Every morning, Karen Work and her husband Jim wake up in their New Mexico home, say goodbye to their two Australian shepherds and travel the roughly one-hour drive across the Texas state line to the active oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin.

Water is a key component of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Managing water starts with sourcing water needed for drilling and completions (including fracking) and ends with produced water recycling or disposal.

We are proud to announce our involvement in The Environmental Partnership, a new coalition of natural gas and oil companies focused on accelerating environmental performance improvements from operations across the U.S.

Water is an essential natural resource for communities, ecosystems and economic development. It is also integral to our operations. As water resources become stressed locally, finding solutions to the diverse and specialized challenges affiliated with competition for water use is crucial. That is why we invested in the ConocoPhillips Center for a Sustainable WE2ST (Water-Energy Education, Science and Technology) at Colorado School of Mines.