Editing ConocoPhillips (section)

===September 2004 to January 2009===

In September 2004, the company invested $2 billion in [[Lukoil]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/business/worldbusiness/conocophillips-buys-2-billion-stake-in-lukoil.html | title=ConocoPhillips Buys $2 Billion Stake in Lukoil | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 29, 2004| url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In March 2006, ConocoPhillips acquired Wilhelmshavener Raffineriegesellschaft mbH, based in Germany.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1662/0000950129-06-003485.pdf |title=ConocoPhillips, Form 8-K, Current Report | date=March 31, 2006 |publisher=secdatabase.com }}</ref> It also acquired [[Burlington Resources]] for $35 billion in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/13/business/worldbusiness/conoco-completes-deal-for-burlington.html | title=Conoco completes deal for Burlington | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 13, 2005| url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060331005484/en/ConocoPhillips-Completes-Acquisition-Burlington-Resources | title=ConocoPhillips Completes Acquisition of Burlington Resources | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | date=March 31, 2006}}</ref>

On May 10, 2006, [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]], former deputy-secretary of the U.S. State Department, was elected to the board of directors of the ConocoPhillips oil company.<ref name="ConocoPhillips-Aug-2006-10-Q">{{cite web | url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2895/0001104659-06-051130.pdf |title=ConocoPhillips, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report | date=August 3, 2006 |publisher=secdatabase.com}}</ref>