bjdlzx ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) recently guided to shareholder returns of $9 billion. Management also stated during the fourth quarter conference call that the figure was a starting point as it would be dependent on commodity prices and the effects of those prices on the business. ConocoPhillips management has long emphasized shareholder returns. That strategy is fine as far as it goes. But there are others out there that also manage to grow in different ways while having the same shareholder emphasis. ...