum (SLF), a program mock job interviews with ConocoPhillips (science, technology, engineering that originated years ago but was officially employees to help them enhance their and math). re-launched in 2013. skills. And while the program was packed The publica- “We liked the idea of reaching out to with educational information, students tion recog- high-achieving finance students at various also took a break one evening for a nizes leaders stages of their college careers to help planned networking activity to get to know across the them learn about opportunities in oil and their peers from the other universities in U.S. who gas at Conoco- attendance. actively Phillips,” said “SLF allows reinforce the Steve Wood, for a more robust importance manager, experience than of STEM in Finance Func- a college career various ways tional Excel- fair and has an – through lence. “Many added benefit of education, SLF participants helping us get to volunteer don’t know know some of the efforts or in Avis Braggs anything about high-performing the workplace. our industry or students at In addition to her role in IT, the potential the universities Braggs serves as co-advisor to the for a career from which we Houston Black Employee Network outside public recruit,” said and mentors black employees accounting. Ryan Reynolds, across the company. She also Students leave Finance recruiting regularly sponsors employees for The Student Leader Forum planning committee the program with coordinator. select professional development an increased The Finance opportunities via her involvement knowledge of careers available to them Student Leader Forum was planned and with the Executive Leadership and are also able to take their learnings to led by a committee of ConocoPhillips Council. serve as ambassadors for our company on Finance employees, including Elizabeth STEMconnector® is a consortium their campuses.” Galegar, Anna Craft, Kendra Collette, of companies, nonprofit associa- This year’s participants heard industry Linda Pham, Jamie Englert, Ty Ketchum, tions and professional societies, and company perspective from several Stephen Harrison, Ben Mense, Matt research and policy organizations, ConocoPhillips employees, including Ellen Krieger and Keegan Kucko. • government entities, universities and academic institutions concerned with STEM education and the future of human capital in the U.S. Recognition is based on issues such as STEM education and workforce development, encouraging students (particularly women and underrepresented minorities) to choose a STEM career, the importance of role models – mentorships, apprentice- ships, internships, sponsorships, etc. – and the power of employee resource groups to advance diver- sity and STEM. • Forum participants from 12 colleges and universities proudly display their school attire.

spirit Magazine 65 In the News continued from previous page Investing in the future, one computer at a time Recycling and donation programs put technology to good (re)use by Kathryn Donelson resource agency for the blind. Yet, when educational needs of underprivileged, yet s Conoco Phillips strives to keep Dr. Langford – himself blind – brought highly motivated children who reside in Apace with advances in technology, it home his first computer, his life and his communities where we live and work.” remains committed to being responsible organization’s mission were irrevocably Each child who received a laptop from with what is left behind – and how it’s left. changed. Since, CFTB has helped more Conoco Phillips sent a hand-written letter At the Houston headquarters alone, than 6,000 visually challenged individuals expressing what the computer meant to more than 1,000 company-issued overcome communication barriers and him or her. Most expect to use the com- computers “age out” of distribution gain independence through donations of puter to learn new things and do home- each year. Much of that equipment is computers and related technology. work; one child believes the computer will simply too old to maintain and has been “Computers and assistive technology help him “be a success.” All relayed their deemed unusable. Those computers are are out of financial reach for many sincere gratitude for such a cherished gift. entered into the company’s e-cycling persons who are blind,” program, which allows for their safe, said CFTB Executive environmentally responsible disposal – Director David Jeppson. over 100,000 pounds of equipment in a “Our partnership with given year. As a company that prioritizes Conoco Phillips is opening environmental stewardship, maintain- up worlds, one computer ing a robust e-cycling program ensures at a time, to the blindness these idle machines do not add to the community.” growing electronic waste problem in the In April 2014, another U.S. and abroad. deserving Texas-based “Donating used equipment makes good business sense while allowing us to invest in our community.” — Brandon Smith

But what about the computers that can nonprofit became a be refurbished and repurposed? Some recipient of the donation machines in good working condition were program. Comp-U-Dopt, simply traded in for something faster, Inc., which provides smaller or newer. These computers make refurbished computers good candidates for Conoco Phillips’ and technology educa- donation program. tion to qualified children “Donating used equipment makes good in Houston’s underserved business sense while allowing us to invest communities, received a in our community,” said IT Infrastructure first-time donation of 100 Supervisor Brandon Smith. “These are laptops. With the motto quality machines, often in near-perfect “Yesterday’s computers for a child’s tomorrow,” the condition. They can serve the recipient’s Four of the children who received 100 refurbished laptop organization encourages computing needs for years to come.” computers donated by Conoco Phillips as part of the development of technology For purposes of security and privacy, Comp-U-Dopt program. all machines are wiped clean, or skills in children and helps “debanned,” prior to donation. This foster computer reuse and process ensures all data is erased and environmental stewardship. To date, the “Computers are an essential resource completely unrecoverable. It also allows charity has found new homes for 4,500 in our society, and yet many families the organizations receiving the equipment recycled machines. cannot afford them for their school-age to load the software and tools of their “We chose Comp-U-Dopt because of children,” said Comp-U-Dopt Executive choice onto the machines. how well their mission and values align Director Minal Patel Davis. “On behalf In 2014, Conoco Phillips donated close with ours,” said Smith. “Our SPIRIT of Comp-U-Dopt and the communities to 200 refurbished desktop computers to Values reflect our respect for people, we serve, thank you for making a dif- Computers for the Blind (CFTB). Founded and a key area of our social invest- ference by helping to foster the educa- by Dr. Bob Langford in 1995, the organi- ment is education. It is in keeping with tional aspirations of children throughout zation’s original mission was to act as a our company values to support the Houston.” •

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Warrior Sporting Clays week. Through the annual Warrior Sport- challenges facing veterans. Physical ing Clays Tournament, ConocoPhillips fitness and sports are proven ways to Tournament supports contributes to Team RWB’s veteran bring people together and set the condi- triathlon camp held in Austin, Texas. The tions to build meaningful relationships. veteran charity three-day training camp provides 40 vet- Participants are not the only ones who onoco Phillips paid tribute to the erans with training in swimming, cycling, have the opportunity to engage with CU.S. Armed Forces by hosting the running and how to combine them in one America’s heroes at the tournament. Warrior Sporting Clays Tournament in event. Conoco Phillips Volunteers from Conoco- Houston on Sept. 27. In its sixth year, also contributes to Phillips, NCI Building the tournament provides an opportunity Team RWB chapters Systems, Team RWB for oil and gas employees, veterans, across Texas. and the Houston area and active duty service men and women “Each year the chal- dedicate their time and to meet each other and raise funds for lenge for me is if I can energy to make the event charity. Six-hundred participants took make the tournament a success. This year, part in the event, which raised more than better than last year!” 340 people served as $230,000 for veteran support organi- said Gail Harrison, volunteers. zation Team Red, White & Blue (Team manager, Lower 48 “Volunteers help with RWB). This is the third time tournament Community Investment registration, scoring, proceeds have benefited the charity. and tournament co- parking, photography and The Team RWB mission is to enrich chairman. “It’s not about more,” said Liz Stillings, the lives of veterans by connecting them the event, although it is Principal Engineering Technician coordinator, Field Data to their communities. “These types of a lot of fun working with Edythan Rayfield participates in Management Communi- interactions bridge the gap between mili- a team to make some- the 6th annual Sporting Clays cations and tournament tary veterans and civilians because they thing great happen. It’s Tournament on Sept. 27. volunteer coordinator. show that, although we’ve taken different about seeing how our “Many people volunteer paths to get to where we are, we can veterans have improved in their health and year after year because they believe in still come together and enjoy friendship, wellness over the year. It’s about seeing the cause and enjoy helping others. The camaraderie and sportsmanship,” said them back in the USA, engaged in day- tournament could not happen without their Georgina Biehl, Team RWB south central to-day life, smiling, laughing; giving them support.” regional director. the opportunity to make contacts with The Warrior Sporting Clays Tournament Team RWB is comprised of 52,000 other veterans and with the many industry has raised more than $830,000 for veteran members, located in more than 120 com- participants that can give them support.” charities over the last six years. Visit munities worldwide, and growing at a rate The transition from military service to ConocoPhillipsClayShoot.com to learn of approximately 700 new members each civilian life is one of the most significant more about the event. • Employee network celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

he ConocoPhillips Hispanic Network in Latin America. Melissa Coleman, cultural displays, games, musical enter- Tsponsored a series of events celebrat- manager, Exploration & Production, tainment and an art exhibition. ing the histories, cultures and contributions discussed business opportunities in Latin On Sept. 30 Cine Latino presented of American citizens whose ancestors America. Senior Counsel Suzana Blades the documentary film “Requiem NN,” came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean highlighted arbitration cases in Venezuela followed by a discussion with Colom- and Central and South America. and Ecuador. bian Executive Producer Margarita De On Sept. 18, the Hispanic Network A Sept. 23 event featured the cuisines La Vega Hurtado. The film documents kicked off the month’s festivities with a of Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, a ritual of resistance of the people of traditional Colombian meal followed by Peru, the U.S. and Venezuela. Partici- Puerto Berrio, Colombia, who have two presentations on Conoco Phillips pants were treated to authentic dishes, endured decades of violence. •

Hispanic Network Steering Committee members (from left): Ben Basquez, IT analyst, Pricing & External Systems; Lorena Van Metre, E&P director, Development Engineering; Fran Vallejo, vice president and treasurer; Anna Acevedo-Riggle, associate, Community Relations; Oscar Lozano, consultant, Joint Venture Auditing; Zaileth Escorcha, quality engineer, Program Integration; Carlos Quintanilla, project development engineer, Lower 48; Vionette De Choudens-Sanchez, senior geologist, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico; and Lourys Bruzco, reporting coordinator, Mid Continent BU.

spirit Magazine 67 In the News continued from previous page 2014 Technology Awards spotlight leading innovators ach year the Technology Awards rec- Eognize the successes Conoco Phillips has made in technology innovation and rewards employees whose commitment and creativity enable the company Award recipients with Executive Vice Presidents Matt Fox, Al Hirshberg and Don Wallette to find and produce oil and natural gas safely, efficiently, economically and in an environmentally responsible manner. any technical field in an area of interest identification and implementation. Innovation is one of the SPIRIT Values, to ConocoPhillips and/or to the indus- Mercury removal from crude oil and leading the industry in technology try. This award recognizes outstanding GPE, Teesside Operations (U.K.), Supply Chain (Bartlesville), IT (Norway) innovation is a key strategic goal intended innovators who have advanced the state of technology in a given field by a single Charles Lord, David Dow, David White, to drive future growth. Attilio Praderio, Sally A. Thomas, Stephen The 2014 awards were presented at a inspired major breakthrough. Appleyard, Tom Smith, Paul Rovardi, Matt banquet in Houston on Nov. 6, hosted by Ed Latimer, principal engineer novel Cooke, Phil Regan, Tim Bone, Richard A. processes, Global Production Excellence Mitchell, Bud B. Mitrovic, Roger Pauls, Kris Chief Technology Officer Ram Shenoy. Fraser, Hans M. Dalen This year 12 awards were presented in The Outstanding Early Career ten categories. Recipients included six Technology Award recognizes an The Technology Excellence Award individuals, five teams and one contractor individual technical professional at an recognizes an individual or team that has company. Again this year, the awards were early stage in his or her career who has taken an innovative idea and implemented presented by Al Hirshberg, executive vice demonstrated a superior ability to develop it in a business unit, resulting in either president, Technology & Projects; Matt and implement innovative technology. a measurable technology improvement Fox, executive vice president, Exploration Nico Roussel, senior reservoir engineer, with significant impact on the company’s & Production; and Don Wallette, execu- Geosciences & Reservoir Engineering business or an outstanding achievement tive vice president, Commercial, Business Kyle Friehauf, senior engineer well stimulation, of technological significance. Development & Corporate Planning. Global Wells Ugnu heater well Alaska The Lifetime Technology Award The Field Operations Technology Jim Mills, Scott Redman, John Cologgi, recognizes an individual whose pio- Award honors and recognizes a field- Kenneth Lloyd Martin, Mick Davasher, Lubbie neering spirit, demonstrated inventive- based team that came up with a techni- Allen Jenkins, Mark Hutcherson, Suzanne ness and sustained commitment have cal solution to an operation problem and Short, Scott Stanley, Amanda Patterson, T. J. Gavac made a lasting impact on technology pushed to implement it. The solution had within Conoco Phillips and the industry. a measurable impact on the company’s The Technology Sharing Award recog- Throughout their careers, these outstand- business results. nizes a small team that was responsible ing individuals have improved scien- P&ID walkthrough using iPad for developing a technical solution that tific knowledge and technologies that Oil Sands (Canada) has been applied across multiple busi- are important to Conoco Phillips, have Kerel Weirmeir ness units. It is intended to recognize a impacted the company’s commercial The Technology Champion Award specific event or series of events where businesses and have inspired others recognizes an individual or business unit technology is shared and/or transferred within the company and in the industry. team, outside the Technology & Projects to another project or ongoing operation, Curtis Blount, technical advisor fellow, organization, that promotes and advo- resulting in a significant improvement on Global Wells cates the use of technology in business the project’s or operation’s outcome. The Outstanding Technology Mentor decisions, operations, and/or ongoing Advanced finite element analysis Australia West, Australia East, Global Production Award recognizes individuals who have development projects, resulting in a measurable positive impact on the company’s Excellence, Alaska demonstrated a superior ability to nurture Virgilio Bonardi, Don Edwards, Drew Troyer, talent, to help expand the potential of business results. James Adams, Sandeep Singh, Wayne Hatch, early career technical professionals and Integrated operations of the future Dale Rasche to foster an environment of creativity and Gulf Coast Joe Corrales, Haissam Sammak, Peter The Contractor Technology enthusiasm for technological growth and Barten, Paul Kissell, Bart Hannaman, John Excellence Award recognizes a provider innovation. Montgomery, Joe Becnel, Amador Garza, that has brought an innovative idea and Curt Schneider, reservoir engineering fellow, Ricky Garcia, Dustin Ernst implemented it or assisted implementation Geosciences & Reservoir Engineering The Technology Collaboration in a ConocoPhillips business, resulting Curt Sievert, completions superintendent, Award recognizes a team and/or in either a measurable technology Mid-Continent functional group that exhibits effective improvement with significant impact on The Pioneering Technology Award multi-disciplinary collaboration across the company’s business or an outstanding recognizes one or two individuals who company organizations in the process achievement of technological significance. demonstrate outstanding innovation in of technology development, application, C-FER •

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Alaska employees celebrate 40+ years to call home. He credits the family-like work environment and strong collabora- with Conoco Phillips tion efforts as just some of the reasons he by Meredith Kenny remote camp services company. Shortly wanted to work for ConocoPhillips in the n a sunny afternoon in late July, thereafter, she applied for an opening 49th state. After two years of watching for Owell over a hundred ConocoPhillips at ARCO, a ConocoPhillips heritage openings in the Alaska BU, he made his employees were invited to convene in a company, after seeing it advertised in the move north in 2011, and he hasn’t looked conference room in the Anchorage tower. paper. When she began with ARCO, her back since. It was a cross-discipline meeting with a goal was 30 years of service. Her 30-year Ray Wall started his career with clear agenda: to cel- anniversary came and went, and now at ARCO in Dallas in 1973 before moving ebrate the employment 45 years she shows no signs of slowing to Houston in 1975. A anniversary of Sandy down any time soon. series of project man- Kusano, who has dedi- Hermanson started with ARCO in 1974 agement positions on cated 45 years of service in the drafting and graphics department. the original Prudhoe Bay to Conoco Phillips. Through the years with ARCO, and then and Kuparuk projects Kusano says that after ConocoPhillips, she put her institutional took him all over the 45 years, she has come knowledge to work in many different posi- Lower 48, from Pasa- to see her coworkers as Sandy Kusano tions, making contributions not only to the dena and San Francisco family. And it’s no wonder, when you con- company, but also to her fellow employ- Ray Wall to Denver, before he sider the number of long-time employees ees. Hermanson now holds the position finally settled in as an Alaskan in 1986. In with a shared history in Alaska. of procurement associate and has been addition to his work responsibilities, Ray Kusano, an administrative assistant for described as “rock solid” by her team has long been a local leader in Cub Scout the Alaska Supply Chain department, is members. packs and Boy Scout troops and adult one of four ConocoPhillips Alaska employ- A week-long knowledge sharing trip leader training. ees who hit the 40-plus mark with the in 2009 was all Powell Though the paths Sandy, Theadora, company this year. Joining her are Thea- needed to catch the Bill and Ray have taken are different, dora Hermansen, a procurement associ- Alaska bug. After starting they have all arrived at the same place ate in Anchorage; Bill Powell, maintenance his career in Montana – Conoco Phillips Alaska. All are well- supervisor for CPF 1 at Kuparuk; and Ray with Phillips Petroleum, respected and admired in the last fron- Wall, staff facilities development engineer and then following it to tier, and all truly embody the company’s in Anchorage. North Dakota and Texas, SPIRIT Values. Happy anniversary Sandy, When Kusano first arrived in Alaska, Powell knew that Alaska Theadora, Bill and Ray, and here’s to she worked as a bookkeeper for a local was where he wanted Bill Powell many more. • ConocoPhillips Canada teams cheat death

hree ConocoPhillips Canada teams race can be run solo or as a team. Teams bogs, creeks and rivers, on slippery, unfor- Tovercame seemingly insurmountable split the race into five legs, each between giving, rocky terrain with steep drop-offs. odds to complete the Canadian Death 19 and 38 km. At least one leg takes place in darkness, Race, an alarmingly named fixture of the Each leg is packed with its challenges, where participants are at the mercy of Canadian holiday August Long Weekend such as traversing swamps and mud their headlamps. There’s also the heat and in Grande Cache, Alberta. cold. The heat definitely played a Operations Supervisor Rocky role this year, with some unshaded Sharman, Asset & Operations parts of the course reaching 32 Integrity (A&OI) Specialist degrees Celsius (90 F). Chantel Rivard and contractors Participating in this race takes a Jordan Jakubow and Aaron huge mental and physical commit- Apoll pushed their bodies to the ment. Rivard’s team placed 59th limits, demonstrating the tenac- out of the field of 217 and 6th of ity that makes them an asset to 26 women’s teams, with a time of any team. 17 hours, 37 minutes. Jakubow The 125-kilometer (78-mile) and Apoll ran on the same team course begins and ends on a and placed 90th out of 217 and 4,200-foot plateau, but that’s the 26th out of 46 men’s teams, at easy part. The route passes over ConocoPhillips Canada employees participate in the grueling 18 hours, 40 minutes. Sharman’s three mountain summits and 78-mile Canadian Death Race (from left): Operations Super- team placed 94th out of 217 and encompasses more than 17,000 intendent Rocky Sharman, Contractor Jordan Jakubow and 56th out of 145 mixed teams, for a feet of elevation change. The A&OI Specialist Chantel Rivard. time of 18 hours, 49 minutes. •

spirit Magazine 69 In the News continued from previous page Just go with it! Energy in Action! runs to a new record or Michelle McCullagh, walking the business services officer, reported that Fdog wasn’t just part of a long to-do “teams in Brisbane and Gladstone really list for this busy mother of two; it was a pulled together for some excellent team small part of a big lifestyle change that work” via “The Great Queensland Race,” left her feeling healthy and energized. a contest in which the two locations McCullagh, a communications advisor competed to see which office could first in Canada, was one of a record-setting log 300 km, or half the distance between 5,600 employees, contractors, family the two cities. and friends who got moving for the 2014 Conoco Phillips’ Accelerate program Energy in Action! event. Participants for early-career petro-technical earned points and chances to win prizes employees incorporated Energy in by recording physical activities in a web- Action! as a fresh way to promote based tool for 8 weeks. empowerment, teamwork and fun. 10 “I signed-up for Energy in Action! to Accelerate teams and 150 program document all the hard work I do to get participants enrolled, with the Niobrara healthy and fit,” said McCullagh, who joined Above: Colin Wolfe, Kyle Marlatt, Bob as a part of team Heinrich, Verneese Maney-Rouzan, Calorie Commandos Rebecca Swensen, Marie Evans, Bill and is now a self-con- Arnold, Jill McLeod (kneeling) and Colin’s fessed “spin-a-holic.” daughter Mia take part in a downtown “We’re so fortunate to Anchorage family fun run. have such incredible (and free!) initiatives “Between a Walk and a Hard Pace” (U.S.: like this.” Farmington, New Mexico), “Flab-U-Less” Participants in all 15 (U.S.: Farmington, New Mexico), and countries of Conoco- “Mission Slimpossible” (U.K.: Aberdeen) Phillips’ operations as the winners. took the event and All employee participants were literally ran with it. entered into the competition for the Well- Jill McLeod, counsel ness World Cup, which compiled points In Indonesia, Grissik field staff enjoy a fitness session. for the Alaska BU, and participation percentages by BU or reported that employees raised over team topping the list of competitors. function. Qatar and Singapore tied for $2,000 for physical education programs Participants could join the event first place. for local schools through the Conoco- individually or as a part of a team. The “Energy in Action! was a real success Phillips Activity Grant Program by partici- teams clearly had some fun trying to within the entire Asia Pacific and Middle pating in an Anchorage fun run as part of stand out in a crowded field of more East Region,” noted Joe Marushack, a wellness and community engagement than 250 by coming up with unique, BU president. “I am proud of our teams’ initiative spurred by Energy in Action!. motivational team names. Health Services initiative to integrate physical fitness into Alana Chancellor, Australia East staff voted on their favorites and selected their professional and personal lives.”

Michelle McCullagh, communications advisor in Canada, celebrates her fitness- focused lifestyle with husband Kenny and The Singapore team took advantage of the Energy in Action! web tools’ capabilities to children Connor and Sydney. synchronize with Fitbit data and log points.

70 Conoco Phillips Audrey Pereira, accounting supervisor in Doha, Qatar, reported, “One of the Qatar wellness team’s events was a lunch-hour onsite fitness workshop featuring bodyweight exercises, a healthy lunch and yoga, tying into our wellness themes of nutrition, physical activity and mental well-being.” Marushack continued, “No matter where our team members were on the path to good health, it was a chance to re-commit to wellness goals, to become better educated on how physical activity can alleviate stress, and to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We’re looking forward to more friendly competition next year!” Energy in Action! is the physical fitness-focused part of ConocoPhillips’ global wellness initiative, the Good for The Norway Accelerate team demonstrates that making time for fitness can be You! campaign, which also includes challenging AND fun!

Jack Taylor and Dennis Murphy of Brisbane mark the mid-point between Brisbane and Gladstone in “The Great Queensland Race.” nutrition and stress management tools. Dr. Paul Hodgins, leader of the Health Services team, notes that, “The Good for The Qatar BU wellness team sponsored a lunch-hour onsite fitness workshop featuring You! campaign is a part of our commit- bodyweight exercise, a healthy lunch and yoga. ment to foster a company-wide culture of physical and mental well-being, both crucial components of keeping our people safe and making Conoco Phillips a great place to work. Physical and mental fitness doesn’t just help you be a happier, healthier person; it also helps you become a safer person through reduced fatigue, reduced stress and improved focus.” Rocco Iannapollo, Health Services manager, Global Programs, added, “Look for the Good for You! campaign to continue to grow, including a new Energy in Action! event scheduled for April 2015. Year three of the Good for You! campaign will focus on the wellness-safety connection with specific The Niobrara Accelerate team topped the list of 10 Accelerate teams competing for attention to fatigue and stress.” • bragging rights in the Energy in Action! team scores.

spirit Magazine 71 spirit Magazine is published quarterly by On Assignment ConocoPhillips Investor Relations & Communications. Natalie Riley (Charitable investments, Page 10) is a senior advisor in Address mail to spirit Magazine, Conoco Phillips, MA3132, the corporate community relations department. She has been with P.O. Box 2197, Houston, TX 77252-2197, or send email to the editor at ray.scippa@conoco phillips.com. Conoco Phillips since 2010. In her current role, she manages the Global Signature Program and oversees the daily implementation of Ray Scippa, Executive Editor related community investment activities. With twenty years of global marketing and communications experience, Natalie has worked for Jan Hester, Assistant Editor several Fortune 100 companies including Washington Mutual (WaMu), Ashley Dillon and Gus Morgan, Hewlett Packard and Compaq Computers, as well as co-founded a Contributing Editors security software start-up company. Natalie earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Texas at Arlington. Michelle Gunnett and Ashita Murgai, Designers

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CSH 14-2018 You + Development

Congratulations to the 700 participants who have joined Accelerate since the program’s launch on June 1, 2014. engineering and geoscience program provides employees with development opportunities while they work on challenging business goals.

Employees are empowered to develop themselves, and Accelerate provides a framework to help them accomplish this.

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THE EVOLUTION

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Norway Developed online checklists, Canada completed gap analysis against Developed handbook the minimum requirements integrating Life Saving and linked Life Saving Rules Rules with learning icons to procedures. organizations concepts.

Alaska Workers demonstrate Poland leadership behaviors The 84 requirements of the every day through U.K. “Zasady bezpieczenstwa, Life Saving Rules field które ratuja zycie” were verifications. Embedded the Life Saving Rules with translated into Polish and embraced by workers. Colombia comprehensive checklists, drama-based Trained staff and Indonesia training and more than shared Life Saving Trained 5,900 personnel 4,000 field verifications. Rules with the and followed up with operator to influence field verification of the Lower 48 contractor workforce. Life Saving Rules. Conducted more than 22,000 focused audits of Life Saving Rules. Angola Translated the Life Saving Rules into Portuguese for Ocean Rig Athena Australia onboarding Conducted 336 Life induction. Saving Rules verifications in this year’s Bayu-Undan shutdown.

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