Published: October 13, 2004

The Great Pumpkin Returns to ConocoPhillips' Wilmington Refinery

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ConocoPhillips Expects More Than 30,000 Visitors to Swarm the World's Largest Jack-O-Lantern

ConocoPhillips continues a 52-year tradition by transforming a pumpkin-shaped 3 million gallon storage tank at its Wilmington, California-based Los Angeles refinery into Smilin' Jack, the world's largest jack-o-lantern. The refinery pumpkin patch expects at least 30,000 visitors who want a close-up look at Smilin' Jack.

Since 1952, visiting the great pumpkin has remained a popular Halloween event in Los Angeles' South Bay area. ConocoPhillips extends an invitation to the community to see Smilin' Jack and enjoy some of his delicious caramel corn on the nights of October 29 through October 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The ConocoPhillips refinery is located at 1660 West Anaheim Street, Wilmington, CA 90744, between the Harbor Freeway and Gaffey Street.

Preparing Smilin' Jack for his annual appearance requires more than 100 gallons of orange, black and white paint. According to refinery engineers, if the giant jack-o-lantern were filled with pumpkin meat, there would be enough to make 26,800,000 pumpkin pies!

ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com.

The Great Pumpkin Returns to ConocoPhillips' Los Angeles Refinery

Ideas:

Great remote location for Halloween weather reports, TV helicopter flyovers, Halloween segments, morning show features, print photo opportunities, live radio broadcasts, etc.

Great Visuals:

The world's largest jack-o-lantern.

Illuminated at night and visible for miles.

A 3,360,000 gallon storage tank with the eyes, nose and toothy grin of a jack-o-lantern painted on two sides.

More than 30,000 trick-or-treaters dressed in their Halloween costumes are expected during the three-night event!