ConocoPhillips (COP) 10-Q 2020 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Ryan M. Lance, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form10-Qof ConocoPhillips;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omitto

state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which

such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,and other financial information included in thisreport,

fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cashflows of the

registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishingand maintaining disclosure

controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control

over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrantand

have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,or caused such disclosure controls and

procedures to be designed under our supervision,to ensure that material information relatingto the

registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,is made known to us by others within those

entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting,or caused such internal control over

financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,to provide reasonable assurance regarding

the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external

purposes in accordance with generally acceptedaccounting principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in

this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of

the end of the period covered by this report based onsuch evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting that

occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarterin

the case of an annual report) that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially

affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our mostrecent evaluation of

internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the

registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknessesin the design or operation of internalcontrol

over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to

record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees whohave a

significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

August 4, 2020

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

Ryan M. Lance

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer