TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CONTANGO OIL AND GAS COMPANY AND GUARANTY BANK, FSB AS LENDER Effective as of September 23, 2004

EXHIBIT 10.27

TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CONTANGO OIL AND GAS COMPANY

AND

GUARANTY BANK, FSB

AS LENDER

Effective as of September 23, 2004

REDUCING REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT OF UP TO $50,000,000

REDUCING REVOLVING TERM LOAN OF $2,500,000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I		DEFINITIONS		2
1.01		Terms Defined Above		2
1.02		Terms Defined in Agreement		2
1.03		References		2
1.04		Articles and Sections		2
1.05		Number and Gender		2
ARTICLE II		AMENDMENTS		3
2.01		Amendment of Section 2.1A (a)		3
2.02		Amendment of Section 2.6(a)		3
ARTICLE III		CONDITIONS		3
3.01		Receipt of Documents		3
3.02		Accuracy of Representations and Warranties		3
3.03		Matters Satisfactory to Lender		4
ARTICLE IV		REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		4
ARTICLE V		RATIFICATION		4
ARTICLE VI		MISCELLANEOUS		4
6.01		Scope of Amendment		4
6.02		Agreement as Amended		4
6.03		Parties in Interest		4
6.04		Rights of Third Parties		4
6.05		ENTIRE AGREEMENT		4
6.06		GOVERNING LAW		4
6.07		JURISDICTION AND VENUE		5

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TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This TENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Tenth Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of September 23, 2004, between CONTANGO OIL AND GAS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, (the “Borrower”), and GUARANTY BANK, FSB, a federal savings bank (the “Lender”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the above named parties did execute and exchange counterparts of that certain Credit Agreement dated June 29, 2001, as amended by First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 8, 2002, Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated February 13, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to Credit Agreement dated April 26, 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to Credit Agreement dated September 9, 2002, Letter Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 7, 2003, Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated June 1, 2003, Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated September 1, 0000, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to Credit Agreement dated December 31, 2003, Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated February 13, 2004 and Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2004 (the “Agreement”), to which reference is here made for all purposes;

WHEREAS, the parties subject to and bound by the Agreement are desirous of amending the Agreement in the particulars hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties to the Agreement, as set forth therein, and the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, as set forth in this Tenth Amendment, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.01 Terms Defined Above. As used herein, each of the terms “Agreement,” “Borrower,” “Lender” and “Tenth Amendment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term hereinabove.

1.02 Terms Defined in Agreement. As used herein, each term defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Agreement, unless expressly provided herein to the contrary.

1.03 References. References in this Tenth Amendment to Article or Section numbers shall be to Articles and Sections of this Tenth Amendment, unless expressly stated herein to the contrary. References in this Tenth Amendment to “hereby,” “herein,” hereinafter,” hereinabove,” “hereinbelow,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” shall be to this Tenth Amendment in its entirety and not only to the particular Article or Section in which such reference appears.

1.04 Articles and Sections. This Tenth Amendment, for convenience only, has been divided into Articles and Sections and it is understood that the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and other legal relations of the parties hereto shall be determined from this Tenth Amendment as an entirety and without regard to such division into Articles and Sections and without regard to headings prefixed to such Articles and Sections.

1.05 Number and Gender. Whenever the context requires, reference herein made to the single number shall be understood to include the plural and likewise the plural shall be understood to include the singular. Words denoting sex shall be construed to include the masculine, feminine, and neuter, when such construction is appropriate, and specific enumeration shall not exclude the general, but shall be construed as cumulative. Definitions of terms defined in the singular and plural shall be equally applicable to the plural or singular, as the case may be.

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ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS

The Borrower and the Lender hereby amend the Agreement in the following particulars:

2.01 Amendment of Section 1.2. Section 1.2 of the Agreement is amended as follows:

The following definition is amended to read as follows:

“Reducing Revolving Term Loan Available Commitment” shall mean on September 23, 2004, the sum of $2,000,000. There will be no monthly reductions until a funding has occurred and then it will be reduced by $595,000 per month beginning the first of the month after such funding and continuing on the first of each month thereafter until April 1, 2005 when it shall be fully paid, both principal and interest.”

2.02 Amendment of Section 2.1A (a). Section 2.1A(a) of the Agreement is amended to change the final payment date to April 1, 2005.

2.03 Amendment of Section 2.1A(b). Section 2.1A(b) is amended to read as follows:

“A. Reducing Revolving Term Loan.

(b) The Borrower may only borrow under the Reducing Revolving Term Loan up to the amount of the Reducing Revolving Term Loan Available Commitment. Principal payments of the greater of $595,000 per month or an amount necessary to reduce the Reducing Revolving Term Loan Balance to the Reducing Revolving Term Loan Available Commitment will be required should the amount of borrowings equal to or exceed the Reducing Revolving Term Loan Available Commitment.”

2.04 Amendment of Section 2.6(a). Section 2.6(a) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows:

“2.6 Borrowing Base Determinations. (a) The Borrowing Base as of October 1, 2004, is acknowledged by the Borrower and the Lender to be $19,000,000. Commencing on November 1, 2004, and continuing thereafter on the first day of each calendar month through the next Borrowing Base review, the amount of the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by $595,000.”

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

The obligation of the Lender to amend the Agreement as provided herein is subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions precedent:

3.01 Receipt of Documents. The Lender shall have received, reviewed, and approved the following documents and other items, appropriately executed when necessary and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:

(a) multiple counterparts of this Tenth Amendment as requested by the Lender;

(b) payment of $20,000 to Lender as an extension fee; and

(c) such other agreements, documents, items, instruments, opinions, certificates, waivers, consents, and evidence as the Lender may reasonably request.

3.02 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Agreement and this Tenth Amendment shall be true and correct.

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3.03 Matters Satisfactory to Lender. All matters incident to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory to the Lender.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower hereby expressly re-makes, in favor of the Lender, all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Agreement, and represents and warrants that all such representations and warranties remain true and unbreached.

ARTICLE V

RATIFICATION

Each of the parties hereto does hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in all things in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, as amended by this Tenth Amendment.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.01 Scope of Amendment. The scope of this Tenth Amendment is expressly limited to the matters addressed herein and this Tenth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any past, present, or future breach, Default, or Event of Default under the Agreement. except to the extent, if any, that any such breach, Default, or Event of Default is remedied by the effect of this Tenth Amendment.

6.02 Agreement as Amended. All references to the Agreement in any document heretofore or hereafter executed in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended by this Tenth Amendment.

6.03 Parties in Interest. All provisions of this Tenth Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

6.04 Rights of Third Parties. All provisions herein are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of the Lender and the Borrower, and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such provisions in accordance with their terms and any or all of such provisions may be freely waived in whole or in part by the Lender at any time if in its sole discretion it deems it advisable to do so.

6.05 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS TENTH AMENDMENT CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT HEREOF AND SUPERSEDES ANY PRIOR AGREEMENT, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES REGARDING THE SUBJECT HEREOF. FURTHERMORE IN THIS REGARD, THIS TENTH AMENDMENT, THE AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, THE SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, AND THE OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE AGREEMENT OR EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS SECURITY FOR THE NOTES REPRESENT, COLLECTIVELY, THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

6.06 GOVERNING LAW. THIS TENTH AMENDMENT, THE AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE CONTRACTS MADE UNDER AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BEAR A NORMAL, REASONABLE, AND SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE STATE OF TEXAS.

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6.07 JURISDICTION AND VENUE. ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH, OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR FROM THIS TENTH AMENDMENT, THE AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE LITIGATED IN COURTS HAVING SITUS IN XXXXXX COUNTY, TEXAS. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN XXXXXX COUNTY, TEXAS, AND HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE JURISDICTION OR VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST IT BY THE BORROWER OR THE LENDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement is executed effective the date first hereinabove written.

BORROWER
CONTANGO OIL AND GAS COMPANY
By:		/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Vice President and Treasurer
LENDER
GUARANTY BANK, FSB
By:		/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Senior Vice President

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