ConocoPhillips places a high priority on purchasing goods and services locally and is committed to giving local contractors and suppliers the opportunity to participate in projects through a competitive bid process. Throughout the United States, we track the amounts we spend with local suppliers. In 2004, we set a goal to raise our local supplier spending by 10 percent a year. We have since averaged a 20 percent year-on-year increase, and in 2008, we achieved a 25 percent increase over 2007. We use a similar approach in other countries.