At ConocoPhillips we believe that oil and natural gas are essential to our way of life. Finding and producing enough energy to meet the world’s needs raises important questions. We hope those questions and concerns can be addressed through transparency and open dialogue.
Our employees, retirees, vendors, contractors and people in communities where we operate are working hard to make a difference for our country. They know that smart energy policies are important to build healthy, vibrant communities nationwide, and they are making their voices heard.
Through Power in Cooperation we are coming together to share stories and support safe and responsible oil and natural gas production. This is an opportunity to seek common ground and champion collaboration and cooperation over conflict.
We look forward to working together to create jobs, economic growth, a healthy environment and vibrant communities through smart energy choices.
Meet some of the members of our Power in Cooperation community and see why energy matters to them, then submit your own story to become one of the faces of energy.
Kim Moats-BarnesRetired teacher and NEED workshop facilitatorEnergy is an important and ever-changing issue and we will continue to struggle to be good stewards of the earth and make our resources last for generations to come. The students we teach today will soon be in charge, hence the value in ensuring they understand energy issues.
Our company and other companies in the industry are really focused on making sure we do develop responsibly, and we take safety very seriously. It’s a core to our business and a key commitment.
Glynis Holm StrauseConocoPhillips Eagle Ford Stakeholder Relations advisor in Texas, a role that allows her to “listen and talk to people in communities."There’s much, much more opportunity for people around here than there ever has been. You see a new concrete pad for a business just about every day, they’re building new schools – the counties in the Eagle Ford are growing and prospering in a way that you couldn’t even imagine 10 years ago.
Kathy NesetGeologist Kathy Neset owns Neset Consulting Service in Tioga, ND. In 2012, Kathy was appointed to ND State Board of Higher Education, serves on the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board and was the first female inducted into the ND Petroleum Council Hall of Fame in 2015.The natural geology of the Bakken and the Williston Basin provide a safe separation of the Bakken frack zone from surface water. ConocoPhillips optimizes this wellbore placement, safely producing oil and gas and providing for our nation’s energy freedom.
Daryl DukartDunn County Commissioner, Chairman of North Dakota Association of Oil & Gas Producing Counties and Vision West North Dakota consortium.The industry has helped build infrastructure, sustain rural communities, create greater educational opportunities and improve the quality of life for North Dakotans. During economic slowdowns let’s stay focused on the economic drivers that build better and stronger businesses and create new, robust enterprises.
Ron NessPresident of the North Dakota Petroleum CouncilThe Bakken is a world-class resource that has helped grow our state’s economy, create jobs and strengthen our nation’s energy security. Companies like ConocoPhillips have brought new residents that are strengthening the fabrics of our communities and enabling a brighter future for our state.
Shelby Dupnikthe Karnes County (Texas) Precinct 1 CommissionerThe Eagle Ford Shale has been a blessing. We were a very poor county, mostly farm and ranch land. People can now do things they’ve never been able to do, such as take better care of their families and upgrade their homes, farms and ranches.
Grant TaylorCEO of the Hobbs (N.M.) Chamber of Commerce, and generations of his family have worked in the Permian Basin's energy industries.E&P investments have fueled social mobility in our community, because most supporting businesses are family-run, and many are minority-owned. Well-paying jobs and the contagious entrepreneurial spirit of the oilfield have enabled thousands of families to realize their versions of the American Dream.
Jim DanielsLives in Midland, TXOil and Gas is the back bone to our modern society. Without it we step back 300 to 400 years.
William EssaryWorked at the Kuparuk River Unit on Alaska’s North Slope for the past 18 yearsDuring the recent economic downturn, so many Americans found good quality jobs in the energy sector. In the Arctic, ConocoPhillips has been successful providing jobs and protecting the land. I wish this story could be told to a larger audience.
John SteiningerWorked in the oil and gas industry in Saudi Arabia for over 23 years. He lives in Port Orange, FL.Energy needs worldwide will continue to grow and unfortunately many energy suppliers are in a very unstable area of the world. The United States must take the lead in energy production and be a major energy supplier both domestically and internationally, showing strength politically and economically.
Sarah EdmanRecently retired after 34 years working in the oil and gas industry, serving in a range of roles including government and public policy.We just finished a 4,400-mile road trip across the western U.S. We saw expansive solar panel installations, wind turbines on the plains, new oil and gas wells and construction of high-voltage power transmission systems. Affordable gasoline made this trip to hike our national parks possible.
Barry GorePresident and CEO of Adams County Economic DevelopmentWe all have something to do with oil and gas. Our county has the only oil refinery in Colorado, and there are about another 200 businesses in the area that depend on it. We all need petroleum to make the case for the phone that you carry in your pocket or anything else you use that’s made of plastic.
Charlie MalikKarnes City Fire chief. He has lived in Karnes City, Texas, his entire life and is a small business owner.Financially the oil industry has helped us a whole lot, making sure we have everything we need to handle the needs of the community. They say, ‘What can we do? What do you need? What can we do to help you?’ Everything from the monitors, to a foam trailer and a water tanker, they’ve given us what we’ve asked for.
Jaclyn PopeilSenior landman at ConocoPhillips in our Gulf Coast Business Unit. She is responsible for overseeing our Louisiana asset.Energy impacts all of us. It doesn’t matter what political party you’re a part of; it doesn’t matter what your background is. And it doesn’t matter what your socioeconomic status is. It is a global issue that is important to our quality of lives and impacts our daily lives.
Jim HuffOak, Texas, county judge, currently serving his 28th year in the role.The Eagle Ford shale has allowed us to better our educational system – my son and daughter go to a brand new high school. It has allowed us at the county level to beef up and create some services that we weren’t able to deliver or if we did deliver, they weren’t delivered as they needed to be.