Dear fellow shareholders,
2024 was another strong year for ConocoPhillips.
We continued to deliver on our returns-focused
value proposition, distributed $9.1 billion to
shareholders and enhanced our portfolio with
the acquisition of Marathon Oil. We achieved
significant operational milestones across our
business with a focus on safety and efficiency.
And we further progressed our global
liquefied natural gas (LNG) strategy.
Looking ahead to 2025, we remain
committed to returning over 30% of cash
from operations (CFO) to our shareholders,
with a planned target of $10 billion in
distributions.
These accomplishments align with
our Triple Mandate of responsibly and
reliably meeting global energy demand
and delivering competitive returns on
and of capital, while working to meet our
previously established emissions-reduction
targets. They also reflect the commitment
and ingenuity of our workforce.
Industry-leading value
proposition
At ConocoPhillips, our focus is on
delivering superior returns through the
cycles based on our foundational principles
of balance sheet strength, peer-leading
distributions and disciplined investments,
with an emphasis on environmental,
social and governance performance. We
are committed to our value proposition
and financial plan that produce reliable
free cash flow, allowing us to reward
shareholders now and in the future.
With assets in some of the most prolific
basins in the U.S. Lower 48 and Alaska, as
well as in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada
and Europe, ConocoPhillips produced
1,987 thousand barrels of oil equivalent
per day (MBOED) globally in 2024, which
was a record for the company. Our reserve
replacement ratio was 244% and our
organic reserve replacement ratio was
123%. In the Lower 48, we continued to
deliver drilling and completion efficiency
improvements, resulting in mid-single-
digit production growth while maintaining
similar activity levels as in 2023. In Alaska,
our teams reached first oil at Nuna, and we
opportunistically exercised our preferential
rights to acquire additional working interests
in the Kuparuk River and Prudhoe Bay Units.
Internationally, we reached first production
at Eldfisk North in Norway and Bohai Phase
5 in China. We also celebrated the 1,000th
cargo lifts at Bohai Bay and APLNG. And the
company progressed long-cycle projects,
including Willow in Alaska, North Field East
and North Field South in Qatar, and Port
Arthur LNG along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
ConocoPhillips always looks for
opportunities to enhance our portfolio
— but only when they meet our rigorous
financial framework and strengthen our
business. In November 2024, we acquired
Marathon Oil in a $22.5 billion all-stock
transaction, adding high-quality, low
cost of supply inventory adjacent to our
leading U.S. unconventional position
in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Permian
Basin. We have a strong history of
seamlessly integrating assets, and we
expect the Marathon Oil transaction to
deliver synergies of over $1 billion on a
run rate basis by the end of 2025, half of
which were incorporated into our 2025
capital guidance.
We also advanced our global LNG
strategy in 2024 through new long-term
agreements in Europe and Asia. With the
addition of Marathon Oil, we’ve added
approximately 2 million tonnes per annum
of net LNG capacity in Equatorial Guinea
to our global portfolio.
We have equity,
offtake and regasification agreements
across major global markets.
Our competitive advantage
ConocoPhillips executed across all
aspects of our Triple Mandate in 2024.
We achieved a 14% return on capital
employed and returned $9.1 billion of
capital to shareholders, well in excess
of our greater than 30% of CFO annual
through-the-cycle commitment. In December
2024, we increased our ordinary dividend by
34%, effectively incorporating our variable
return of cash into the ordinary dividend.
Since 2017, following our strategy reset,
our total shareholder distributions have
averaged more than 45% of CFO. We believe
that our CFO-based returns framework
differentiates us relative to peers and is a
competitive advantage.
As part of our commitment to reduce Scope 1
and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, our
Low Carbon Technologies team worked with
our business units to develop and implement
region-specific emissions-reduction initiatives
and identify potential technology solutions for
hard-to-abate emissions. We are in our third
year of membership in the Oil & Gas Methane
Partnership 2.0 and recently achieved the
Gold Standard reporting designation. This
recognition is for our ambitious measurement-
based methane emissions reporting that goes
beyond current regulatory requirements.
World-class workforce
At ConocoPhillips, we work together to help
supply the energy that communities around
the world depend on. Our people make that
mission possible. Every day, we strive to
create a culture that prioritizes safety, well-
being and career growth, with a focus on
innovation and collaboration.
Positioned for the future
The world needs access to responsibly
produced, reliable energy — and
ConocoPhillips is uniquely equipped to
deliver it with a deep, durable and diverse
portfolio that provides competitive returns
and cash flow. Combined with our high-
performing operations, continuously
advancing technology and world-class
workforce, ConocoPhillips is well positioned
to achieve strong, consistent financial
results, now and for decades to come.
Ryan M. Lance
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Feb. 18, 2025