Thursday, November 6, 2025

Willow Project on the North Slope has an update!

Happy Thursday!

We love an update for ConocoPhillips' Willow Project.  See our blog in January and August 2024, if you want to get up to speed on the Willow Project on the North Slope. Well, there hasn’t been anything notable for some time, nonetheless we found something from ConocoPhillips which caught our eye!

Did anyone happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s OGJ Daily Update Newsletter on November 6, 2025, their article titled, “ConocoPhillips’ quarterly earnings down year-over-year, while adjusted production increased 4%”?  In the article, it speaks about ConocoPhillips thirds quarter earnings results, nonetheless they had an update on expected costs of their Willow Project in Alaska. They have adjusted the guesstimating cost from around $8 billion to $8.5 to $9 billion due to inflation and increased cost of conducting business in the remote North Slope as well as increased shipping costs. ConocoPhillips noted they believe production will begin in the first part of 2029.  The Willow Project has made the halfway point on the construction according to the article. 

ConocoPhillips gave an update on their three joint venture LNG projects.   The two ventures in Qatar and the one in Port Arthur are moving along nicely, and their contractors are keeping up with their work plan. It is noted one of the LNG projects in Qatar should begin production next year.  ConocoPhillips gave a peek into its estimated Capital Budget for 2026, and it will be around $12 billion.    

Stay tuned for more on the Conoco Phillips’ Willow Project!  If you would like to read more of the Oil & Gas Journal’s article, please click the link:   ConocoPhillips reports lower third-quarter 2025 earnings, raises dividend | Oil & Gas Journal.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a productive week!

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