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“….ConocoPhillips is seeking to drill four exploration wells near its giant Willow discovery this winter, the plans show, marking its return to aggressive exploration in Alaska as construction at Willow progresses with first oil expected in 2029.

The work comes despite the company’s decision this year to cut its workforce globally, including in Alaska, amid low oil prices.

This winter’s program in Alaska illustrates ConocoPhillips’ commitment to the state…”

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2025/11/11/feds-release-conocophillips-big-winter-exploration-plans-in-alaska-as-critics-denounce-short-comment-period/

This centralization will eventually fail. The centralized teams aren’t built from the BUs, and most of the people there lack the capability and experience to understand how things actually get executed in a business unit — let alone run a business. Many of them have stayed in the center since they were university hires and have never worked in a BU. They have no idea how to deal with real business realities or how to actually drive a project.

In the past, they could claim that they contributed significant impacts to multiple projects and BUs to justify their PSG levels. However, their actual contributions within the BUs were largely unverified — many BU results could have been delivered even without their involvement. As a result, their impact has been largely inflated.

How many years before they're not needed?

Just a generic rant thread for Project Octane - feel free to unload here.

There isn’t much hope remaining Thierry’s launched it and we need to get ready to be nickled and dimed and denied anything we ask for.

Management is pushing for all metrics in various reports to look pristine. One project had a tasks at 100%, which was questioned as the project is most likely, with accurate reporting, in a red status. Response was that the initial jobs or tasks were ran. When it was pointed out that many of those items were incomplete still, the response was well we listed that on another sheet. Got it. Hiding the real results so the reports look good. Never mind that the overall project will fail.
Told today to close out a project that was marked as on hold. Asked why and how to track. Oh just note it yourself, maybe with a stick on note. Seriously was told that. Just wanted it gone so report looked nice. It would be karma if I am gone when this is resurrected, because that note will be gone as well as the project plan.
This place is a joke.

The almighty leader of global tech is spearheading an Amazon Alexa project that is a major waste of time and money.

Are the other B’s getting investment and new projects or just Baytown?

Hello, I recently received an offer from AWS Proserve for a Sr Deliver Consultant role and wanted to know about the team.
Few points are :

1) How stable is the team? Are the frequent PIPs and layoffs?
2) How’s the medium term future of Proserve? Are there projects?
3) Is the delivery consultant more hands on role or is it more talking?

Thanks

Anyone have insight oh how thia will affect Engine?

Please update any progress on Santorini or whatever new name. Do you think it will be delivered? Should paycheck consistently come for 1 yr more?

Truist stock is getting wrecked, worst it's been since MoE. Q3 numbers are expected to be rough, and we'll see that confirmed tomorrow morning. Looks like another Project STAR is coming soon, and it'll be even bigger than the last one. Truist is struggling, mostly due to mismanagement by Bill and team, coupled with tough economic conditions.

or Disneyland like experience. Is that idea still being floated? or project on hold or moving forward?

I am not in campus so I don't know! Appreciated if you can give me your update

Being ex Nike man, I think that if someone wants to send me to he-l for a day, that would be Nikeland. LOL

Any news on when McKinsey will depart so we can all get back to work? It would sure be nice to focus on work instead of meeting with them daily simply so they can provide our leadership with a fictitious projection for savings. I no longer even try to provide them with accurate information since we all know they are serving as middle management in Chevron now. Of course, their very survival depends on drumming up more fictitious projects.

Will Kaskida field development be a technical and commercial success?
Why does Kaskida not have other co-owners to differ cost and risk…

Your perspective on this project…Does Apache remain profitable till first oil or Total takes the whole project

What the F are we doing!?

Lots of projects are in limbo. This is just first round. Teams and Projects will be aligned to new initiatives. If there is no fit, there is plan to layoff more.

Did nexgen actually do anything other than waste hundreds of millions of dollars and su-k at rollout? Last I heard everyone on that project got 1’s and nice differentials to save face. Then were shown the door for that disaster.

Anyone?

Does anyone have any reliable information about how the Edge Project may affect Cost of Living allowances (Market Correction Factor) and rotator travel allowances for Kennedy, Alaska etc.?