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Chief Operating Officer and Director. Mr. Powers was elected to the Board on July 6, 2006 and has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since August 31, 2006. Mr. Powers is the former President of Halliburton Energy Services, where he worked for nearly 35 years. He began his career with Halliburton in the company's Wireline Division in 1968 and was promoted to managerial positions in operations, business development and manufacturing, split between U.S. and international assignments. In 2002, Mr. Powers was elected to the Board of Directors for Magnum Hunter Resources, which was an NYSE-listed company before it was acquired by Cimarex in 2005. In February 2007, Mr. Powers was elected to the Board of Trinidad Energy Services Income Trust ("Trinidad Energy") which is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He serves on the Audit, Compensation and the Health, Safety and Environmental Committees of Trinidad Energy. Mr. Powers is a member of the Society of Professional Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute 25 Year Club. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the University of Houston in 1968. | 