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Exhibit 24.1
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Terry W. Rathert,
John D. Marziotti and Brian L. Rickmers, or any of them, each with power to act without the other,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Newfield Exploration Company (the Company) and any or all subsequent amendments and
supplements to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, or cause to be filed the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby qualifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Each person whose signature appears below may at any time revoke this power of attorney as to
himself or herself only by an instrument in writing specifying that this power of attorney is
revoked as to him or her as of the date of execution of such instrument or at a subsequent
specified date. This power of attorney shall be revoked automatically with respect to any person
whose signature appears below effective on the date he or she ceases to be a member of the Board of
Directors or an officer of the Company. Any revocation hereof shall not void or otherwise affect
any acts performed by any attorney-in-fact and agent named herein pursuant to this power of
attorney prior to the effective date of such revocation. The execution of this power of attorney is
not intended to, and does not, revoke and prior powers of attorney.
This power of attorney will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware.
Dated: February 22, 2011
Signature |
Title |
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/s/ Terry W. Rathert
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Terry W. Rathert |
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/s/ John D. Marziotti
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General Counsel and Secretary | |
John D. Marziotti |
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/s/ Brian L. Rickmers
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Controller and Assistant Secretary | |
Brian L. Rickmers |
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/s/ Lee K. Boothby
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Chairman of the Board | |
Lee K. Boothby |
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/s/ Philip J. Burguieres
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Director | |
Philip J. Burguieres |
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/s/ Pamela J. Gardner
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Director | |
Pamela J. Gardner |
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/s/ John Randolph Kemp III
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Director | |
John Randolph Kemp III |
Signature |
Title |
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/s/ J. Michael Lacey
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Director | |
J. Michael Lacey |
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/s/ Joseph H. Netherland
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Director | |
Joseph H. Netherland |
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/s/ Howard H. Newman
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Director | |
Howard H. Newman |
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/s/ Thomas G. Ricks
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Director | |
Thomas G. Ricks |
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/s/ Juanita F. Romans
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Director | |
Juanita F. Romans |
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/s/ C. E. Shultz
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Director | |
C. E. Shultz |
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/s/ J. Terry Strange
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Director | |
J. Terry Strange |
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