ANCHORAGE, Alaska – In connection with ConocoPhillips’ third-quarter 2020 earnings announced earlier
today, ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. reported the following 2020 earnings facts.
ConocoPhillips Alaska (COPA) reported a net loss of $16 million in the third quarter of 2020, as reported
in ConocoPhillips’ earnings supplemental information. During the third quarter of 2020, the company
incurred an estimated $136 million due to the State of Alaska in the form of production taxes, royalties,
property taxes and state income tax.
Year to date, the company had an unadjusted net loss of $76 million, had estimated obligations to the
state of Alaska (in the form of taxes and royalties) totaling $442 million, and spent $882 million in capital.
At an Alaska State Chamber meeting in September, Joe Marushack, president of ConocoPhillips Alaska,
commented on the state of the oil industry in Alaska. “Low oil prices and demand destruction have shut
down almost all drilling, and for the first time since Prudhoe, Alpine and Kuparuk have all been in
production, no rigs are running in these fields,” he said. Marushack noted that a restart of drilling to get
the North Slope Renaissance back on track is unlikely to resume in 2021 if Ballot Measure 1 is approved.
Since 2007, ConocoPhillips Alaska has paid over $38 billion in taxes and royalties to the State of Alaska
and the federal government. Of that amount, about $30 billion went directly to the State.
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ConocoPhillips has been leading the search for energy in Alaska for more than 50 years. The company is
committed to responsibly developing Alaska’s resources, providing economic opportunity for Alaska,
operating at the highest safety standards and being good stewards of our communities. For more
information, visit www.conocophillipsalaska.com.
Media Contacts
Natalie Lowman (Alaska)
907-263-4153
n.m.lowman@conocophillips.com
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