ConocoPhillips - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ConocoPhillips M&A Summary

ConocoPhillips has acquired 8 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 11 assets.

ConocoPhillips’ largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Burlington Resources for $35.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold ConocoPhillips - Cedar Creek Anticline Oil & Gas Properties to Denbury for $1.1B. ConocoPhillips has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (63%) and utilities (13%).

ConocoPhillips Business Overview

Where is ConocoPhillips headquartered?

ConocoPhillips is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What is ConocoPhillips’ revenue?

ConocoPhillips disclosed revenue of 54,745M USD for 2024 and 56,141M USD for 2023.

How many employees does ConocoPhillips have?

ConocoPhillips has 11,800 employees.

What sector is ConocoPhillips in?

ConocoPhillips is an oil/gas exploration company.

When was ConocoPhillips founded?

ConocoPhillips was founded in 1917.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips

925 North Eldridge Parkway,
Houston, Texas 77079
United States,
(281) 293-1000
www.conocophillips.com

ConocoPhillips is an integrated energy company with operations and activities across the world. ConocoPhillips was incorporated in 1917 and is based in Houston, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - - 1 - 8
vol $43.4B $22.5B $65.9B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 8 1 1 - - 1 11
vol $2.1B $67M $440M $735M $3.4B
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ConocoPhillips - Ursa & Europa Fields 2025-02-21 735M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas
Marathon Oil Corp. 2024-05-29 22.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.marathonoil.com
ConocoPhillips - Permian Basin 2022-01-28 440M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas
ConocoPhillips - Wind River Basin Assets 2021-07-08 67M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas
Concho Resources, Inc. 2020-10-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Midland, Texas · www.concho.com
Kelt Exploration Ltd. - Liquids-Rich Montney Acreage 2020-07-22 375M USD Divestiture
Calgary, Alberta
ConocoPhillips - Oil-Weighted Producing Property 2019-12-12 20M USD Divestiture
, United States
Brazoria Interconnector Gas Pipeline LLC 2015-01-22 - Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.brazoria-interconnector.com
ConocoPhillips - Cedar Creek Anticline Oil & Gas Properties 2013-01-15 1.1B USD Divestiture
, United States
Phillips 66 Co. 2012-04-04 - Spin Off
Houston, Texas · www.phillips66.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Burlington Resources 2005-12-13 Forge Energy LLC 2017-12-11 1
Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas · www.forgenergy.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Oil/Gas Exploration 5 (63%) 58.5B (89%) 7 (64%) 2.5B (76%)
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (13%) 7.4B (11%) 3 (27%) -
Chemicals 1 (13%) - - -
Utilities 1 (13%) 80M (< 1%) - -
Retail - - 1 (9%) 821M (24%)
Total 8 $65.9B 11 $3.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 65.5B 10 3.1B
  Texas 6 58.2B 6 1.2B
  Connecticut 1 7.4B - -
  Georgia - - 1 -
  Arizona - - 1 821M
Canada 1 375M - -
  Alberta 1 375M - -
United Kingdom - - 1 223M
Domestic 7 (88%) 65.5B (99%) 10 (91%) 3.1B (93%)
Cross-border 1 (13%) 375M (1%) 1 (9%) 223M (7%)
Total 8 $65.9B 11 $3.4B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $65.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $375M
< $100M 1 $80M
TOTAL $65.9B
Largest Burlington Resources
$35.6B (2005-12-13)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 4 $2.2B
< $100M 2 $87M
TOTAL $3.4B
Largest ConocoPhillips - Cedar Creek Anticline Oil & Gas Properties
$1.1B (2013-01-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
91%
10 (91%)

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