J. Scott Childs Email and Phone Number

• Drafted and negotiated master service/framework agreements, terms & conditions, EPC/EPCM contracts, operation & maintenance agreements, and non-disclosure agreements on behalf of company and its affiliates• Advised company and its affiliates regarding contract/legal disputes

• Western Refining (WNR) merged into Tesoro Corporation (TSO) in June 2017 (name changed to Andeavor in August 2017)• Served as legal counsel for the company’s St. Paul Park, MN oil refinery, handling transactional, regulatory and general matters

• Northern Tier Energy (NTI) merged into Western Refining (WNR) in June 2016• Served as transactional legal counsel for the company’s Refinery, Procurement, Commercial/Marketing and Logistics business units, including the company St. Paul Park, MN oil refinery

• Prepared and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, master service agreements, oil & gas leasehold and mineral conveyances, joint operating agreements, corporate formation documents, pipeline interconnections and transloading agreements• Performed due diligence and federal, state, local & tribal regulatory analysis for energy project development in various jurisdictions• Conducted surface, mineral, & leasehold title examinations of real property in North Dakota and Montana

• Conducted surface, mineral & leasehold title examinations of land in Texas and North Dakota.• Published dozens of original and supplemental title opinions of varying length and complexity.• Analyzed state regulatory oil & gas and field rules for well density and spacing issues

• Successfully negotiated oil & gas leases with mineral owners and their attorneys • Resolved complex title questions for E&P company as in-house, contract land negotiator• Completed numerous title investigations in several Texas counties