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Nicholas G. Olds is Executive Vice President, Lower 48 and Global Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) at ConocoPhillips (COP), a role he has held since November 2022, leading the company’s largest production segment and global HSE operations.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/COP/people/nicholas-olds)[[2]](https://www.conocophillips.com/about-us/leadership/nick-olds/)[[4]](https://www.conocophillips.com/about-us/leadership/) Aged 55 (as of recent reports), Olds oversees key assets in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Midland, and Bakken, with the Lower 48 contributing 63% of COP’s consolidated liquids and 74% of natural gas production in 2024, bolstered by the Marathon Oil acquisition.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/COP/people/nicholas-olds) He owns approximately 15,802 to 22,823 shares of COP stock, valued at around $1-2 million, and has engaged in insider sales, including 12,150 shares in March 2024.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/COP/people/nicholas-olds)[[3]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/10329/nicholas-g-olds)
Olds began his career with Conoco in Houston in 1992, accumulating 33 years in the oil and gas industry across engineering, development, operations, and management roles in the US, Nigeria, Norway, UAE, Kazakhstan, Canada, and Alaska.[[2]](https://www.conocophillips.com/about-us/leadership/nick-olds/) Prior ConocoPhillips positions include EVP Global Operations (2021-2022), SVP Global Operations (2020-2021), VP Corporate Planning & Development (2018-2020), and VP North Slope Operations in Alaska (2012-2016).[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/COP/people/nicholas-olds)[[2]](https://www.conocophillips.com/about-us/leadership/nick-olds/) He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech University and completed Wharton’s Executive Development Program in 2006; he serves on boards including Yellowstone Forever and formerly Montana Tech University Foundation.[[2]](https://www.conocophillips.com/about-us/leadership/nick-olds/)
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