UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In re PACIFIC ENERGY RESOURCES LTD., et al., Debtors.

Chapter 11 Case No. 09-10785 (KJC) (Jointly Administered)

Related Docket No. 185

CERTIFICATION OF NO OBJECTION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT OF STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP AS COUNSEL TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF PACIFIC ENERGY RESOURCES LTD., ET AL., NUNC PRO TUNC TO MARCH 19, 2009 On April 13, 2009, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the Committee) of the above captioned debtors and debtors-in-possession filed their Application for Entry of an Order Authorizing and Approving the Employment of Steptoe & Johnson as Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Pacific Energy Resources Ltd., et al., Nunc Pro Tunc to March 19, 2009 (Docket No. 185; the Application). The Notice filed with respect to the Application provided an objection deadline of 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) on April 24, 2009. The undersigned hereby certifies that he has received no answer, objection or any responsive pleading with respect to the Application and that no answer, objection or any responsive pleading with respect to the Application has been filed with the Court.

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It is hereby respectfully requested that the Court enter the proposed order filed with the Application, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, at the Courts earliest convenience.

Dated: April 29, 2009

PEPPER HAMILTON LLP /s/ James C. Carignan David B. Stratton, Esq. (DE No. 960) James C. Carignan, Esq. (DE No. 4230) Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 1313 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-1709 Tel: (302) 777-6500 Fax: (302) 421-8390 and Francis J. Lawall, Esq. 3000 Two Logan Square Eighteenth & Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799 Tel: (215) 981-4000 Fax: (215) 981-4750 and Filiberto Agusti, Esq. (DC Bar No. 270058) (admitted pro hac vice) Joshua R. Taylor, Esq. (VA Bar No. 45919) (admitted pro hac vice) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 429-3000 Fax: (202) 506-3902 and

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Robbin L. Itkin, Esq. (CA Bar No. 117105) (admitted pro hac vice) Katherine C. Piper, Esq. (CA Bar No. 222828) (admitted pro hac vice) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800 Los Angeles CA 90067 Tel: (310) 734-3200 Fax: (310) 734-3300 Proposed Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Pacific Energy Resources Ltd., et al.

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EXHIBIT A

Related Docket No. 185