ConocoPhillips flies from Midland to Houston the week after Q1 earnings and Willow update

ConocoPhillips flew from Midland International Air and Space Port to Houston Bush Intercontinental on May 12, 2026, a one-hour hop in its Embraer ERJ-145XR (N284CP). The aircraft had made the reverse trip earlier that same day, suggesting a brief executive visit to the Permian Basin.

The trip lands the same week ConocoPhillips is digesting its first-quarter 2026 results, released April 30, which showed adjusted earnings of $1.89 per share and $5.4 billion in cash from operations, per [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430387552/en/ConocoPhillips-announces-first-quarter-2026-results-and-quarterly-dividend). On the earnings call, CEO Ryan Lance highlighted the Willow project reaching 50% completion and a successful four-well Alaska winter exploration program, as covered by [petroleumnews.com](https://www.petroleumnews.com/story/2026/05/10/e-and-p/good-news-from-conoco/50133.html). The Midland visit likely involved reviewing Permian operations, which produced 698 MBOED from the Delaware Basin alone in Q1.

ConocoPhillips has been shuttling between Houston and Midland regularly in recent days — the aircraft made the round trip on May 11 and again on May 12. While the company’s ERJ-145XR is primarily used for crew movements between Anchorage and the North Slope, this Texas pattern suggests a focus on Lower 48 operations, where the company is drilling more three-mile-plus lateral wells to boost capital efficiency.