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January 10, 2005
| To: | United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Re: | Harvest Operations Corp, Harvest Energy Trust and subsidiaries ("Harvest") — Registration Statement on Form F-10 | |
We hereby consent to the use of and reference to our name and our reports, and the inclusion and incorporation by reference of information derived from our independent reserve report evaluating a portion of the petroleum and natural gas reserves relating to the Storm Energy Ltd. assets at July 1, 2004, in the registration statement on Form F-10 of Harvest.
Sincerely,
Paddock Lindstrom & Associates Ltd.
| /s/ D. L. PADDOCK |
| D. L. Paddock, P. Eng Vice President |
Calgary, Alberta
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