1 EXHIBIT 24 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ H. L. Fuller ---------------- H. L. Fuller 2 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ W. G. Lowrie ---------------- W. G. Lowrie 3 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ J. L. Carl -------------- J. L. Carl 4 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Judith G. Boynton --------------------- Judith G. Boynton 5 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ D. R. Beall --------------- D. R. Beall 6 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Ruth Block -------------- Ruth Block 7 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ J. H. Bryan --------------- J. H. Bryan 8 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ E. B. Davis, Jr. -------------------- E. B. Davis, Jr. 9 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Richard Ferris ------------------ Richard Ferris 10 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ F. A. Maljers ----------------- F. A. Maljers 11 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ A. C. Martinez ------------------ A. C. Martinez 12 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ W. E. Massey ---------------- W. E. Massey 13 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints J. L. Carl, W. R. Hutchinson and D. B. Pinkert, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Martha R. Seger ------------------- Martha R. Seger 14 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ T. M. Solso --------------- T. M. Solso 15 AMOCO CORPORATION POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints H. L. Fuller, W. G. Lowrie and J. L. Carl, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to Amoco Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from U.S. $300,000,000 to U.S. $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Michael Wilson ------------------ Michael Wilson 16 AMOCO COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints J. L. Carl, W. R. Hutchinson and D. B. Pinkert, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ J. L. Carl --------------------------- Name: J. L. Carl --------------------------- 17 AMOCO COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints J. L. Carl, W. R. Hutchinson and D. B. Pinkert, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ W. R. Hutchinson ------------------------ Name: W. R. Hutchinson --------------------------- 18 AMOCO COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints J. L. Carl, W. R. Hutchinson and D. B. Pinkert, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ Judith G. Boynton --------------------------- Name: Judith G. Boynton --------------------------- 19 AMOCO COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints J. L. Carl, W. R. Hutchinson and D. B. Pinkert, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Corporation's Registration Statement (File No. 333-36923), including specifically an amendment increasing the principal amount of debt securities covered thereby from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000, and including any filings pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney on the 3rd day of November, 1997. /s/ D. B. Pinkert --------------------------- Name: D. B. Pinkert ---------------------------