WRAPUP-Conoco, Occidental and Shell cut 2015 budgets on crude slide
January 29, 2015 at 13:23 PM EST
HOUSTON/WILLISTON, N.D., Jan 29 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp on Thursday slashed exploration spending plans for this year, as the third- and fourth-largest U.S. oil companies attempt to cope with a steep slide in crude prices.