ConocoPhillips (COP) reported fourth-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings per share of 2.40,beatingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof2.08. The bottom line, however, declined from the prior-year quarter’s 2.71pershare.Oneoftheworld’sleadingindependentoilandgasproducersheadquarteredinHouston,TX,ConocoPhillips’quarterlyrevenuesof15.3 billion decreased from the fourth-quarter 2022 figure of 19.3billion.Thetopline,however,beattheZacksConsensusEstimateof14.5 billion.Higher oil equi ...