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Conoco Second Quarter Earnings Up 32 Percent.


Business Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001

Conoco (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
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-- The company said the recently completed $6 billion acquisition of Gulf
Canada increases its worldwide reserves by 40 percent and production by 32
percent, including syncrude, and propels Southeast Asia into core area status
with the addition of a 72-percent interest in Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited.
In addition, the company is anxious to exploit an additional 1.2 billion
barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in probable reserves.

-- In Saudi Arabia, Conoco was invited to participate in the Core Venture 3
Natural Gas Initiative that spans the gas value chain from wellhead to market.
It includes exploration in the relatively unexplored Rub Al-Khali region,
production, gas gathering, processing, transmission and sales. It also involves
participation in petrochemical and power/desalination plants.

-- Conoco Indonesia began natural gas deliveries to Singapore-- from
Indonesia's South Natuna Sea Block B, making fully operational a multi-party
sales agreement for 325 million cubic feet per day of natural gas over 22
years.

-- Vietnam continues to become an increasingly important part of the company's
newly established core area in Southeast Asia. Production has increased in the
Rang Dong field by 8 percent over last quarter as a result of an ongoing
successful appraisal drilling program and now stands at 50,000 gross barrels
per day (bpd). Conoco owns a 36 percent interest in the field.

-- U.K. government approval was granted to develop five natural gas discoveries
adjacent to the Caister and Murdoch fields, with potential net production of
300 billion cubic feet expected over the life of the fields. Production should
begin in late 2002.

-- During the quarter, the company sold additional assets, including retail
units and natural gas facilities in the United States, and the company's
downstream marketing operation in Spain. Year-to-date, proceeds from
dispositions amount to almost $100 million.

-- In emerging businesses, plans were announced to construct a $75 million
natural gas-to-liquids demonstration plant in Ponca City, Okla. The plant, with
design capacity of 400 barrels per day, will convert natural gas into
sulfur-free diesel, jet fuel and other products and is scheduled for completion
in 2002.

-- The carbon fibers business unit was renamed Cevolution(R), emphasizing the
revolutionary nature of products that use a less-expensive feedstock for a
variety of high-volume potential applications in the construction, automotive
and electronics industries. Customer interest continues to expand as the
company's first plant nears completion early next year.

-- For the fourth consecutive year, Conoco was rated the safest global energy
company by the American Petroleum Institute's (API) annual survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the Petroleum Industry. It was the 16th
time in 22 years that Conoco was named the safest global energy company by the
API.

-- Conoco has been named to the FTSE4Good U.S. 100 Index, a stock index
representing the 100 largest U.S. companies with high standards of corporate
social responsibility. Conoco was the only oil and gas company selected. The
index is jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times.


Conoco (NYSE: COCA) (NYSE: COCB) today said that strong refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar  margins and natural gas prices, along with higher production, led to another outstanding quarter.

Net income before special items for the quarter was $606 million, or 95 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
, 32 percent above last year's record second quarter of $460 million, or 73 cents per share. Net income increased to $552 million, or 87 cents per share, up 21 percent from $456 million, or 72 cents per share, earned during the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter totaled $10.4 billion, up 10 percent from $9.5 billion last year.

"Not only did we have an excellent quarter financially, but several significant company-shaping events occurred during the period," said Archie (ARCHIvE) An earlier Unix utility used to search for file names on Internet FTP sites. Considered by some as the first search engine, in its heyday before the Web, there were approximately 30 Archie servers throughout the Internet that maintained catalogs of files available  W. Dunham Dunham is a surname, and may refer to
  • Gary Dunham, American Contemporary Christian musician
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  • Jason Dunham, Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
, Conoco Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "In the single step of acquiring Gulf Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  Resources Limited, we greatly expanded Conoco's natural gas production and reserves in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and solidified so·lid·i·fy  
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies

v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.

2. To make strong or united.

v.intr.
 Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east.  as a major operating area. Importantly, an impressive inventory of long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 growth opportunities was added to our portfolio with the acquisition," he said.

"We were one of a select few international energy companies to receive an invitation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä`dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop.  to participate in the country's Natural Gas Initiative, a step that could have far-reaching far-reach·ing
adj.
Having a wide range, influence, or effect: the far-reaching implications of a major new epidemic.
 effects on our activities in the Middle East," he noted.

"Last week our Board approved a plan to convert Conoco's two classes of common stock into a new, single class of common stock. If approved by stockholders, this action will reduce shareholder confusion and increase liquidity in our common stock, which we believe should translate (1) To change one language into another; for example, assemblers, compilers and interpreters translate source language into machine language.

(2) In computer graphics, to move an image on screen without rotating it.
 into stronger investor interest," he said.

"Finally, our U.K. Humber refinery The Humber Refinery is an oil refinery owned by ConocoPhillips. It is located at South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Situated approximately 10 miles north west of Grimsby, it processes approximately 221,000 barrels of crude oil per day.  is back onstream OnStream Holdings of the Netherlands was spun off from Philips in 1998 and went bankrupt for a second time in 2003. [1]

As a result of its first bankruptcy in 2001, the company was split into two parts, OnStream Data and OnStream MST.
 following a fire in April," Dunham said. "Despite that setback setback

In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval.
, downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.).  produced record earnings in the quarter on exceptionally strong U.S. refining margins."

For the first half of the year, net income before special items totaled $1.2 billion, or $1.92 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, up 44 percent from $851 million and $1.34 per share in 2000. Revenue exceeded $21 billion, up 16 percent from $18.2 billion last year.

The following table lists highlights for the second quarter and first six months of 2000 and 2001.


FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(In millions of dollars, except per diluted
share and production data)

                           SECOND QUARTER         FIRST SIX MONTHS
                       ----------------------  ----------------------
                        2001    2000   Change   2001    2000   Change
Net Income Before      ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------
 Special Items            606    460   32%      1,222    851     44%
Net Income Before
 Special Items
 ($ per share)            .95    .73   30%       1.92   1.34     43%
Net Income                552    456   21%      1,205    855     41%
Net Income
 ($ per share)            .87    .72   21%       1.90   1.35     41%
Diluted Shares
 Outstanding
 (millions of shares)     636    634              636    633
Revenues               10,433  9,506   10%     21,020 18,197     16%
Total Net Production
 (MBOED)                  670    645    4%        677    664      2%


Key business highlights for the quarter included:


-- The company said the recently completed $6 billion acquisition of Gulf
Canada increases its worldwide reserves by 40 percent and production by 32
percent, including syncrude, and propels Southeast Asia into core area status
with the addition of a 72-percent interest in Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited.
In addition, the company is anxious to exploit an additional 1.2 billion
barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in probable reserves.

-- In Saudi Arabia, Conoco was invited to participate in the Core Venture 3
Natural Gas Initiative that spans the gas value chain from wellhead to market.
It includes exploration in the relatively unexplored Rub Al-Khali region,
production, gas gathering, processing, transmission and sales. It also involves
participation in petrochemical and power/desalination plants.

-- Conoco Indonesia began natural gas deliveries to Singapore-- from
Indonesia's South Natuna Sea Block B, making fully operational a multi-party
sales agreement for 325 million cubic feet per day of natural gas over 22
years.

-- Vietnam continues to become an increasingly important part of the company's
newly established core area in Southeast Asia. Production has increased in the
Rang Dong field by 8 percent over last quarter as a result of an ongoing
successful appraisal drilling program and now stands at 50,000 gross barrels
per day (bpd). Conoco owns a 36 percent interest in the field.

-- U.K. government approval was granted to develop five natural gas discoveries
adjacent to the Caister and Murdoch fields, with potential net production of
300 billion cubic feet expected over the life of the fields. Production should
begin in late 2002.

-- During the quarter, the company sold additional assets, including retail
units and natural gas facilities in the United States, and the company's
downstream marketing operation in Spain. Year-to-date, proceeds from
dispositions amount to almost $100 million.

-- In emerging businesses, plans were announced to construct a $75 million
natural gas-to-liquids demonstration plant in Ponca City, Okla. The plant, with
design capacity of 400 barrels per day, will convert natural gas into
sulfur-free diesel, jet fuel and other products and is scheduled for completion
in 2002.

-- The carbon fibers business unit was renamed Cevolution(R), emphasizing the
revolutionary nature of products that use a less-expensive feedstock for a
variety of high-volume potential applications in the construction, automotive
and electronics industries. Customer interest continues to expand as the
company's first plant nears completion early next year.

-- For the fourth consecutive year, Conoco was rated the safest global energy
company by the American Petroleum Institute's (API) annual survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the Petroleum Industry. It was the 16th
time in 22 years that Conoco was named the safest global energy company by the
API.

-- Conoco has been named to the FTSE4Good U.S. 100 Index, a stock index
representing the 100 largest U.S. companies with high standards of corporate
social responsibility. Conoco was the only oil and gas company selected. The
index is jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times.


Special Items

The only special item during the quarter was a charge of $54 million for repairs and other costs associated with the incident at the Humber refinery.

During the same period in 2000, a $4 million charge was recorded for a legal settlement associated with the separation agreement from DuPont Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: Companies
  • E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), the world's fourth largest chemical company
  • Du Pont Motors
, related to a discontinued dis·con·tin·ue  
v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues

v.tr.
1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
 business.

The following commentary compares segment results for the second quarter with the results for the same period in 2000, excluding the earnings impact of special items.

Upstream From the consumer to the provider. See downstream.

(networking) upstream - Fewer network hops away from a backbone or hub. For example, a small ISP that connects to the Internet through a larger ISP that has their own connection to the backbone is downstream from the larger


Upstream earned $493 million, 24 percent higher than last year, driven by strong worldwide natural gas prices and margins, as well as higher international crude oil volumes. Higher operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  related to volume and price offset some of the improvement. Natural gas and crude oil hedges initiated with the Gulf Canada acquisition announcement generated a $24 million gain during the period. Currently, the hedging program covers the equivalent of about 85 percent of the acquired production through the end of 2002. Exploration expenses totaled $56 million, down 3 percent, as higher exploration expenditures were offset by lower dry hole costs.

U.S. upstream earned $249 million, up 83 percent, while international upstream earnings decreased 7 percent to $244 million on higher tariffs This is a list of tariffs and trade legislation:
  • List of tariffs in Canada
  • List of tariffs in United States
  • List of tariffs in India
  • List of tariffs in China
  • List of tariffs in Russia
 and taxes.

The company's worldwide net realized crude oil price decreased 5 percent to $23.82 per barrel. The worldwide net realized natural gas price was up 52 percent to $3.89 per thousand cubic feet (mcf), driven by a 68 percent increase in U.S. gas prices to $4.47 per mcf. International gas prices were 35 percent higher at $3.33 per mcf.

Overall, total production of 670,000 BOE BOE Based on Experience
BOE Board of Education
BOE Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish)
BOE Bank of England
BOE Board of Equalization
BOE Board of Elections
BOE Barrel of Oil Equivalent
BOE Bind on Equip
 per day for the quarter rose 4 percent, from 645,000 BOE per day during the same period in 2000. Worldwide petroleum liquids production of 384,000 bpd was up 6 percent versus the previous year, on higher production from Indonesia Indonesia (ĭn'dənē`zhə), officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. , Vietnam Vietnam (vēĕt`näm), officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (v), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast Asian peninsula, Vietnam is bounded by China on the north, by Laos  and the U.K.

Worldwide natural gas production was 1.7 billion cubic feet per day, up slightly from last year. U.S. natural gas volumes fell 1 percent to 831 million cubic feet per day. International natural gas production averaged 885 million cubic feet per day, up 2 percent, on strong U.K production.

Downstream

Downstream had record quarterly earnings of $227 million, up $86 million, or 61 percent, despite the negative earnings impact of the Humber refinery fire, which occurred in April. U.S. downstream earnings of $221 million more than doubled last year's earnings of $102 million. U.S. operations took advantage of very strong refining margins. Refinery throughputs were down 6 percent, to 536,000 bpd, mainly due to turnarounds at the Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861.  and Billings refineries The Billings Refinery is a oil refinery located in Billings, Montana. The refinery is currently owned and operated by ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP).

The complex is capable of refining 62,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
. Results were also mitigated mit·i·gate  
v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates

v.tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.

v.intr.
To become milder.
 by higher operating costs, particularly higher energy costs.

International downstream earnings decreased $33 million to $6 million due to downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure.  associated with the incident at the Humber refinery. The lost profit opportunity at the Humber refinery impacted earnings by about $56 million after reflecting $26 million of business interruption insurance Noun 1. business interruption insurance - insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril  coverage. The 9 cents per share operating impact was consistent with earlier estimates. As a result, international throughputs were 187,000 bpd, down 41 percent.

Worldwide refined product sales totaled 1.3 million bpd, down 5 percent, driven by a 19 percent decrease in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). .

Emerging Businesses

The cost of expanding the company's Emerging Businesses increased as expected to $17 million during the quarter, due to higher research and development costs for Conoco Cevolution(R)and natural gas refining ventures.

Corporate

Corporate operating and non-operating expenses totaled $97 million, up $28 million, or 41 percent, from the same period last year largely related to foreign currency movements.

Other Financial Highlights

For the first half of the year, the company generated $1.6 billion of cash provided by operations, $509 million more than last year. Capital expenditures totaled $565 million, bringing year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 spending to $971 million, equivalent to 40 percent of the year's budget. Cash at quarter-end rose to $593 million, while debt remained unchanged at $4.4 billion. The net debt ratio decreased to 37 percent from 42 percent at year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
.

Earlier this month, the $6 billion Gulf Canada acquisition was completed using a combination of cash and the assumption of $1.5 billion in debt. The company arranged a $4.5 billion bridge credit facility to finance the transaction. In response, the rating agencies lowered Conoco's long-term debt Long-Term Debt

Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year.

Notes:
For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt.
 with a stable outlook and maintained the ratings as investment grade. At the same, the company's short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
 ratings were affirmed af·firm  
v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms

v.tr.
1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.

2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.

v.intr.
. "We announced a commitment to reduce debt by some $2.5 billion over the next 18 months through reduced capital spending capital spending

Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years.
, asset dispositions and utilization utilization,
n 1. the extent to which a given group uses a particular service in a specified period. Although usually expressed as the number of services used per year per 100 or per 1000 persons eligible for the service, utilization rates may be
 of excess cash," said Bob Goldman Gold·man   , Emma 1869-1940.

Russian-born American anarchist. Jailed repeatedly for her advocacy of birth control and opposition to military conscription, she was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919.
, Conoco's Chief Financial Officer.

Near Term Outlook

In the third quarter, including Gulf Canada, production is expected to be up about 35 percent, including syncrude This article is about Syncrude Canada Ltd.. For synthetic crude oil, see synthetic crude.
Syncrude Canada Ltd. is the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada.
. Looking ahead, Dunham said: "Third quarter earnings are not expected to be as strong, as prices and margins have retreated re·treat  
n.
1.
a. The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.

b. The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.

2.
 in recent weeks. Crude oil prices appear to have leveled off in the low to mid- mid-
pref.
Middle: midbrain. 
$20s on softer demand. Inventories of refined products and natural gas have returned to normal levels, with natural gas prices settling around $3.00. Nevertheless, prices and margins remain relatively robust from a historical perspective, and we still believe 2001 earnings will exceed last year's record," he noted.

"Our explorers are performing well and we have some very exciting wells to drill between now and the end of the year, including high-potential Adj. 1. high-potential - operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-voltage generator"
high-voltage

high-tension - subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage; "high-tension wire"
 prospects in the deepwater Deepwater or Deep Water may refer to:
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 Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
Golfo de Mexico

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
, Vietnam, Malaysia Malaysia (məlā`zhə), independent federation (2005 est. pop. 23,953,000), 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km), Southeast Asia. The official capital and by far the largest city is Kuala Lumpur; Putrajaya is the adminstrative capital.  and Norway Norway, Nor. Norge, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 4,593,000), 125,181 sq mi (324,219 sq km), N Europe, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. . We have further appraisal drilling scheduled on the Gulf of Mexico Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States
Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938.
 and Princess discoveries, Vietnam's Sutu Den prospect and Rang Dong field. We are about to begin drilling the first of four appraisal wells on our Corocoro discovery in Venezuela's Gulf of Paria Pa·ri·a   , Gulf of

An inlet of the Caribbean Sea between Trinidad and the northeast coast of Venezuela.
," he concluded.

Conoco is a major, integrated energy company active in more than 40 countries. For more information, the company's financial teleconference will be broadcast live today on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 at www.conoco.com at 1:30 p.m. Central time (2:30 p.m. Eastern). Additional financial and operating results are available on the company's website.

This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 about Conoco's exploration, production, refining, and other operating and financial plans and earnings results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove accurate. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed herein. Among the factors that could cause such differences are changes in crude oil and natural gas prices; changes in refining and marketing margins; potential failure to achieve, and potential delays in achieving, expected reserve or production levels from existing and future oil and gas development projects due to operating hazards
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, drilling risks, and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 underground accumulations of oil and gas; unsuccessful exploratory drilling activities; unexpected delays or difficulties in constructing or repairing company manufacturing and refining facilities; general domestic and international economic and political conditions; the ability to meet government regulations; potential disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process.  or interruption INTERRUPTION. The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's.
     2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil.
 of the Company's facilities due to accidents or political events and other matters detailed in Conoco's publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors -- The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves proved reserves

The quantity of minerals expected to be recoverable under current economic and operating conditions. The amount of proved reserves is important in valuing the stock of a company with significant holdings in natural resources.
 that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive Determinative; beyond dispute or question. That which is conclusive is manifest, clear, or obvious. It is a legal inference made so peremptorily that it cannot be overthrown or contradicted.  formation tests to be economically ec·o·nom·i·cal  
adj.
1. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant. See Synonyms at sparing.

2. Intended to save money, as by efficient operation or elimination of unnecessary features; economic:
 and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. Syncrude proven reserves are distinguished from proved oil and natural gas reserves because SEC regulations define syncrude as mining-related and not part of conventional oil and natural gas reserves. We use certain terms in this press release, such as "probable reserves" that the SEC's guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 strictly prohibit pro·hib·it  
tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its
1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.

2.
 us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
, File No. 1-14521, available from us at 600 North Dairy Ashford Ash·ford   , Evelyn Born 1957.

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Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the
 77079. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330

Conoco intends to call a special meeting of its stockholders to vote upon the combination of its two classes of common stock into a single class. Conoco urges its stockholders to read the proxy statement Proxy Statement

A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting.
 relating to the special meeting because it will contain important information about the proposal and the interests of the participants in the solicitation solicitation

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 of proxies. A free copy of the preliminary proxy statement and other documents filed electronically by Conoco with the SEC can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov See .gov and GovNet.

(networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies.
. Conoco stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the preliminary proxy statement and these other documents by directing requests to Conoco Shareholder Relations Department.


                              CONOCO INC.
                    STATEMENT OF INCOME (unaudited)
                (millions of dollars, except per share)

                      Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                           June 30                    June 30
                   ------------------------  ------------------------
                       2001         2000         2001         2000
                   -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
Sales and Other
 Operating
 Revenues (a)           10,260        9,357       20,795      17,881
Income from Equity
 Affiliates                 59           77           80         157
Other Income               114(1)        72         145(1)(2)    159(3)
                      --------     --------     --------    --------
  Total Revenues        10,433        9,506       21,020      18,197

Cost of Goods Sold       6,227        5,758       12,756      10,882
Operating Expenses         700(1)       547        1,314(1)    1,053(4)
Selling, General
 and Administrative
 Expenses                  208          193(5)       404         381
Exploration
 Expenses (b)               56           58           93          95
Depreciation,
 Depletion, and
 Amortization              338          309          691         648(6)
Taxes Other Than
 On Income (a)           1,736        1,778        3,374       3,480
Interest and Debt
 Expense                    67           89          142         172
                      --------     --------     --------    --------
  Income Before
   Income Taxes          1,101          774        2,246       1,486

Provision for
 Income Taxes              549          318        1,078         631
                      --------     --------     --------    --------
  Income Before
   Accounting
   Change                  552          456        1,168         855
                      --------     --------     --------    --------

Cumulative Effect
 of Accounting
 Change                     --           --           37(2)       --
                      --------     --------     --------    --------
    Net Income             552          456        1,205         855
                      ========     ========     ========    ========

Earnings Before
 Accounting Change
 Per Share of
 Common Stock:
  Basic                   $.88         $.73        $1.87       $1.37
  Diluted                 $.87         $.72        $1.84       $1.35

Earnings Per Share
 of Common Stock:
  Basic                   $.88         $.73        $1.93       $1.37
  Diluted                 $.87         $.72        $1.90       $1.35

Earnings Before
 Special Items Per
 Share of
 Common Stock:
  Basic                   $.97         $.74        $1.96       $1.36
  Diluted                 $.95         $.73        $1.92       $1.34

Average Shares
 of Stock
 Outstanding:
  Basic            625,428,654  624,592,364  625,066,622  625,104,421
  Diluted          636,225,662  633,664,393  635,540,918  633,368,880

(a) Includes Petroleum Excise Taxes.
(b) Includes Exploration O&O, Dry Hole Costs, Depreciation, Impairment
    of Unproved Properties and Taxes Other Than On Income.

Pretax Impact of Special Items:

(1) Includes $50 in costs associated with the Humber refinery incident
    ($8 in Other Income and $58 in Operating Expenses).
(2) Accounting change is the cumulative transition impact of adoption
    on January 1, 2001 of SFAS Nos. 133 and 138 "Accounting for
    Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This amount
    primarily reflects a pretax gain of $64 ($40 after-tax) related to
    changes in the fair value of certain crude oil put options from
    their purchase date to the January 1 adoption date of these
    standards. Included in "Other Income" is a $83 pretax expense ($52
    after-tax) related to changes in the fair value of these same
    crude oil put options from January 1 to the June 30 reporting
    date.
(3) Includes $42 in gains from the sale of natural gas processing
    assets in the U.S.
(4) Includes $25 of U.S. Downstream litigation provisions.
(5) Includes $6 of settlement costs associated with the separation
    agreement from DuPont related to a discontinued business.
(6) Includes $5 write-down of certain refinery assets in the U.S.


                    EARNINGS BY SEGMENT (unaudited)
                         (millions of dollars)

                       Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                            June 30                   June 30
                      -------------------       -------------------
                       2001         2000         2001         2000
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Upstream
  United States          249          136          581(1)       279(2)
  International          244          263          532(3)       560
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Total Upstream           493          399        1,113          839

Downstream
  United States          221          102          289(4)        91(5)
  International          (48)(6)       39            5(6)        88
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Total Downstream         173          141          294          179

Emerging Businesses      (17)         (11)         (34)         (18)

Corporate                (31)         (29)(7)      (55)         (51)(7)
                      ------       ------       ------       ------

  Total ATOI             618          500        1,318          949

Non-Operating            (66)         (44)        (113)         (94)
                      ------       ------       ------       ------

    Net Income           552          456        1,205          855
                      ======       ======       ======       ======

(1) Includes $8 gain from transition adjustment for implementation of
    SFAS 133 and 138.
(2) Includes $27 in gains from the sale of natural gas processing
    assets in the U.S.
(3) Includes $32 gain from transition adjustment for implementation of
    SFAS 133 and 138.
(4) Includes $3 charge from transition adjustment for implementation
    of SFAS 133 and 138.
(5) Includes $16 of litigation provisions and $3 for the write-down of
    related U.S. refinery assets.
(6) Includes $54 in costs associated with the Humber refinery
    incident.
(7) Includes $4 of settlement costs associated with the separation
    agreement from DuPont related to a discontinued business.


         EARNINGS BY SEGMENT BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS (unaudited)
                         (millions of dollars)

                      Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                            June 30                   June 30
                      -------------------       -------------------
                       2001         2000         2001         2000
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Upstream
  United States          249          136          573          252
  International          244          263          500          560
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Total Upstream           493          399        1,073          812

Downstream
  United States          221          102          292          110
  International            6           39           59           88
                      ------       ------       ------       ------
Total Downstream         227          141          351          198

Emerging Businesses      (17)         (11)         (34)         (18)

Corporate                (31)         (25)         (55)         (47)
                      ------       ------       ------       ------

  Total ATOI             672          504        1,335          945

Non-Operating            (66)         (44)        (113)         (94)
                      ------       ------       ------       ------

    Net Income           606          460        1,222          851
                      ======       ======       ======       ======


           CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
                         (millions of dollars)

                         Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                               June 30             June 30
                            ---------------     ---------------
                             2001      2000      2001      2000
                            -----     -----     -----     -----
Upstream
  United States               165       170       287       253
  International               236       244       413       501
                            -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Upstream                401       414       700       754

Downstream
  United States                41        56        67       114
  International                62        50       103       114
                            -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Downstream              103       106       170       228

Emerging Businesses            56        42        90        68

Corporate                       5        10        11        11
                            -----     -----     -----     -----
    Total                     565       572       971     1,061
                            =====     =====     =====     =====


                NET EXPLORATION INVESTMENT (unaudited)
                         (millions of dollars)

                          Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                 June 30            June 30
                             ---------------     ---------------
                              2001      2000      2001      2000
                             -----     -----     -----     -----
Cash Expense
  United States                19        14        29        28
  International                29        24        49        34
                             -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Cash Expense             48        38        78        62

Capital
  United States                25         6        35         7
  International                26        76        42        81
                             -----    -----      -----     -----
Total Capital                  51        82        77        88

  Total Exploration
   Outlays                     99       120       155       150

Exploration Asset
 Sales                          0         0         0        (1)
                             -----     -----     -----     -----
  Net Exploration
   Investment                  99       120       155       149
                             =====     =====     =====     =====


                 OPERATING DATA AND PRICES (unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
                                    June 30             June 30
                                ---------------     ---------------
                                 2001      2000      2001      2000
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Net Realized Crude
 Oil Prices ($/Bbl) (1)
  United States                 24.21     26.20     24.75     26.39
  International                 23.75     24.93     23.29     25.04
  Worldwide                     23.82     25.16     23.51     25.25

Net Realized Natural
 Gas Prices ($/MCF) (1)
  United States                  4.47      2.66      5.62      2.39
  International                  3.33      2.46      3.73      2.48
  Worldwide                      3.89      2.56      4.61      2.44

Net Petroleum Liquids
 Production (MBD) (1)
  United States                    72        83        73        79
  International                   312       278       309       289
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Net Petroleum
 Liquids Production               384       361       382       368

Net Natural Gas
 Production (MMCFD) (1)
  United States                   831       837       828       825
  International                   885       866       940       948
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Net Natural
 Gas Production                 1,716     1,703     1,768     1,773

Total Net Production
 (MBOED) (1)                      670       645       677       664

Net NGLs Processed
 (MBD) (1)
  United States                    55        51        49        53
  International                    36        44        42        33
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Net NGLs
 Processed                         91        95        91        86

Refinery Inputs
 Processed (MBD) (1)
  United States                   536       570       539       559
  International                   187       317       278       338
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Refinery Inputs
 Processed                        723       887       817       897

Refined Product
 Sales (MBD)
  United States                 1,033     1,080       970       979
  International                   431       521       501       507
                                -----     -----     -----     -----
Total Refined Product
 Sales                          1,464     1,601     1,471     1,486

(1) Prices and volumes include equity affiliates.
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