Engaging with Communities
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ConocoPhillips was a driving force behind the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association’s Good Neighbor Initiatives. |
Our strategies to fulfill our stakeholder engagement principles vary according to the nature of the local communities. In dispersed communities, we typically identify key stakeholders and work with them one-on-one. When our assets are near concentrated populations, we join or create collaborative forums to connect with multiple stakeholders.
In our Exploration and Production business, we also work with stakeholders on the local and state or provincial levels, similar to our activities with refinery CACs and CAPs. Below are several examples.
Alaska -We participate in two multi-stakeholder groups developed as part of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including the Prince William Sound Regional CAC and the Cook Inlet Keeper.
We also actively consult with North Slope communities to help protect their subsistence resources and to share information about current and planned operations. Such discussions led to support of Alpine field satellites in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska by the Kuukpik Corporation, the village corporation created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Village of Nuiqsut. In addition, ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Chukchi Sea Plan of Cooperation has successfully completed environmental studies and the collection of shallow hazard data without interfering with native whaling and other subsistence hunting activities.
U.S. Lower 48 – We held a series of community engagement meetings in four cities in the Rockies during 2010. In each location, we met with community leaders to share information about ConocoPhillips and importantly, to listen to their opinions about the company’s performance. Similar meetings are planned at other U.S. Lower 48 locations.
Canada – We are actively involved with multi-stakeholder groups across Western Canada to share information about oil and gas development with community members, regulators, other industry representatives and education initiatives. We have collaborated with landowners and other industry members to develop tools to inform the industry about potential impacts of oil and natural gas activities on key agricultural sectors, and have sponsored initiatives to support safety in the agricultural industry.
Indonesia – Regular stakeholder meetings with local communities have contributed to improving relationships and building community support in the areas in which we operate. We have developed partnerships with regional universities and local business associations where, together with the community, we have developed environmental strategies incorporating local practices. In 2009-2010 we conducted major safety campaigns involving various aspects of our operations. These campaigns were designed to increase public safety awareness around our river barging, pipeline right-of-ways and offshore platforms. We also conducted public safety campaigns in local communities and schools on pedestrian, driving and motorcycle safety.
Peru – We have conducted and continue to conduct many community meetings in the Marañon Basin. These meetings inform the indigenous peoples of our business plans, what they can expect during seismic surveys and other phases of exploration, our environmental and social responsibilities, our recruitment of personnel, the company’s code of conduct, compensation, and project progress. In addition, we have worked with communities to set goals related to recruitment of employees, types of work and positions available and permission and compensation for use of land for camps and helicopter landing areas. We believe that the clarity of our key messages and our efforts to address the community’s concerns and expectations have been contributing factors in maintaining our relations with the communities. Additionally, a Community Vigilance Committee comprised of representatives chosen by the people is invited to visit our camps and operational sites and to see our environmental management processes. They provide accounts and written reports to us and to their communities that contribute to providing transparency to everyone in how we conduct our activities and fulfill our commitments |
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