Mark S. Urness

Mark S. Urness is a Managing Director and Head of Energy Research at Calyon
Securities (USA) Inc. He has been an investment professional for 15 years
including nine years at Citigroup, two years at Merrill Lynch and four years at
Calyon Securities. At Citigroup and Merrill Lynch he led research teams that
were consistently top ranked in polls conducted by Institutional Investor
magazine and Greenwich Associates. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held
management and engineering positions for 12 years at Phibro Energy and Amoco
Production Company. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin and an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. In
addition, he is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a
member of the Society of Professional Engineers.