Who We Are Sustainable Development Onshore Well Principles Hydraulic Fracturing Triggered Seismicity Groundwater Protection Drilling & Completion In Communities Worldwide | Contact | English Search Newsroom Investors HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ConocoPhillips Poland English Sustainable Development Hydraulic Fracturing Print Share Why is Hydraulic Fracturing Important? Hydraulic fracturing is an essential completion technique that facilitates production of oil and natural gas that is otherwise trapped in low permeability rock formations. The process involves pumping fluid through perforations in the wellbore that are located at target formation depths. Pressure exerted by the fluid creates small cracks, or fractures in the rock that enable hydrocarbons to flow to the wellbore. When used in conjunction with horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to develop vast shale resources. Since the late 1940s, over one million wells have been hydraulically fractured in the U.S. Without hydraulic fracturing, resources like tight sands, coal bed methane and shale gas would remain undeveloped. A Proven History of Safety Hydraulic Fracturing © 2013 ConocoPhillips Company. All Rights Reserved. Legal & Privacy

Who We Are Sustainable Development In Communities Community Engagement Contact Us Worldwide | Contact | English Search Newsroom Investors COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ConocoPhillips Poland English In Communities Community Engagement Print Share We aim to create and maintain inclusive, honest and mutually beneficial relationships with our stakeholders – those individuals and groups who are impacted by our business or who have the ability to impact our business. These relationships are viewed as tangible, valuable assets critical to our business success. We engage with our stakeholders early in the planning process to learn about and understand their values, needs and interests. We then ensure those values, needs and interests are addressed in our internal decision-making and project execution processes. Lane Energy Poland and ConocoPhillips' stakeholder engagement activities are an integral part of our sustainable development commitments. Our major businesses have engagement strategies which vary according to the nature of the local community. In dispersed communities, we identify key stakeholders and engage with them face-to-face to ensure that our activities are understood and that we consider their feedback. In regions where there are opportunities to bring local stakeholders together, we work with multi-stakeholder groups in a similar way. This approach is embedded in our company's SPIRIT Value of Integrity, which states that we are ethical and trustworthy in our relationships with stakeholders. Expanding on the value of Integrity, our Principles for Stakeholder Engagement are: © 2013 ConocoPhillips Company. All Rights Reserved. Legal & Privacy