Mark Fraser Smith

Baytex Energy Trust principal activities are to explore, develop and produce oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin. Company operations are primarily conducted in Western Canada with an emerging presence in the United States. It focuses on building an asset base through land acquisitions, seismic data interpretation, exploratory and development drilling and property and corporate acquisitions.

Part of ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources Canada (Hunter) Ltd. is a Canadian company that produces and sells crude oil. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

ConocoPhillips Western Canada Partnership operates as an independent exploration and production company. It focuses on developing portfolio including the Surmont oil sands project in the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta and exciting opportunities in the liquids-rich Montney play in northeast British Columbia. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Arcan Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company was founded on January 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB is a non profit organization that regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta. Its function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practice engineering and geoscience in Alberta. The applicants and companies that meet APEGA’s standards for ethical, professional, and technical competency earn the right to practice and use reserved titles and designations. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. is an oil and gas company. The firm engages in the exploration, acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It focuses on the operation in west central Alberta that develops Spirit River. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Trident Exploration Corp. produces natural gas and coal. The firm develops coal bed methane in central Alberta. It focuses on the exploration for and exploitation of unconventional natural gas resources from coal. The company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.