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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Harry W. Colmery, Jr.
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Harry W. Colmery, Jr.
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Irvin K. Culpepper, Jr.
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Irvin K. Culpepper, Jr.
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Walter J. P. Curley
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Walter J. P. Curley
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Robert M. Danos
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Robert M. Danos
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.
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Phillip Frost, M.D.
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th of September, 1996.
/s/ Peter G. Gerry
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Peter G. Gerry
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th of September, 1996.
/s/ H. Phipps Hoffstot, III
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H. Phipps Hoffstot, III
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th of September, 1996.
/s/ John H. Moore
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John H. Moore
Director
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AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), a Registration Statement on Form S-1, or on any other appropriate form
under the Securities Act, in connection with the registration of Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share, of the Company, with such amendment or amendments
thereto, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any registration
statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities
Act, in each case as necessary or appropriate, together with any and all
exhibits, schedules and other documents relating to such Registration Statement
(collectively, the "Registration Statement");
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
Mark Andrews and John M. Hogan, and each, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement with any
and all amendments, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and any
registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under
the Securities Act, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection
therewith and to file the same, together with any and all exhibits, schedules
and other documents relating thereto, with the Commission. Each of such
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person,
the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving all that such attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of the 27th day of September, 1996.
/s/ Peter P. Nitze
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Peter P. Nitze
Director