Ensure Long-Term Viability
Knowledge Sharing
We recognize the value of effective knowledge sharing among business units and functions as a means of driving continuous improvement and excellence. Collaboration delivers significant cost savings, productivity and cash flow benefits. At ConocoPhillips, networks provide opportunities for employees to exchange information and expertise quickly across geographic, time and functional boundaries using intranet-based discussion forums and content management tools. Online networking is supported by symposiums, virtual and face-to-face meetings and local business unit events. Within exploration and production, over 4,000 employees connect globally through more than 45 network groups. The focus remains on connecting people to meet the company’s safety, environmental and operational challenges. In refining, more than 30 networks connect global operations, facilitating technical and operational excellence, energy reduction and process safety improvement. Within transportation and marketing, teams aid in the retrieval and exchange of information and share best practices broadly. At the corporate level, a specialized team provides infrastructure and governance that enable our business units to excel in knowledge sharing. An annual Archimedes Awards program rewards collaborative achievements adding significant value to the company. In 2006, the Archimedes Success Story of the Year recognized a group which successfully shared knowledge with a partner company, enabling the safe and speedy resumption of oil flow after an unexpected pipeline shutdown in the Greater Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska.