ConocoPhillips (COP) 10-Q 2020 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, RyanM. Lance, certify that:

1.

I havereviewed this quarterly report onForm 10-Qof ConocoPhillips;

2.

Basedon my knowledge, this reportdoes notcontainanyuntruestatement ofa material factor omit to

statea materialfactnecessaryto makethe statementsmade,in lightof the circumstancesunderwhich

such statementswere made, not misleading with respect to the periodcoveredby this report;

3.

Basedon my knowledge, thefinancialstatements,and otherfinancialinformationincluded in this report,

fairly presentin all materialrespects the financialcondition,results of operationsandcashflows of the

registrant asof, andfor, the periods presentedin this report;

4.

The registrant’sothercertifying officerandI are responsible for establishingandmaintainingdisclosure

controls andprocedures(as definedin ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control

over financialreporting (as definedin ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the registrantand

have:

(a)

Designed suchdisclosure controlsandprocedures,or causedsuch disclosure controls and

proceduresto be designed underour supervision, toensure thatmaterialinformationrelating to the

registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, ismadeknownto us by others within those

entities, particularlyduring theperiod in which thisreport is being prepared;

(b)

Designed suchinternalcontrol over financialreporting, or causedsuch internal control over

financialreporting to be designed underour supervision, toprovidereasonableassuranceregarding

the reliability offinancialreporting andthe preparationof financial statementsfor external

purposesin accordancewith generally acceptedaccounting principles;

(c)

Evaluatedthe effectivenessof the registrant’s disclosure controlsandproceduresandpresented in

this report ourconclusionsaboutthe effectivenessof the disclosure controls andprocedures,as of

the end ofthe period coveredby this report basedon such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in thisreport anychangein the registrant’s internalcontrol over financialreporting that

occurredduring theregistrant’s mostrecent fiscalquarter(the registrant’s fourthfiscal quarterin

the caseof anannualreport) thathasmateriallyaffected,or isreasonablylikely to materially

affect,the registrant’s internal control overfinancialreporting; and

5.

The registrant’sothercertifying officerandI havedisclosed, basedon our mostrecent evaluationof

internalcontrol overfinancialreporting, to theregistrant’s auditorsandthe auditcommitteeof the

registrant’s boardof directors (or persons performingthe equivalentfunctions):

(a)

Allsignificant deficienciesandmaterialweaknessesin the design or operationof internal control

over financialreporting which are reasonablylikely to adverselyaffectthe registrant’s ability to

record, process, summarizeandreport financial information;and

(b)

Any fraud,whether or not material,thatinvolves managementor other employeeswho havea

significant role in theregistrant’s internalcontrol over financialreporting.

November3, 2020

/s/ RyanM. Lance

RyanM. Lance

Chairmanand

Chief ExecutiveOfficer