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ALUUGUEHOUt:, NEW MEXICO

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### IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO 

## JUL 11 2006 

# MATTHEW

# J. DYKMAN CLERK

v. Plaintiffs,

Defendants. UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, and STATE OF MONTANA
Civil No.• CIV-OI-1422LH Honorable Leslie C. Smith ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 

### NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, L.P., ) and MONTANA REFINING COMPANY) ) ) )


### STIPULATED ORDER SUBSTITUTING MONTANA REFINING COMI'ANY, INC. FOR MONTANA REFINING COMPANY AS THE DEFENDANT IN THE ABOVE-REFERENCED CASE AND CONSENT t>ECREE WHEREAS. Plaintiffthe United States ofAmerica ("United States"). Plaintiff-Intervenors the State ofNew Mexico and the State ofMontana (collectively,**"Plaintifl~lntervcnors"),** 

### and Defendants Navajo Relining Company, L.P, ('"Navajo") and Montana Refining Company ("Montana Refining") arc parties to aConsent Decree entered by this Courton March 5. 2002 ("Consent Decree") regarding alleged environmental violations at certain facilities owned by Navajo and Montana Refining; WHEREAS. pursuant to Paragraph 6 ofthis Consent Decree the Great Falls Refinery, owned by Montana Refining is one ofthe facilities covered by this Consent Decree;

### ~VHEREAS, Montana Refining has sold the,assets orthe Great Falls Refinery to Montana Refining Company Inc" a subsidiary orConnacher Oil and Gas Limited: WHEREAS, Paragraph 94 ofthe Consent Decree provides that material modifications to the Consent Decree shall be made by agreement.orthe United States, the State ofNew Mexico. the State ofMontana. Navajo. and

### Montan~ Refining in writing and filed with


# ..**~~** the Court; ; • f WHEREAS. Paragraph 7 orthe Consent Decree provides that Montana Relining shall condition any transfer. in whole or in part, ofownership and/or operation ofthe Great Falls Refinery "upon the execution by the transferee ofa modification to the Consent Decree which makes the terms and conditions ofthe Consent Decree that apply to [the Great Falls Refinery] applicable to the transferee"; WHEREAS, on or aboutMarch 31. 2006, MQntana Refining sold the assets ofthe Great Falls Refinery to Montana Refining Company, Inc
.. a¥ubsidiary ofConnaeher Oil and Gas Limited; WHEREAS, as part ofthe purchase agreement, Montana Refining Company, Inc. agreed to assume all orlhe tcrms and conditions orthe Consent Deerce relating to the Great Falls Refinery that have not been fully met by Montana Refinery Company; WHEREAS, Montana Refining Company, Inc. now owns and operates the Great Falls Refinery;NOW, THEREFORE, it is Ordered, Adjudged, and Decreed as follows:



### - 2 -I. The Joint Motion for entry ofa Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Relining Company, Inc. for Montana Refining Company as a Defendant with respect to all ofthe tenns and conditions ofthe Consent Decree relating to the Great Falls Relinery that have not been fully met by Montana Refinery Company is GRANTED:
2. Effective on the Date ofEntry ofthis Stipulated Order, and with respect to all ofthe terms and conditions ofthe Consent Decree relating to the Great Falls Relinery that have not been fully met by Montana Refinery Company, Montana Refining Company, Inc. shall be substituted for Montana Refining Company where Montana Refining Company's name**app~ars:** 3. EITeetive on the Date ofEntry ofthis Stipulated Order, Montana Refining Company shall be released from all obligations and liability underthe Consent Decree.
4. Under Paragraph 91 ofthe Consent Decree, notices "as to Montana Refining" shall instead be notices "as to Montana Refining Company, Inc." and shall be directed to: Refinery Manager Montana Refining Company, Inc. 1900 10th St., N.E. Great Falls, MT 59404



### - 3The undersigned party consents to the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Retining Company, Inc. for Montana Refining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIV-01-1422LH (D.N.M.l.
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FORTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division

sl Annette M. Lang ANNETTE M. LANG Trial Attorney' Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. DepartmentofJustice P.O. Dox 7611 : Den franklin Station Washington. D.C. 20044-7611 (202) 514-4213' (202) 616-6584'(facsimilel annette.lang@usdoj.gov

- 4 -**Th~** undersigned party**eons~nts** to**th~** Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Relining Company, Ine, for Montana Relining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIV-01-1422LH (D.N.M.). FOR PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO



### sl with consent ofRon Curry RON CURRY, Cabinet Secretary New Mexico E'nvironment Department P.O. Box 26110 1190 St. Francis Dr. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6610



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The undersigned party consents to the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. for Montana Refining Company as a Defendant 

### in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIV-01-1422LH (D.N.M.). '
FORPLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR THE STATE OF MONTANA



### slwith consentofRichard 

### 1-1. Opper RICHARD H. OPPER Director Montananepaftment ofEnvironmental Quality P.O. Box 20090I Helena, MT 59620-0901



### - 6 -The undersigned party consentsto the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. for MontanaRefining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered eIV-OJ-1 422I.H (D.N.M.).

FOR DEFENDANT NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, LoP.



### sl with consentofMatthew P. Clifton MATTHEW P. CLIFTON ChiefExecutive Oftieer 100CrescentCourt, Suite 1600 Dallas. Texas 7520I



### - 7 -The undersigned party consents to the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. ·for Montana RefiningCompany as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIVoOI-1422LH (D.N.M.)



### FOR DEFENDANT MONTANA REFINING COMPANY. 

### By its Partners



### BLACKEAGLE, INC.
slwith consent ofMatthew P. Clifton MATTHEW P. CLIFTON President 100 CrescentCourt, Suite 1600 Dallas, Texas 7520I
NAVAJO NORTHERN, INC.


### sl with consent ofDavid L. Lamp DAVlD L. LAMP President 100 CrescentCourt. Suite 1600 Dallas. Texas 75201



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### - 8 -The undersigned party consents to the StipulatedOrdcr Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. j{)r Montana Refining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered**CIV~01-1422LH** (D.N.M.l



### FORHOLLY CORPORAnON

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### sl with·consent ofMatthcw P. Clifton MATTHEW P. CLIFTON ChiefExccutive Officcr 100 CrescentCourt, Suite 1600 Dallas, Texas 7520I



### - 9The undersigned party consents to the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. for Montana Refining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIV-0 1-1422LH (D.N.M.)
FOR DEFENDANT MONTANA REFINING COMPANY, IJIIT.

sl with consent ofRichard R. Kines RICHARD R. KINES Vice President, Finance and ChiefFinancial Officer Suite 2600, 530-8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB, CanadaT2P 3S8



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- 10-**~"** " The undersigned party consents to the Stipulated Order Substituting Montana Refining Company, Inc. for Montana Refining Company as a Defendant in the Case and Consent Decree numbered CIV-01-1422LH (D.N.M.)
FOR CONNACHER OIL AND GAS LIMITED



### wi with consent ofRichard R. Kines RIel-lARD R. KINES Vice President,:Finance and ChiefFinancial Officer Suite 2600, 530-8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB. CanadaT2P 3S8

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