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Founded in 1937, Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants evaluates oil and gas properties and independently certifies petroleum reserve quantities. The firm performs several hundred consulting studies per year for a variety of clients, including those preparing annual petroleum reserve certifications for filers with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as clients listed on the London, Ontario, Toronto, Hong Kong and Australian stock exchanges. With more than 60 professional petroleum engineers and geoscientists, the firm conducts reserves evaluations, geoscience and geology studies, field development and enhanced oil recovery design, reservoir simulation, economic analysis, management consulting and expert witness testimony. It also provides a complete range of professional engineering, geoscientific and economic evaluation services. The Houston-based firm has branch offices in Calgary and Denver.

With an estimated 2.3 billion barrels of proved reserves, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the largest independent oil exploration and production companies in the world. The company also markets approximately 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day throughout the United States and Canada. Anadarko s operational focus in North America extends from the Gulf of Mexico up through the Canadian Rockies and onto the north slope of Alaska. Its international operations are focused on major positions in Algeria, Venezuela and Qatar, as well as exploration or production operations in several other countries. James T. Hackett has been the chief executive officer of Anadarko Petroleum for more than two years. He has been with the petroleum and natural gas company for over two years. Hackett earned a BS degree from the University of Illinois, and a MBA from Harvard. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation employs approximately 3,400 people in locations throughout the world.