When will they start being told of their fate?
Eagle Ford / Bakken / Barnett
COP also got our holdings in Eagle Ford & Bakken (as well as Barnett) unconventional shale from the Burlington acquisition. Where would COP LWR 48 be today and going forward w/o the heritage Burlington assets in EF & Bakken? How much of the Lwr 48... — read more
Shrewd...
Wikipedia. 2006. COP acquired Burlington Resources for about US$35.6 Billion.
Phillips 66 - Bartlesville
Surprise! It looks like Phillips 66 is considering shutting down their Bartlesville operation too! Wow! Didn't see that coming!
Annual Meeting and 1st Quarter Results Summary
As a public service, here's what you missed: We prefer the virtual meeting better because we don't have to see the disappointment in your faces given our performance. We give lip service to climate change. That said, we think natural gas will greatly... — read more
Drug test
If you've had a random drug test (negative) and 2 weeks later have a 2nd random test, are they trying to get rid of you? How random are these really? Anyone ever been harrassed with this process?
Leadership is tough of a very large company is not easy or fun technology changes the playing field.
Every large company needs smart and determined leaders to make the changes necessary for the company to survive when the economic landscape changes permanently due to technological changes. An engineering approach is the best approach but requires... — read more
Canada severance package
Can anyone please detail the severance package in Canada for someone sticking their hands up. Thanks Weeks pay? RSU? VCIP? Vacation? Any other benefits?
Conoco investors reject exec pay in advisory vote
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2017/05/16/conoco-investors-reject-exec-pay-in-advisory-vote/ “We’re disappointed the proposal didn’t pass, and acknowledge how the shareholders have voted,” said Daren Beaudo, spokesman for ConocoPhillips, in an email. “We... — read more
Hello from ye olde friende
I do not work for COP anymore (thank God for one year of being away from this place). Do you guys still fail wells on purpose to keep the pulling units busy? Boy oh boy that was messed up but fun.
ExonMobil looking into purchasing COP
Anyone else hear the rumor that ExxonMobil is looking into purchasing COP? It makes since given all of the recent sales. Are we going to continue to sell off assets until we are a small enough company to be purchased?
Torture
Here's to another long week of bs trying to figure out if we still have jobs. No one is working everyone is miserable just tell us if we have a job or not. People act like 2 -3 more weeks is not a long time get real every single day is a hard... — read more
Who is going to be the last one out of BARTLESVILLE?
Businesses are closing, answering center laying off 300, restaurants closing, it looks like a race to leave Bartlesville! Do they know something we don't know? I wasn't that worried but it is really starting to look grim here. I will be happy to get... — read more
Voting outcome
When do we hear about results of voting on our COP shares?
Big news this week
COP Canada is having a big announcement this week!!! Yaaaaaaa!!!! Good luck to whoever is left. The new company needs very little of our staff. Thanks CEO
ConocoPhillips Alumni Social
Hi CPC Alumini, you are invited to a ConocoPhillips Alumni Social at 4:00 pm on May 26, 2017 at The Pig & Duke Downton (4th & 4th SW), Calgary We want to catch up with you and your colleagues to find out what’s been happening in your life and how... — read more
Canada
So how many employees are left after all the big changes?
Is there big layoffs in COP, Houston too?
I heard ConocoPhillips is in pretty bad shape globally with big layoffs in Houston too. Is it true?
Why do we come here?
Now and then I learn something actually about layoffs that I didn't know already. Sometimes people express very clearly what I think is wrong with the company that is getting worse. Like it 's something I sometimes can't quite put my finger on, and... — read more
unknown unknowns
Fabulous previous post, too bad they took down the post! The truth is known.
Exxon to Purchase COP in 3Q 2017
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4072304-exxon-take-swing-conocophillips
85% of the posts on this board are from the same guy
And what is worse, he answers his own threads pretending to be someone else. Dear sir - you must be a very very bitter man. Please try to let go of COP and move on. We have moved on without you...in fact, glad to see you are gone.
Employees moving to Cenovus
When are employees moving to Cenovus?
Shale takeover
Well it certainly seems like oil shale is taking over ... once this goes international it's all over for conventional, deepwater and oil shale.
Bartlesville Closing Stores
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/retail/bartlesville-s-mall-copes-with-closing-stores-in-changing-landscape/article_c7b111ba-a16c-5474-855c-6fc202483fa6.html
Voting Deadline Tomorrow May 11 (11:59 pm Eastern Time): Can vote by phone or internet. It's Not To Late.
Can vote for or against any or all 10 BOD on the ballot including CEO By Phone: 1-800-690-6903 By Internet: www.proxyvote.com Can also vote during the meeting: www.virtual shareholder meeting.com/COP Just a reminder, during the last five years since... — read more
CheveronCOnoco
mark this to see how long it comes true : )
Blowin' Smoke
What's that Mr. CEO. Oh, no thank you. I don't smoke. But you can have mine and blow it up your own behind.
Global F*** Production
This thread got nuked by admins, I am reposing it, removed foul language... Admins - please don't block me - I think this is according to the rules of the site: =================== Nice town hall today, trying to explain to the GL17 and below peons... — read more
The House of Cards Will Collapse. Take Steps to Protect the Value of Your 401-K
Lower 48 has gone all-in on 3 oil shale plays: Eagle Ford, Bakken and Permian Delaware. The ELT has been less than forthcoming concerning the commercial value of these plays. All 3 plays are in the red on a cumulative cash flow basis with no prospect... — read more
Annual Meeting Questions
Our 2015 COST project was a considerable effort and was supposed to right-size the company once and for all. Subsequent actions indicate it was a failure. How have the people responsible for this failure been held accountable? Exploration deepwater... — read more
CNRL coincidence?
Who knows if this is related but just FYI: CPC laid off ~50% of the lab staff this round and I just heard the staff left are training replacements from Maxxam who will ultimately fill all of the lab tech roles leaving no full-time CPC lab staff... — read more
calgary
When are the calgary layoffs
Is it Time to Make a Change In Management?
The metrics of the past 5 years (decline in: share price, dividends, production, reserves, employees, morale; increase in: debt) would indicate it is indeed time for a change. Employees have lost confidence in the ELT and the passive BOD. Confidence... — read more
Bartlesville Layoffs and Closure?
We have been told Bartlesville is going to have lots of layoffs and we understand. Is Conoco really going to shut down it's operations in Bartlesville and close the offices? Is closing Bartlesville due to restructuring and centralization? Does anyone... — read more
As a reminder
It's not just what we do, it's how we do it. Accountability + Performance
Is a buyout in our future?
We're pretty lean now and we have good acreage.