Ryan M. Lance

Ryan M. Lance President Exploration & Production - Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East Ryan M. Lance is president, exploration and production – Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, for ConocoPhillips. Lance began his career with ARCO in 1984. He held a number of engineering and operations positions in Alaska before transferring in 1989 to ARCO’s Bakersfield, Calif. operations. Lance returned to Alaska in 1994 as exploration engineering manager. From 1996 to 1998, Lance became planning manager for Vastar Resources in Houston. He was then appointed vice president of the Western North Slope for ARCO Alaska, Inc. Lance returned to Houston in 2001 as the general manager of the Lower 48 and Canada for Phillips Petroleum. With the merger of ConocoPhillips in 2002, Lance became vice president, Lower 48, then president, Asia Pacific, for exploration and production in 2003. In June 2005, he became president, downstream’s strategy, integration and specialty businesses. In April 2006, Lance was named senior vice president, technology and major projects, and in February 2007, was named senior vice president, technology. In September 2007, he assumed his current position as president, exploration and production - Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Lance serves as vice president of the board of trustees for Spindletop International, is an advisory board member of the Montana Tech Foundation and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Lance earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech in Butte in 1984.