0001193125-20-011214.txt : 20200221 0001193125-20-011214.hdr.sgml : 20200221 20200121192235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-011214 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001071993 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 954079863 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 717 TEXAS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2900 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-236-7400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 717 TEXAS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2900 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MGPX VENTURES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981013 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

Contango Oil & Gas Company

717 Texas Ave., Suite 2900

Houston, Texas 77002

January 21, 2020

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Irene Barberena-Meissner

 

  Re:

Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of

      

Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235934)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Contango Oil & Gas Company hereby respectfully requests that, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-235934) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Hillary H. Holmes of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP at (346) 718-6602.

 

Sincerely,
CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
By:   /s/ E. Joseph Grady
  E. Joseph Grady
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

cc:

Hillary H. Holmes, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP