-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RIwA0Kw4PUVPTV/s0cxuIXRY/3UAADoUdSxq4fiWuavNTWsNTd0uWtdc1sDEO8Ft e/w2utyTX4Fn/pvojn2bsg== 0000950134-07-025723.txt : 20080204 0000950134-07-025723.hdr.sgml : 20080204 20071219100741 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-07-025723 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRAN TIERRA ENERGY, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001273441 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1207 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300, 611-10TH AVENUE S.W. CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2R 0B2 BUSINESS PHONE: (403) 265-3221 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300, 611-10TH AVENUE S.W. CITY: CALGARY STATE: A0 ZIP: T2R 0B2 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLDSTRIKE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040113 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLKSTRIKE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20031216 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
 

[Gran Tierra Letterhead]
December 18, 2007
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE:   Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed October 26, 2007
File No. 333-146953
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     The undersigned registrant hereby requests that the Commission take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 to become effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Further, Gran Tierra hereby confirms to the Commission:
      •   should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
 
      •   the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
 
      •   the company may not assert the staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
         
Sincerely,

Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
 		    
/s/ Martin Eden      
     
By:  
Martin Eden
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
cc:  
Nancy H. Wojtas and Brett D. White
   
Cooley Godward Kronish llp

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