John R. Butler, Jr. was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in August 2006, effective upon the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Butler has been Chairman of J.R. Butler and Company since 1976. Mr. Butler is currently a director of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a position he has held since 1996. In addition, Mr. Butler was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GeoQuest International Holdings, Inc., Senior Chairman of Petroleum Information Corp. and Vice Chairman of Petroleum Information/Dwights, L.L.C. until 1997. He was also Chairman of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation until December 2001. Mr. Butler has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. |