EXHIBIT 23.4
OUTTRIM SZABO ASSOCIATES LTD.
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| Calgary, Alberta | | Petroleum Consultants |
November 25, 2002
Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
110 W. Seventh Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
Re: “Form 8-K Filing”
Dear Sir:
As Petroleum Engineers, we hereby consent to the inclusion of the information included in this Form 8-K with respect to the oil and gas reserves of Vintage Petroleum, Inc., for Canada, the future net revenues from such reserves, and the present value thereof, which information has been included in this Form 8-K in reliance upon the report of this firm and upon the authority of this firm as experts in petroleum engineering. We hereby further consent to all references to our firm included in this Form 8-K and to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8, Nos. 33-37505, 333-88297 and 333-53652, and the Registration Statement on Form S-3, No. 333-77619, of Vintage Petroleum, Inc. of such information.
| Yours truly, |
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| OUTTRIM SZABO ASSOCIATES LTD. |
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/s/ Colin P. Outtrim
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| Colin P. Outtrim, P. Eng. |
| President |
