FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and dated for reference January 21, 2009.

BETWEEN:

DALEA PARTNERS, LP.,

as Lender

AND:

TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORP.,

as Borrower

WHEREAS:

A. The parties hereto entered into a credit agreement made as of November 28, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”) wherein the Lender agreed to establish the Loan in favor of the Borrower;

B. The parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, as herein set out.

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable consideration (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise requires, defined words and terms used in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings when used herein.

2. The Credit Agreement shall be and is hereby modified as follows:

(a) Paragraph 1 (Definitions) (d) (“Commitment Termination Date”) shall be amended by replacing “February 28, 2009” with “March 31, 2009”;

3. The Credit Agreement, together with all terms, covenants and conditions thereof as hereby supplemented and amended, will be and continue to be in full force and effect.

4. This agreement and everything herein contained will enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

5. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page of this agreement by facsimile transmission or by e-mail in pdf format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

6. The amendment to the Credit Agreement set forth herein shall be and be deemed to be effective as of and from January 21, 2009.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement as of the date first above written.

The Borrower:						The Lender:
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM						DALEA PARTNERS, LP.
CORP.
Per:		/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx				Per:		/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxx
		Authorized Signatory						Authorized Signatory

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