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PDWER OF ATTORNEY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That, TEXACO Znc. is a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and was formerly named The Texas Company.
References herein to Texaco Inc. shall include the following
unincorporated divisions of Texaco Inc.: Texaco U.S.A,,Texaco Europe,
Texaco International Exploration Company, and Texaco Latin America/
West Africa.
References herein to "energy/mineral resources" shall include,
without limitation, an and all forms of interest in oil, gas (in-
cluding casinghead gas, sulfur, geothermal resources, coal, helium,
oil shale, and other energy sources and minerals.
References herein to an "interest" shall include, without
limitation, fees, royalty interests, leases, subleases, assignments,
prospecting and other permits, licenses, easements and generally any
agreement which conveys to Texaco Inc. or another a right or privilege
with respect to land and/or energy/mineral resources.
Texaco Inc., acting herein and through R. C. Shields, its
duly authorized Officer, has and does hereby appoi~nt~ L. E. Woolard
of the Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana, its true
and lawful Attorney-in- act.
.The Attorney-in-Fact shall have the power and authority for,
on behalf of, and in the-name of, Texaco Inc. (whether for Texaco Inc.
acting alone or for Texaco Inc. acting jointly with other party or
parties) to bid on, apply for, contract for, purchase and acquire,
directly or by assignment, interests in lands and -energy/mineral
resources upon anq and all property of every nature and kind, whether
privately or publicly owned, including without limitation the sub-
merged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf, and Indian Lands covered
by or set out in the various Acts enumerated in Title 25 of the Code
of Federal Regulations; to assign, let or sublet any interest in lands
or energy/mineral resources; to make, .execute, acknowledge and deliver
unit, pooling, cooperative, communitization, joint operating or any
other agreements with any other person or persons, whether natural or
corporate, covering and binding lands and energy/mineral resources
belonging to Texaco Inc. and property of such other person or persons,
whether or not under any such agreement Texaco Inc. is designated as
the Operator; to designate as Operator any other person or persons,
whether natural or corporate, when required or permitted by applicable
local, state or federal laws, rules, regulations or ordinances; to
reassign or release and surrender any interest; to cancel or terminate
any operating or other agreement; to make agreements whereby Texaco Inc.
recognizes pledges and assignments of rentals and royalties payable
under leases or subleases held by it, and agrees to make payment of
such rentals or royalties to the pledgees or assignees in accordance
with the pledges or assignments; to compromise, compound and agree, by
arbitration or otherwise, with respect to any and all disputes, claims
or litigation affecting operations, lands, energy/mineral resources ;
and/or any interest therein, whereunder Texaco-Inc. is a party or.
~ owns rights with respect thereto, including disputes and litigation
involving claims for damages and injuries (including deaths) to property "
or persons, including property owned by employes of Texaco Irc., arising
out of or connecting with operations conducted by Texaco Inc. or
others; to contract for the drilling and reworking of wells and all ;
s related activities; to undertake, conduct or contract for any and all
exploration, development and production activities on or in connection
with any energy/mineral resource interest; tQ contract for the hire
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