Harold Hamm was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner in October 2004, and also serves as Chairman of the compensation committee of the board of directors of our general partner. In December 1994, Mr. Hamm began serving as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Continental Gas, Inc., and he subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Continental Gas, Inc. until 2004. Since its inception in 1967 until October 2005, Mr. Hamm served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Continental Resources, Inc. and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of its board of directors. Mr. Hamm is also President of the National Stripper Well Association, President and Chairman of the executive board of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and a member of the executive board of the Oklahoma Energy Explorers. In addition, Mr. Hamm is the founder and serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Save Domestic Oil, Inc. and is a director of Complete Production Services, Inc., a publicly traded oilfield services company. |