ConocoPhillips is getting a new CEO as it pushes to deliver a $7 billion cash flow goal

CFO Andy O'Brien will take the top job on September 1 as the company pushes toward a $7 billion free cash flow target by 2029

Andy O’Brien will succeed longtime ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance next month and will inherit a major Alaska oil project to complete, costs to control and a share price that has recently lagged peers, analysts and investors said.