THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Carroll W. Suggs
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Carroll W. Suggs
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Orin R. Smith
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Orin R. Smith
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Richard A. Bachmann
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Richard A. Bachmann
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Carlisle A. H. Trost
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Carlisle A. H. Trost
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ H. Leighton Steward
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H. Leighton Steward
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ John F. Schwarz
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John F. Schwarz
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Arthur R. Taylor
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Arthur R. Taylor
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Kenneth W. Orce
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Kenneth W. Orce
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ W. R. Timken, Jr.
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W. R. Timken, Jr.
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Robert E. Howson
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Robert E. Howson
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Eamon M. Kelly
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Eamon M. Kelly
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Victor A. Rice
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Victor A. Rice
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Jerry D. Carlisle
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Jerry D. Carlisle
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY
Power of Attorney
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard A. Bachmann,
Suzanne V. Baer, Frederick J. Plaeger, II and Louis A. Raspino,
Jr., and each of them, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned, with power to act on behalf of the undersigned, to
execute in his or her name, place and stead in his or her
capacity as an officer or director or both of The Louisiana
Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland corporation (the "Com-
pany"), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form S-3, and any amendments to such Reg-
istration Statement (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)), and all
instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith,
and to file or cause to be filed such Registration Statement
and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments or
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b)) and other
instruments with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
said attorney shall have full power and authority to do and
perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the prem-
ises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney on the 15th day of November, 1996.
/s/ Louis A. Raspino, Jr.
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Louis A. Raspino, Jr.