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ConocoPhillips Company

Type	Public (NYSE: COP)
Founded	August 30, 2002 (merger) 1875 (Conoco) 1917 (Phillips)^[1]
Headquarters	Houston, Texas, USA
Key people	James Mulva, CEO & Chairman John Carrig, CFO
Industry	Oil and Gasoline
Products	Petrochemical
Revenue	▲$188. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Conoco Inc was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by LE Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the James J Mulva (born in 1946 is Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer of ConocoPhillips John A Carrig (born January 14 1952 is currently the Chief financial officer and executive vice president of Finance for ConocoPhillips. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" These are lists of petroleum companies. List of companies by size of oil reserves A list of the largest petroleum companies is always somewhat arbitrary as state-owned companies In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 52 Billion USD (2006)^[2]
Net income	▲$15. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 55 Billion USD (2006)^[2]
Employees	38,000 (2006)
Website	www.conocophillips.com

ConocoPhillips Company (NYSE: COP) is an international energy corporation with its headquarters located in Houston, Texas. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. It was created through the merger of Conoco Inc. and the Phillips Petroleum Company on August 30, 2002. Conoco Inc was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by LE Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Headquarters are based in Houston, Texas in the United States, and offices are located worldwide. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is one of the six "supermajor" vertically integrated oil companies. The term supermajor illustrates the six largest non state-owned energy companies as seen in popular financial mediums around the world

1 Overview
2 Business units
- 2.1 Refining & Marketing
3 History
4 Environmental record
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Overview

ConocoPhillips employs approximately 32,700 people worldwide in nearly 40 countries. As of 2006, their 12 U. S. refineries had a combined crude processing capacity of 2,208,000 barrels per day (351,000 m³/d) (BPD) making it the second-largest refiner in the United States. Worldwide, they have a combined crude processing capacity of 2,901,000 bbl/d (461,200 m³/d) making it the fifth-largest refiner in the world.

Business units

Refining & Marketing

ConocoPhillips operates 19 refineries around the world.

Name	Location	Crude Processing Capacity (KBD)
Wood River Refinery	Roxana, IL	306
Wilhelmshaven Refinery	Wilhelmshaven	260
Alliance Refinery	Belle Chasse, LA	247
Sweeny Refinery	Old Ocean, TX	247
Bayway Refinery	Linden, NJ	238
Lake Charles Refinery	Westlake, LA	239
Humber Refinery	North Linconshire	229
Ponca City Refinery	Ponca City, OK	187
Trainer Refinery	Trainer, PA	185
Borger Refinery	Borger, TX	146
Los Angeles Refinery	Carson/Wilmington, CA	139
San Francisco Refinery	Rodeo, CA	120
Ferndale Refinery	Ferndale, WA	105
Whitegate Refinery	Cork	71
Billings Refinery	Billings, MT	58
Melaka Refinery	Melaka	58
MIRO Refinery*	Karlsruhe	56
Czech Refineries*	Kralupy & Litvinov	27

* Denotes joint ventures. The Wood River Refinery is a Oil refinery located in Roxana Illinois, approximately north of St Roxana is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Wilhelmshaven (vɪlhɛlmsˈhaːfən is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Belle Chasse is a Census-designated place (CDP in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Linden is a city in southeastern Union County, New Jersey, United States. Westlake is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The Humber Refinery is an Oil refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, England. Ponca City is a city in Kay and Osage counties in the US state of Oklahoma named after the Ponca Tribe ( Páⁿka iyé Trainer is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Borger is the largest City in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Wilmington California is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, with industry as its primary economic activity Rodeo (roʊdeɪ'oʊ is a Census-designated place (CDP located in Contra Costa County California on the shore of San Pablo Bay Ferndale is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near Crude capacity reflects that proportion.

In the United States, the company operates Conoco, Phillips 66, and (Union) 76 (which was part of Unocal for many years, later a Tosco brand before that company was bought by Phillips) retail gas stations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Conoco Inc was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. Phillips 66 is a brand of Gasoline and Service station in the U Union 76 (now 76 is a chain of Gas stations located within the United States. Union Oil Company of California dba Unocal is a defunct company that was a major petroleum explorer and marketer in the late 19th century through the 20th century and into the early Tosco ( T he O il S hale CO rporation was an independent US based Petroleum refining and marketing corporation

In Europe, it operates Jet filling stations in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Jet is the Filling station brand of ConocoPhillips, used in Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

ProJET was the brand operated in Malaysia, Turkpetrol in Turkey, and COOP in Switzerland. ProJET was a chain of petrol stations in Malaysia that was touted as the country's first "Superstation" offering refueling services that accepted both Credit

History

Conoco Inc. was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Based in Ogden, Utah, the company was a coal, oil, kerosene, grease and candles distributor in the West. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage is a Combustible Hydrocarbon liquid The main office was later moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma, when on June 26, 1929, Marland Oil Company (founded by exploration pioneer E. W. Marland) acquired for a consideration of 2,317,266 shares of stock, the assets (subject to liabilities) of Continental Oil Company. Ponca City is a city in Kay and Osage counties in the US state of Oklahoma named after the Ponca Tribe ( Páⁿka iyé Marland Oil Company was an American oil company founded in 1917 by Ponca City Oklahoma oil exploration pioneer E Ernest Whitworth Marland ( May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941) was an American Lawyer, oil businessman, and At that time Marland Oil changed its name to Continental Oil Company. The acquisition gave Conoco the red triangle symbol previously used by Marland and would become Conoco's logo from 1930 to 1970 when the current capsule logo was adopted.
In 2005, the corporation began rebranding their (Union) 76 gas stations, prompting a petition campaign by fans hoping to save the historic 76 orange ball signage^[3]. Union 76 (now 76 is a chain of Gas stations located within the United States. On January 20, 2007, a Wall Street Journal article on the petition campaign included a statement from ConocoPhillips that it was changing course and would be saving several dozen orange and blue 76 Balls to give to museums, as well as fabricating about one hundred spherical 76-logo signs in the ConocoPhillips color scheme of red and blue, to be placed at select 76 stations. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On March of 2006, ConocoPhillips bought Wilhelmshavener Raffineriegesellschaft mbH in Germany.
On March of 2006, ConocoPhillips bought Burlington Resources. Burlington Resources, is an American Oil and gas company Their headquarters are in Houston, Texas.
On May 10, 2006, Richard Armitage, former deputy-secretary of the U. Richard Armitage may refer to Richard Armitage (actor, English actor Richard Armitage (politician, American politician S. State Department, was elected to the board of directors of the ConocoPhillips oil company.

Environmental record

On April 11, 2007, ConocoPhillips became the first U. S. oil company to join the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, an alliance of big business and environmental groups that in January sent a letter to President George W. Bush stating that mandatory emissions caps are needed to reduce the flow of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. The US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP formed January 22 2007 is a co-operative group of businesses and leading environmental organizations George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Carbon dioxide ( Chemical formula:) is a Chemical compound composed of two Oxygen Atoms covalently bonded to a single Greenhouse gases are gaseous constituents of the atmosphere bothnatural and anthropogenic that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared ConocoPhillips has said it will spend $150 million this year on the research and development of new energy sources and technologies— a 50 percent increase in spending from 2006. The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide sufficient Primary energy sources and secondary Energy forms to meet civilization's needs ^[4]

A recent University of Massachusetts study has ranked ConocoPhillips third among U. The University of Massachusetts (officially nicknamed UMass) is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. S. corporate producers of air pollution. Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of Chemicals Particulate matter, or Biological materials that cause harm or discomfort According to the researchers, ConocoPhillips facilities release more than eight million pounds of toxic chemicals annually into the air. ^[5] The company has also been implicated in some of the United States' worst toxic waste dumps; the Center for Public Integrity has announced that United States Environmental Protection Agency documents link ConocoPhillips to 52 Superfund sites. Toxic waste is waste material often in chemical form that can cause death or injury to living creatures The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern Superfund is the common name for the United States environmental policy officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act ^[6]

In 2003, ConocoPhillips was named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by a Georgian environmental group called Green Alternative. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The suit claimed that a number of foreign oil companies colluded with the Georgian government to induce authorities to approve a $3 billion pipeline without properly evaluating environmental impact. Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. ^[7]

In 2007, a number of environmental groups including the Sierra Club and the Prairie Rivers Network announced their support for ConocoPhillips' plan to expand its Wood River oil refinery. Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and An oil refinery is an industrial Process plant where Crude oil is processed and refined into more useful Petroleum products, such as Gasoline A spokesperson for the group said that, despite ConocoPhillips' history of environmental policy violations, she was optimistic that the corporation would comply with pollution laws as it expanded the refinery. ^[8]

References

^ ConocoPhillps. This is a list of automotive fuel retail brands (" Petrol " or " Gasoline " " Diesel " etc Sue Ellen Wooldridge (b February 15, 1961) is an American attorney and a former politically appointed U Company History. Retrieved on 2007-01-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
^ ^a ^b Conoco Phillips posts 13% drop in quarterly profit. Anchorage Daily News. Published 2007-01-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Last Retrieved 2007-02-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
^ Save the 76 Ball website
^ John Porretto. "ConocoPhillips joins climate group", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 11, 2007. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I" is one of two daily Newspapers in Seattle Washington, United States.
^ Political Economy Research Institute
^ Center for Public Integrity
^ Houston Business Journal
^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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