Conocophillips
ConocoPhillips is a multinational energy corporation and one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies. Founded in 1917, Conoco, as it was then known, became a publicly traded company in October of 1929. In 2002, Conoco merged with Phillips Petroleum Company to become ConocoPhillips. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates in more than 30 countries around the world and has approximately 11,400 employees worldwide. Its core business activities include exploration for oil and natural gas reserves; production of crude oil and natural gas; refining of petroleum products; development of different kinds of fuel solutions such as liquefied natural gas (LNG); power generation through cogeneration facilities; global marketing and transportation operations; trading activities across all major commodity markets; chemicals businesses including base oils refinery operations through sister operating entity Chevron Lummus Global (CLG); technology research to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions from their operations; downstream joint ventures investments that are focused on developing midstream infrastructure assets and capturing returns from such investments; integrated corridor businesses with interests spanning upstream exploration & production to retail sales & distribution networks throughout Africa & Asia Pacific regions respectively.
Industry
Petroleum Refineries
Headquarters
935 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77079