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EXHIBIT NO. 10(B)

                                    AGREEMENT

                  This AGREEMENT, dated as of the 18 day of May, 2001 (this
"Agreement"), is by and between THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation
(the "Company"), and Stephen Peterson (the "Executive").

         A.       The Executive is a senior executive of the Company and has
made and is expected to continue to make major contributions to the short- and
long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the Company.

         B.       In the event of a change in ownership or control of the
Company, the Executive may be entitled to (or otherwise receive) certain
payments or other benefits from the Company. The Company recognizes that the
effect of certain tax laws could be to diminish substantially the value of such
payments and benefits.

         C.       In order to encourage the continued attention and dedication
of the Executive to Executive's duties with the Company in the event of a change
in control, and to provide additional inducement for the Executive to continue
to remain in the employ of the Company, the Company desires to ensure that the
Executive receives the full value of the payments and benefits to which the
Executive may be entitled (or otherwise receive) in the event of a change in
ownership or control of the Company.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, intending
to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1.       CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY.

                  1.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event it is
determined (as hereinafter provided) that any payment or distribution hereafter
made by the Company or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of the
Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
or by reason of any agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, including,
without limitation, any stock option, performance share, performance unit, stock
appreciation right, restricted stock award, or similar right, or the lapse or
termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exercisability of any of the
foregoing, or otherwise (the "Payments"), would be subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code") (or any successor provision thereto) by reason of being considered
"contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the Company within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code (or any successor provision
thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest or
penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such
interest and penalties, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional
payment (the "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by the
Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect
to such taxes), including, without

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limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with
respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive
retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon
the Payments.

                  1.2 Subject to the provisions of Section 1.3, all
determinations required to be made under this Agreement, including whether and
when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and
the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made
by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or such other nationally recognized independent
accounting firm as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties (the "Accounting
Firm") that shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company
and the Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the
Executive that there has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by
the Company. In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or
auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the change in ownership or
control that gives rise to the Excise Tax, the Board of Directors of the Company
shall appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the
determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred
to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting
Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined
pursuant to this Section 1.2, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive
within five business days of the Company's receipt of the Accounting Firm's
determination. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon
the Company and the Executive, absent manifest error. As a result of the
uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code that may exist at the
time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is
possible that Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company
should have been made (the "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations
required to be made hereunder. In such event, if after the Company exhausts its
remedies pursuant to Section 1.3, the Executive is required to make a payment of
any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the
Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid
by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.

                  1.3 The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service, or any state or local taxing authority,
that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up
Payment; provided, however, that failure by the Executive to provide such notice
pursuant to this Section 1.3 will relieve the Company of its obligations
hereunder with respect to such claim only if, and only to the extent that, the
Company is prejudiced thereby. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Executive is informed
in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive
shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following
the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such
shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such
claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the
expiration of such period that the Company desires to contest such claim, the
Executive shall:

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                           (a) promptly give the Company any information
     reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,
                           (b) promptly take such action in connection with
     contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing
     from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal
     representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably
     selected by the Company,

                           (c) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
     effectively to contest such claim, and

                           (d) permit the Company to participate in any
     proceedings relating to such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of
this Section 1.3, the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection
with such contest, and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all
administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the
applicable taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole
option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund
or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and, if so requested by the
Company, the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination
before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in
one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however,
that, if the Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a
refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive,
on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless,
on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or
penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such advance or with
respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and provided,
further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of
taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested
amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount.
Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to issues
with respect to which the Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the
Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other
issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority;
provided, however, that such settlement or contest does not significantly
increase the Company's liability hereunder.

                  1.4 If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 1.3, the Executive becomes entitled
to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject
to the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 1.3) promptly pay to
the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or
credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the
Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 1.3, a
determination is

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made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such
claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to
contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such
determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to
be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof,
the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

         2.       TERMINATION. This Agreement, and all of the parties'
respective obligations hereunder, shall terminate upon the termination of the
Executive's employment with the Company and any of its affiliates for any reason
prior to any change in ownership or control described in Section
280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code; provided, however, that this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect with respect to any right or entitlement of the
Executive to any Payment that is determined to be contingent on such change in
ownership or control, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable
before or after such termination of the Executive's employment.

         3.       SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

                  3.1 This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and, without
the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the
Executive other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
legal representatives.

                  3.2 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

                  3.3 The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company to assume expressly
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent
that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken
place. "Company" means the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to
its business or assets as aforesaid, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase
or otherwise, that assumes and is bound to perform this Agreement by operation
of law or otherwise.

         4.       MISCELLANEOUS.

                  4.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without reference to principles
of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the
provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be
amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties
hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

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                  4.2 All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:

                  if to the Executive:
                  The Progressive Corporation
                  6300 Wilson Mills Road
                  Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
                           Attention:  Stephen Peterson

                  if to the Company:
                  The Progressive Corporation
                  6300 Wilson Mills Road
                  Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
                           Attention:  General Counsel

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.

                  4.3 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.

                  4.4 This Agreement shall not be deemed to modify, amend or
supplement the terms of any existing benefit plan or program of the Company,
including, without limitation, the Plans.

                  4.5 The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under
this Agreement such United States federal, state or local or foreign taxes or
other items as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law
or regulation.

                  4.6 The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon
strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert
any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this
Agreement.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the
Executive's hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board of Directors
of the Company, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name
on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.

                                /s/ Stephen Peterson
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                                Stephen Peterson

                                THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION

                                By:  /s/ W T Forrester
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                                Name: W T Forrester
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                                Title: Chief Financial Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT 10.26
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                           BENTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY
                        CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN

         WHEREAS, Benton Oil and Gas Company, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company") recognizes that
one of the Company's most valuable assets and an undeniable contributor to the
success of the Company is its outstanding staff;

         WHEREAS, the Company further recognizes that the loss of a significant
portion of its staff would seriously impact the service quality and ultimate
value of the Company;

         WHEREAS, the Company has determined that it is advisable to establish a
severance benefit program to mitigate the possibility of a loss of valuable
personnel due to uncertainties faced in the prospect of a sale of the Company
and to deal fairly with the contributions of the Company's staff;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Company adopts the Benton Oil and Gas Company
Severance Plan, effective May 4, 2001, the terms of which are as follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

         1.1 "ANTICIPATORY CHANGE OF CONTROL" means (1) the execution of an
agreement or a written document which, if the subject thereof were consummated,
would result in a Change of Control or (2) a public announcement by any Person,
including the Company, of an intent to take an action(s) which, if consummated,
would result in a Change of Control.

         1.2 "AFFILIATE" means Benton-Vinccler, C.A., Geoilbent or Arctic Gas
Company.

         1.3 "BENEFITS" means the severance benefits a Participant is entitled
to receive pursuant to Article 3 hereof.

         1.4 "BENEFIT TRIGGER WINDOW" means the 24-month period commencing on
the date that a Change of Control occurs.

         1.5 "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         1.6 "CAUSE" means (1) the conviction of the Participant for any felony
involving dishonesty, fraud or breach of trust or (2) the willful engagement by
the Participant in gross misconduct in the performance of his or her duties that
materially injures the Surviving Entity.

         1.7 "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the following
after May 4, 2001:

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             (a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
(a "Covered Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 50 percent or more of
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Voting
Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a) of
this Section 1.7 the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of
Control: (1) any acquisition by the Company, (2) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
entity controlled by the Company, or (3) any acquisition by any entity pursuant
to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (c)
of this Section 1.7; or

             (b) individuals who, as of May 4, 2001, constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to
May 4, 2001, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors; or

             (c) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation
or sale of the Company, or a disposition of at least 50 percent of the assets of
the Company including goodwill but excluding any of Company's interest in
Benton-Vinccler, C.A. (a "Business Combination"), provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (c) of this Section 1.7, a Business Combination will
not constitute a change of control if the following three requirements are
satisfied:

         following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of
         the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
         respectively, of the Voting Securities immediately prior to such
         Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
         than 50 percent of the ownership interests of the entity resulting from
         such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity
         which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
         substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through
         one or more subsidiaries or other affiliated entities) in substantially
         the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such
         Business Combination of the Ownership Interests, (2) no Covered Person
         (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company
         or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially
         owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of, respectively, the
         ownership interests in the entity resulting from such Business
         Combination, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to
         the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of
         the board of directors of the entity resulting from such Business
         Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
         execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board,
         providing for such Business Combination. For this purpose any
         individual who becomes a director subsequent to May 4, 2001, and whose
         election, or nomination

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         for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of
         at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
         Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of
         the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
         individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
         actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or
         removal of directors.

         1.8 "CHANGE OF CONTROL EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on which a Change
of Control occurs.

         1.9 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         1.10 "COMPANY" means Benton Oil and Gas Company and its successor by
merger or otherwise.

         1.11 "COMPENSATION" means the Participant's wages from the Company and
the Affiliates as defined in section 3401(a) of the Code for purposes of federal
income tax withholding, modified by including elective contributions under a
cafeteria plan described in section 125 and elective contributions to a
qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in section 401(k) of the Code,
and modified further by excluding reimbursements or other expense allowances,
fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation
(other than election contributions to the Company's qualified cash or deferred
arrangement described in section 401(k) of the Code), welfare benefits as
defined in the ERISA, overtime pay and special performance compensation amounts.

         1.12 "DESIGNATED SENIOR MANAGER" means a Regular Full-Time Employee who
is not an officer but who is designated by the Human Resources Committee of the
Board as a "Designated Senior Manager" for purposes of the Plan.

         1.13 "EFFECTIVE DATE" means May 4, 2001.

         1.14 "EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION DATE" means the date on which the
employment relationship between the Participant and the Company is terminated
due to an Involuntary Termination.

         1.15 "EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION PERIOD" means, with respect to a given
Regular Full-Time Employee, the period of time following a Change of Control. In
no event will the Employment Extension Period exceed 120 days following a Change
of Control with respect to which the Participant incurs an Involuntary
Termination.

         1.16 "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.

         1.17 "GOOD REASON EVENT" means the occurrence of one or more of the
following events or conditions within 120 days prior to, or within 730 days
after, a Change of Control Effective Date:

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              (a) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity assigns to
the Participant any duties inconsistent with the Participant's position
(including offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or
responsibilities with the Company or an Affiliate in effect immediately before
the occurrence of the Change of Control of the Company or otherwise makes any
change in any such position, authority, duties or responsibilities;

              (b) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity takes any
other action that results in a material diminution in such position, authority,
duties or responsibilities or otherwise takes any action that materially
interferes therewith;

              (c) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity reduces
the Participant's annual Compensation as in effect immediately before the
occurrence of the Change of Control of the Company or as the Participant's
annual Compensation may be increased from time to time after that occurrence;

              (d) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity relocates
the Participant's principal workplace to an area that is located outside of a
radius of 50 miles from the Participant's principal workplace;

              (e) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity fails to
(x) continue in effect any bonus, incentive, profit sharing, performance,
savings, retirement or pension policy, plan, program or arrangement (such
policies, plans, programs and arrangements collectively being referred to herein
as "Basic Benefit Plans"), including, but not limited to, any deferred
compensation, supplemental executive retirement or other retirement income,
stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, or similar policy, plan,
program or arrangement of the Company or an Affiliate, in which the Participant
was a participant immediately before the occurrence of the Change of Control of
the Company, unless an equitable and reasonably comparable arrangement (embodied
in a substitute or alternative benefit or plan) shall have been made with
respect to such Basic Benefit Plan promptly following the occurrence of the
Change of Control of the Company, or (y) continue the Participant's
participation in any Basic Benefit Plan (or any substitute or alternative plan)
on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits
provided to the Participant (which are in any event always subject to the terms
of any applicable Basic Benefit Plan) and the level of the Participant's
participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately before the
occurrence of the Change of Control of the Company;

              (f) the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity fails to
continue to provide the Participant with benefits substantially similar to those
enjoyed by the Participant under any of the Company's or an Affiliate's other
benefit plans, policies, programs and arrangements, including, but not limited
to, life insurance, medical, dental, health, hospital, accident or disability
plans, in which the Participant was a participant immediately before the
occurrence of the Change of Control of the Company;

              (g) a Relocation occurs; or

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              (h) within 121 days after a Change of Control Effective Date the
Participant resigns such that he is not an employee of any of the Company or an
Affiliate or the Surviving Entity, for any reason.

         1.18 "INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION" means the termination of a Participant's
employment relationship with the Company and all Affiliates or the Surviving
Entity (1) by the Company or an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity for any reason
other than Cause within 730 days after, or within 240 days before, a Change of
Control Effective Date, or (2) by the Participant within 730 days after a Good
Reason Event has occurred.

         1.19 "MONTH OF COMPENSATION" or "MONTHS OF COMPENSATION" means the
monthly Compensation in effect for the Participant for services performed for
the Company or its Affiliate immediately prior to the Change of Control.

         1.20 "NONRESIDENT ALIEN" means a nonresident alien (within the meaning
of section 7701(b) of the Code) who either (1) receives no earned income (within
the meaning of section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from the Company or any Affiliate
that constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the
meaning of section 861(a)(3) of the Code) or (2) receives earned income (within
the meaning of section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from the Company or any Affiliate
that constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the
meaning of section 861(a)(3) of the Code) all of which is exempt from United
States federal income tax under an applicable tax convention or treaty.

         1.21 "PARTICIPANT" means a Regular Full-Time Employee who is employed
by the Company on the Effective Date.

         1.22 "PLAN" means the Benton Oil and Gas Company Change of Control
Severance Plan, as set forth in this Agreement as amended from time to time.

         1.23 "PLAN ADMINISTRATOR" means the Company. However, the Company may
designate any person or a committee to administer the Plan in accordance with
the provisions of Article 8.

         1.24 "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership,
governmental body, entity or group or any person within the meaning of section
13(d)(3) or section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         1.25 "REGULAR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE" means a common law employee of the
Company, an Affiliate or the Surviving Entity who is regularly scheduled to
perform 40 hours of service for the Company or an Affiliate per week.

         1.26 "RELOCATION" means a change of the headquarters of the Company
from Carpinteria, California, to another headquarters where the Company will
conduct its consolidated business, or a reduction of the responsibilities of the
headquarters in Carpinteria, which results in a substantial reduction in the
number of headquarter staff to carry out those responsibilities. The Board shall
determine whether a Relocation has occurred.

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         1.27 "SURVIVING ENTITY" means the Company, or any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company after a Change of
Control, and its affiliates.

         1.28 "YEAR OF SERVICE" means 365 days of employment with the Company,
an Affiliate or, after the Change of Control Effective Date, the Surviving
Entity, and any entities aggregated with the Company, an Affiliate or, after the
Change of Control Effective Date, the Surviving Entity under sections 414(b),
(c), (m) and (o) of the Code, whether or not completed consecutively, in which
the Participant is paid or is entitled to payment for performance of services
with the Company and any affiliated entities described in this sentence.

                                   ARTICLE 2
                                   ELIGIBILITY

         An individual who (1) is a Regular Full-Time Employee on the Effective
Date, (2) incurs an Involuntary Termination, (3) except in the case of a
Nonresident Alien, executes and delivers to the Company a release provided to
the Participant by the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A) and (4) is a regular Full-Time Employee at any
time within 240 days prior to a Change of Control or at any time after a Change
of Control shall be entitled to the Benefits described in Article 3 hereof. An
individual who is classified by the Company as an independent contractor is not
eligible to participate in the Plan (even if he is subsequently reclassified by
the Internal Revenue Service or a court as a common law employee of the Company
and the Company acquiesces to the reclassification).

         Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan (including paragraph
(h) of Section 1.18), a Regular Full-Time Employee is not eligible to receive
Benefits unless, at the election of the Surviving Entity, he or she continues to
perform his or her regular functions and duties for the Surviving Entity during
his or her Employment Extension Period; provided, however, that the Regular
Full-Time Employee shall not be required to relocate as a condition of receiving
Benefits.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, an individual who
receives or received severance benefits from the Company or the Surviving Entity
under the terms of a severance agreement executed by the individual is not
eligible to receive Benefits.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                                    BENEFITS

         Subject to Article 5, the Company or the Surviving Entity shall pay or
provide a Participant who has satisfied the requirements of Article 2 hereof the
following Benefits:

              (a) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall pay the Participant
a single sum cash payment in an amount equal to:

                  (i) 24 Months of Compensation, if at any time within 240 days
prior to the Change of Control the Participant is an officer or a Designated
Senior Manager of the Company or an Affiliate; or

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                  (ii) the sum of (A) and (B), up to but not in excess of 24
Months of Compensation, where (A) is six Months of Compensation and (B) is one
Month of Compensation multiplied by the Participant's Years of Service, if at no
time within 240 days prior to the Change of Control is the Participant an
officer or a Designated Senior Manager of the Company or an Affiliate and he has
completed one Year of Service;

                  (iii) two Months of Compensation, if at no time within 240
days prior to the Change of Control is the Participant an officer or a
Designated Senior Manager of the Company or an Affiliate and he has not
completed one Year of Service.

              (b) if the Participant moved all or part of his or her household,
automobiles or personal belongings to California within the 24-month period
immediately prior to his Employment Termination Date in order to commence or
continue employment with the Company or an Affiliate, the Company or the
Surviving Entity shall pay the Participant an amount equal to the reasonable
expenses (including expenses for packing and moving household goods, automobiles
or personal belongings) to relocate the Participant back to the city from which
he or she originally moved that are incurred no later than six months of the
Participant's Termination Date;

              (c) if the Participant moved all or part of his or her household,
automobiles or personal belongings to Russia or Venezuela in order to commence
or continue employment with the Company or an Affiliate, the Company or the
Surviving Entity shall pay the Participant an amount equal to the reasonable
expenses (including expenses for packing and moving household goods, automobiles
or personal belongings, coach class expenses for flying the Participant and the
Participant's family back to the city from which they originally moved, on coach
class, and reasonable expenses for hotel accommodations in either or both (1)
Russia or Venezuela and (2) the city from which the Participant originally
moved, not to exceed 30 days in the aggregate) to relocate the Participant back
to the city from which he or she originally moved that are incurred no later
than six months after the Participant's Termination Date; and

              (d) any outstanding stock option(s) granted by the Company to the
Participant shall become fully vested and shall remain exercisable until the
tenth anniversary of the date(s) of the grant(s) specified in the relevant
option agreement(s).

         The Benefits payable hereunder shall be reduced by the amount of any
other severance benefits the Participant may otherwise be entitled to receive
under any other plan, agreement, program or arrangement maintained by the
Company or that are mandated by foreign or domestic applicable laws.

              Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the only
severance benefits that a Participant who is a Nonresident Alien may receive
under the Plan are those specified in paragraph (d) of this Article 3.

                                   ARTICLE 4
                              TIME OF PLAN PAYMENTS

         The Company shall pay the Participant the cash severance benefits
described in paragraph (a) of Article 3 within the later of 30 days after the
Participant's Employment

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Termination Date or five days after the Participant's release agreement
described in Article 2 becomes irrevocable. The Company shall reimburse the
Participant for his relocation expenses pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article 3
within the later of 60 days after the Participant furnishes the Company copies
of invoices for the relocation expenses or five days after the Participant's
release agreement described in Article 2 becomes irrevocable.

                                   ARTICLE 5
                             FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS

         A Participant will forfeit all benefits under the Plan if he or she
voluntarily terminates his or her employment relationship with the Company prior
to the occurrence of a Change in Control or he or she is discharged by the
Company for Cause.

                                   ARTICLE 6
                              UNFUNDED ARRANGEMENT

         All Plan benefits will be paid, as needed, from the general assets of
the Company or its successor. It is intended that the Plan shall be unfunded for
tax purposes.

         The Plan is only a general corporate commitment and each Participant
must rely upon the general credit of the Company for the fulfillment of its
obligations hereunder. Under all circumstances the rights of Participants to any
asset held by the Company will be no greater than the rights expressed in this
Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a guarantee by
the Company that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay any
benefits under this Plan or would place the Participant in a secured position
ahead of general creditors of the Company; the Participants are only unsecured
creditors of the Company with respect to their Plan benefits, and the Plan
constitutes a mere promise by the Company to make benefit payments in the
future. No specific assets of the Company have been or shall be set aside, or
shall in any way be transferred to a trust or shall be pledged in any way for
the performance of the Company's obligations under the Plan which would remove
such assets from being subject to the general creditors of the Company.

                                   ARTICLE 7
                           ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

         The Plan Administrator shall have the full power and authority to
administer the Plan, carry out its terms and conditions and effectuate its
purposes. The Plan Administrator shall be the "named fiduciary," as such term is
defined in ERISA, of the Plan, with responsibility for administration of the
Plan.

         The Plan Administrator shall serve without compensation for its
services as such. However, all reasonable expenses of the Plan Administrator
shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company upon proper documentation. The Plan
Administrator shall be indemnified by the Company against personal liability for
actions taken in good faith in the discharge of duties as the Plan
Administrator.

         The Plan Administrator shall keep all individual and group records
relating to participants and former participants and all other records necessary
for the proper operation of the Plan.

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Such records shall be made available to the Company and to each Participant for
examination during business hours except that a Participant shall examine only
such records as pertain exclusively to the examining Participant and to the
Plan. The Plan Administrator shall prepare and shall file as required by law or
regulation all reports, forms, documents and other items required by ERISA, and
every other relevant statute, each as amended, and all regulations thereunder
(except that the Company, as payor of the Benefits, shall prepare and distribute
to the proper recipients all forms relating to withholding of income or wage
taxes, Social Security taxes, and other amounts which may be similarly
reportable).

         The Plan Administrator is authorized to make the rules for
administering the Plan, to construe its provisions, to correct its defects, and
supply any omissions or reconcile any inconsistencies which may appear in the
Plan, to determine all questions of eligibility and entitlement to benefits and
resolve all controversies. The actions of the Plan Administrator in these
matters, when performed in good faith and in his sole judgment, shall be final
as to all parties.

         The Plan Administrator has full and absolute discretion in the exercise
of the Plan Administrator's authority under the Plan, including without
limitation, the authority to determine any person's right to benefits under the
Plan, the correct amount and form of any benefits. Any action taken or ruling or
decision made by the Plan Administrator in the exercise of any of the Plan
Administrator's powers and authorities under the Plan, shall be final and
conclusive as to all parties. No final action, ruling, or decision of the Plan
Administrator may be set aside unless it is held to have been arbitrary and
capricious in an arbitration proceeding brought pursuant to Section 10.7.

                                   ARTICLE 8
                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

         Prior to the earlier to occur of an Anticipatory Change of Control or a
Change of Control, the Company shall have the right to amend or terminate the
Plan, in whole or in part, for any reason. The Plan may not be terminated or
amended on or after the earlier to occur of an Anticipatory Change of Control or
Change of Control in any manner that would negatively affect a Participant's
rights under the Plan without the consent of all of the Participants or, in the
alternative, the Participants whose Plan benefits are affected by such
termination or amendment. The Plan will terminate on the third anniversary of
the expiration of the Benefit Trigger Window; provided, however, that such
termination shall not affect benefits accrued by a Participant prior to such
termination.

                                   ARTICLE 9
                                CLAIM PROCEDURES

         The Company will advise each Participant of any Benefits to which the
Participant is entitled under the Plan. If any person believes that the Company
has failed to advise him or her of any Benefit to which he or she is entitled,
he or she may file a written claim with the Plan Administrator. The Plan
Administrator shall review such claim and respond thereto within a reasonable
time after receiving the claim. The Plan Administrator shall provide to every

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claimant who is denied a claim for benefits written notice setting forth in a
manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:

              (a) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

              (b) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the
denial is based;

              (c) a description of any additional material or information
necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and

              (d) an explanation of the Plan claims review procedures.

         Within 60 days of receipt by a claimant of a notice denying a claim
under the preceding paragraph, the claimant or his or her duly authorized
representative may request in writing a full and fair review of the claim by the
Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may extend the 60-day period where
the nature of the benefit involved or other attendant circumstances make such
extension appropriate. In connection with such review, the claimant or his or
her duly authorized representative may review pertinent documents and may submit
issues and comments in writing. The Plan Administrator shall make a decision
promptly, and not later than 60 days after the Plan's receipt of a request for
review, unless special circumstances (such as the need to hold a hearing)
require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be
rendered as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of a
request for review. The decision on review shall be in writing and shall include
specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant, and specific references to the pertinent Plan
provisions on which the decision is based.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         10.1 TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company will calculate the deductions from
the amount of the benefit paid under the Plan for any taxes required to be
withheld by federal, state or local government and shall cause them to be
withheld.

         10.2 PLAN NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. The adoption and maintenance of
the Plan is not a contract between the Company and its employees which gives any
employee the right to be retained in its employment. Likewise, it is not
intended to interfere with the rights of the Company to discharge any employee
at any time or to interfere with the employee's right to terminate his
employment at any time.

         10.3 ALIENATION PROHIBITED. No benefits hereunder shall be subject to
anticipation or assignment by a Participant, to attachment by, interference
with, or control of any creditor of a Participant, or to being taken or reached
by any legal or equitable process in satisfaction of any debt or liability of a
Participant prior to its actual receipt by the Participant. Any attempted
conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage, pledge, or encumbrance of the
benefits hereunder prior to payment thereof shall be void.

                                       10
<PAGE>   11

         10.4 GENDER AND NUMBER. If the context requires it, words of one gender
when used in the Plan shall include the other genders, and words used in the
singular or plural shall include the other.

         10.5 SEVERABILITY. Each provision of this Agreement may be severed. If
any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, that determination
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

         10.6 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor
of the Company. Further, the Board shall not authorize a Change of Control that
is a merger or a sale transaction unless the purchaser or the Company's
successor agrees to take such actions as are necessary to cause all Participants
to be paid or provided all Benefits due under the terms of the Plan as in effect
immediately prior to the Change of Control.

         10.7 ARBITRATION. Any controversy relating to the Plan shall be
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") then in effect. No arbitration
proceeding relating to the Plan may be initiated unless the Participant has
exhausted the claims review and appeals procedures specified in Article 9. Any
arbitration relating to the Plan must be initiated in the city in which the
headquarters of the Company is located at that time. Within ten days of the
initiation of an arbitration hereunder, the Company and the Participant will
designate an arbitrator pursuant to Rule 14 of the AAA Rules. Within ten days of
selection, the appointed arbitrators will appoint a neutral arbitrator from the
panel in the manner prescribed in Rule 13 of the AAA Rules. Nothing in this
Section 10.7 shall be construed to, in any way, limit the scope and effect of
Article 7. In any arbitration proceeding full effect shall be given to the
rights, powers, and authorities of the Plan Administrator under Article 7.

         10.8 GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan shall be construed,
administered, and governed under the laws of the State of California and, to the
extent applicable, by the laws of the United States.

         N WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
by its duly authorized officer this 8th day of May, 2001.

                              BENTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY

                              By:/S/Peter J. Hill
                                -------------------------------------------
                              Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                           BENTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY
                                 SEVERANCE PLAN

                                    AGREEMENT
                                    ---------

                  This AGREEMENT is made by ______________________ ("Employee");

                  WHEREAS, Benton Oil and Gas Company (the "Company"), no longer
requires the services of the Employee;

                  WHEREAS, the Employee desires to enter into this Agreement in
consideration of the severance benefits described herein;

                  NOW THEREFORE, the Employee agrees as follows:

         1. RELEASE BY EMPLOYEE. I, _________________, on behalf of myself and
my heirs and assigns, in consideration of the Company's payment of the severance
benefits in the amount of $_____________ (less any amounts that the Company is
required to withhold under applicable laws), and other good and valuable
consideration paid to me on this date, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and as a material inducement to the Company to enter into
this agreement hereby release and forever discharge the Company, and its
directors, officers, shareholders, partners, representatives, agents, employees,
predecessors, successors, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries and related
entities and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents,
representatives and employees, from all claims of any nature whatsoever, from
the beginning of time to the date of the execution of this Agreement, known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected, including but not limited to all claims
arising out of, based upon, or relating to my employment with the Company, or
compensation for that employment.

         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, I understand and
agree that this release includes, but is not limited to, claims based on or
relating to: (a) any express or implied employment contract; (b) wrongful
discharge; (c) termination in breach of public policy ; (d) age discrimination
under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; (e) claims
of discrimination, harassment or retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

1964, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the California Fair
Employment and Housing Act; which prohibit discrimination based on race, color,
age, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, mental or
physical disabilities, or marital status; (f) any other federal, state or local
laws or regulations prohibiting employment discrimination; (g) personal injury,
defamation, assault, battery, invasion of privacy, fraud, intentional or
negligent misrepresentation of fact, intentional or negligent infliction of
emotional distress, or false imprisonment; (h) claims for additional wages,
compensation, overtime pay, severance pay, bonuses or welfare benefits, or any
other entitlements or benefits as an employee of the Company; and (i) claims for
attorneys' fees or costs.

         I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS RELEASE COVERS BOTH CLAIMS THAT I KNOW ABOUT AND
THOSE THAT I MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT. I WAIVE ANY RIGHTS AFFORDED BY SECTION 1542 OF
THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS:

         "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES
         NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE
         RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLYA FFECTED HIS
         SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

         2. COMPANY PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. I acknowledge that
the terms of the Company's Insider Trading Policy shall remain in effect. I
agree to immediately return to the Company any Company property in my
possession, including but not limited to any Confidential Information described
below. I acknowledge that any unauthorized use of such Confidential Information
will cause irreparable harm to the Company and will give rise to an immediate
action by the Company for injunctive relief and damages and any other remedies
provided by law.

         3. CONFIDENTIALITY. I covenant and agree that I will protect the
confidential, trade secret, and/or proprietary character of all of the Company's
Confidential Information. I further

                                       2
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

covenant and agree that I will not, directly or indirectly, use or disclose any
of the Company's Confidential Information, for so long as it remains proprietary
and capable of being protected as confidential or trade secret information. For
the purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means, without
limitation, all of the following, irrespective of whether it is or was reduced
to writing which you received, had access to, in whole or in part, in connection
with your employment with the Company so long as such Confidential Information
remains proprietary and capable of being protected as confidential or trade
secret information:

            (a) geological and geophysical data and maps, models and
interpretations relating to the Company's assets, fields, production and wells;

            (b) commercial, contractual, financial reserve and production data
related to the Company or its production, assets and fields;

            (c) specialized production processes and marketing techniques and
arrangements to enhance or recover oil and gas from the Company's assets, fields
or wells;

            (d) computer software specifically developed for the enhancement of
the production from the Company's assets, fields or wells; and

            (e) any other materials and/or information materially related to the
business or activities of the Company which are not generally known to others
engaged in similar businesses or activities.

         4. INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT. I, for myself, my heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and all other persons and firms released above from all claims and
causes of action of any nature, without limitation, which may be asserted by any
person, firm, or entity claiming by, through, or under me for any relief claimed
to be due me and released by this document.

         5. NO KNOWLEDGE OF LEGAL VIOLATIONS. I further assert that during my
employment with the Company and activities regarding any company or organization
affiliated with the Company, that I have no information or knowledge of any
legal irregularity, violation, or alleged violation of any law, regulation,
statute, or ordinance of any kind resulting from the operations of

                                       3
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

the Company, or any other company or organization affiliated with the Company. I
have never reported any such irregularity or violation to any superior with
respect to the Company or any company or organization affiliated with the
Company.

         6. FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY REVIEW PERIOD. I acknowledge that I am hereby
informed in writing to consult with an attorney prior to executing this
Agreement to discuss the contents of this document and its meaning. I understand
that I have forty-five (45) days within which to consider this waiver and
release of my rights. I understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement in
full, agree to abide by this, and knowingly and voluntarily execute it without
hidden reservations.

         7. SEVEN (7) DAY REVOCATION PERIOD. This waiver and release of claims
under ADEA may be revoked by me within 7 days after the execution of this
Agreement, and the release of any claims under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act shall not become effective until the revocation period has
expired.

         8. RECEIPT OF DISCLOSURES. I acknowledge that I have received the
Disclosures that are attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1.

         9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. I understand that this document contains the
entire agreement and understanding between me and the Company regarding my
employment and separation from that employment and that no other covenants or
promises have been made except those contained in this document. This document
supersedes all other agreements and arrangements between the Company and me,
whether written or oral.

         10. ARBITRATION. I agree to submit to final and binding arbitration any
and all disputes, claims (whether in tort, contract, statutory or otherwise)
and/or disagreements concerning the interpretation or application of this
Agreement and/or my employment by the Company and/or the termination of this
Agreement and/or my employment. Any such dispute, claim and/or disagreement
subject to arbitration pursuant to the terms of this paragraph 10 shall be
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American

                                       4
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

Arbitration Association (the "AAA") then in effect. Arbitration under this
provision must be initiated within 30 days of the action, inaction or occurrence
about which the party initiating the arbitration is complaining, and must be
initiated in the city where the headquarters of the Company is located at the
time such arbitration is initiated. Within ten (10) days of the initiation of an
arbitration hereunder, each party will designate an arbitrator pursuant to Rule
14 of the AAA Rules. Within (10) ten days of selection, the appointed
arbitrators will appoint a neutral arbitrator from the panel in the manner
prescribed in Rule 13 of the AAA Rules. The arbitrators shall issue their
written decision (including a statement of finding of facts) within fourteen
(14) days from the date of the close of the arbitration hearing. I agree that
the decision of the arbitrators selected hereunder will be final and binding on
both parties, absent manifest error. This arbitration provision is expressly
made pursuant to and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C.
Sections 1-14. I agree that pursuant to Section 9 of the Act that a judgment of
the United States District Court for the District in which the headquarters of
the Company are located at the time of initiation of an arbitration hereunder
shall be entered upon the award made pursuant to the arbitration.

         11. ATTORNEYS' FEES. I further agree I am fully responsible for any
attorneys' fees incurred by me in consulting with an attorney and will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, and the other persons and entities released in
this document for any claims or fees asserted by any attorney claiming by and
through me for attorneys' fees or costs in connection with the review or
execution of this document.

         EXECUTED in multiple originals this __________ day of ________________,
2001.

                                           Signature of Employee

                                           ------------------------------------

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA          )

COUNTY  OF                       )
            ---------------------

                  BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.

                  GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the __________
day of _______________________, 2001.

                                        ----------------------------------
                                             Notary Public in and for
                                              The State of California

                                       6
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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                            NON-REVOCATION STATEMENT

         I,             , acknowledge that at least seven (7) days have expired
since the execution of the Agreement by me on the day of , 2001, and I knowingly
and voluntarily elect not to revoke this waiver and release of my rights under
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621
et seq..

         EXECUTED in multiple originals this __________ day of _______________,
2001.

                                  -----------------------------------
                                        Signature of Employee

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA         )

COUNTY  OF
            ------------------- )

                  BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed.

                  GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the ___________
day of _____________, 2001.

                                   ---------------------------------------
                                          Notary Public in and for
                                           The State of California

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                                  45-DAY WAIVER

                                   DISCLOSURES

COVERED CLASS OF EMPLOYEES , ELIGIBILITY AND TIME LIMITS.

         The individuals selected to participate in the Severance Plan are those
employees of ___________ (Company) who have completed six months of employment
with the Company and who incur Involuntary Terminations as defined in the Benton
Oil and Gas Company Severance Plan (the "Plan"). This program will end on the
date of _________.

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

         The following is a list of the job titles and ages of all employees who
are eligible to participate in the Plan:

                     JOB TITLE                         AGE
                 -----------------------------------------------------

                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------

EMPLOYEES NOT ELIGIBLE.

         The following is a list of the ages of employees who are not eligible
to participate in the Plan:

                     JOB TITLE                         AGE
                 -----------------------------------------------------

                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------
                       ------                         ------

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