We in the Bakken would like to reach out and say "Thank You Niobrara" for drawing the Midget and all his minions to your asset. It is rather nice not being bullied into making decisions.
MCBU Midland office lost 30+ since last week
The cuts continue in Midland (all assets) probably around 30 or so counting today 10/12/15 more this week with facility engineering tomorrow and contractors on Monday.
Hear HEAR!!
The resonate are coming!! THE RESONATE ARE COMING!!
RIP Techbar
Why did we close down the Tech Bar? It was the most valuable IT initiative!
Forsan Tx
I heard through a pretty good source HR was in Forsan Tx, and that Baggett and Franklin are gone! Is this true? How many more got laid off or took package? One more question does anyone know when HR will be in Goldstein and Waddell?
Madden Field
Any info? Is it still up for sale. Has HR been there?
So what's happening at Surrmont?
Heard a lot of changes happening a lot of layoffs there.
Niobrara
I hope they hit the Planning & Scheduling Group hard. I hope S.L. Will be the first one to go...
Heard They Are in Kenedy
Heard they are in Kenedy sorry to anyone escorted out
Bartlesville Finance
Good luck, everyone.
Energy firms face tightening credit lines as oil slump drags on
"We think a 30-per-cent write-down in COP reserves is not unreasonable, based on the lower oil price,”
Not a good time to be in Oil
No one is safe yet. More cuts to come over the next 30 days. Some group will be hit again.
Walking The Plank
Today starts the hits for EagleFord. Good luck everyone!!! Please try to keep us updated with anything you see or hear, since they are completely locking us out of the information loop. Hope to see you all on the other side!
Cash flow neutrality!!!! Blah blah blah!
As stated time and time again in the analyst presentations, ConocoPhillips does not have a business plan for oil below $60 per barrel. ConocoPhillips does not have a plan to be cash flow positive for oil below $70 per barrel. Asset sales and tapping... — read more
assets, what assets?
At the current price of oil and the current cost to produce which assets are of value to the industry as a whole. Which assets are worth buying or selling in the current environment? Billions of dollars spent to acquire leases on property but the... — read more
Lifting Oil Export Ban.
Although this article was written shortly before the House passed the bill, still some interesting speculation as to who stands to win/lose... — read more
Drug Test
Weird... I was tested twice the last 3 months at COP... I wonder if they tried to lay me off on the cheap? Did you have a similar experience?
OK Sooner Loosers
Now we know what happen at COP too many looser Sooners work there. They can't make it happen in football or in oil.
FYI !!!!!
We nor HR laid YOU off!! YOU laid your own sorry a$$ off! End of conversion !!
Management is far from transparent...
I remember back in the March layoffs when our Canadian president K. Luerrs said "we will not have any more layoffs after this time, we have reduced the workforce and are now more efficient than ever and we won't be seeing any staff reductions anytime... — read more
ConocoPhillips pay and benefits
How competitive is your pay and benefits to your employee. You can pay 200k a yr but when you can't keep people employed . You are a pretty sorry company If they haven't got you yet your number is not up yet. Just wait they will get you soon if your... — read more
Severance and Unemployment
I plan to take my severance by Dec 31st and start unemployment in 2016 and pay lower taxes. Any thoughts?
Unemployment
If I accept the severance package when I get laid off, would I still qualify for unemployment??
Permian conventional
It's with sadness when I look at this board and I should quit looking. I'm glad to be retired. Looks like conventional has taken a hit over the last couple of weeks with 2 onsite superviosrs and 3 engineers being escorted out the door. Good luck and... — read more
Hook Em Horns
F it lay me off, Texas beat OU! Life is so good right now!! Nothing could spoil this not even loosing my job. HOOK EM HORNS!!
Unemployment
Unemployment sure beats COP bullshit propaganda and pipe dreams they try to sell you. ExCon not so bad
Farmington
Has anyone else heard there are more cuts to come to Farmington? My "source" told me there were going to be some more cuts next week.
Cleaning house
Based on my group, they seem to be finally getting rid of all the old farts who have just been getting by on experience. If you can only send plain-text emails and you don't understand spell check, you should not be in this century's workforce. I... — read more
The one thing you take with you!
Your sense of pride and the friendship that have been forged. No one can take that from you but yourself.
Mr Lance learned it from Mr. Bowlin
This all smells a lot like what happened at ARCO many (15) years ago. The CEO was Mr. Bowlin. He cut the staff, kept borrowing to pay the dividend, swore ARCO would "remain fearcely independent". And then he sold ARCO to BP (Sir John Brown). Mr... — read more
Ryan Lance pay
Come on does this baldheaded porky the pig really deserve 24m+ salary? Highest paid CEO there is and his company is borrowing money to pay dividends. I mean if he was doing his job they would still be in good shape now. You have to save for hard... — read more