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MAJESTIC OIL & GAS, INC.
Cut Bank, Montana 59427

September 10, 2008

Karl Hiller / Joanna Lam
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010

Re: SEC correspondence dated September 3, 2008

Dear Mr. Hiller:

We have received your letter of comments regarding recent filings made by Majestic Oil & Gas, Inc. This letter is being made in response to your comments. It is our desire to be fully responsive to your comments. If any further questions or comments arise from this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me again.

In responding to this letter, we have carefully reviewed our situation as it existed at the end of fiscal year December 31, 2007 and quarters March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 to more completely address our situation with respect to internal controls on such dates.

With respect to your comments on the Form 10-KSB, we propose to file an amended Form 10-KSB/A, omitting all information, including the financial statements, except for amending Item 8A as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. We would file a new Exhibit 31.1 in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto.

With respect to your comments on the Form 10-Q’s, we propose to file amended Forms 10-Q/A for the periods ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, omitting all information, including the financial statements, except for amending Item 4 as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto. We would file a new Exhibits 31.1 in the form attached as Exhibits D and E hereto.

We believe this revised disclosure and certifications address all issues raised in your comment letter. After you have reviewed this response, please advise if you have additional concerns or comments. We will file these reports upon hearing from you that you have no further comments.

Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Patrick M. Montalban
Patrick M. Montalban, CEO
Majestic Oil & Gas, Inc.
 



ITEM 8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework stated by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Furthermore, due to our financial situation, we will be implementing further internal controls as we become operative so as to fully comply with the standards set by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the fiscal period ending December 31, 2007 covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A. Based upon such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer has concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as required under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. This conclusion by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer does not relate to reporting periods after December 31, 2007.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate due to change in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our CEO/CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.  Based on its evaluation, our management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were ineffective and that there is a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The material weakness relates to the lack of segregation of duties in that our CEO and CFO are the same person.  In the preparation of audited financial statements, footnotes and financial data all of our financial reporting is carried out by our Chief Financial Officer, and we do not have an audit committee or independent CEO to monitor or review the work performed.   The lack of segregation of duties results from lack of a separate Chief Financial Officer with accounting technical expertise necessary for an effective system of internal control.  We are, in fact, a small, relatively simple operation from a financial point of view. Further, although our CEO/CFO has identified the financial reporting risks and the controls that address them and monitors the controls on an ongoing basis, we have not yet performed direct tests of the controls, although we anticipate that we will be able to do so within the next 30 to 45 days. In order to mitigate this material weakness to the fullest extent possible, all financial reports are reviewed by an outside accounting firm that is not our audit firm. All unexpected results are investigated. At any time, if it appears that any control can be implemented to continue to mitigate such weaknesses, it is immediately implemented. As soon as our finances allow, we will hire an independent Chief Financial Officer.
 

 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No change in the Company s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2007, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company s internal control over financial reporting.
 


EXHIBIT B

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
MAJESTIC OIL & GAS, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(CHAPTER 98, TITLE 15 U.S.C. SS. 7241)
 
I, Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB/A of Majestic Oil & Gas, Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) and we have:
 
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
4. I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
 
Date: September ___, 2008
 
/s/ Patrick Montalban
 
 
Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO
 


EXHIBIT C

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2008 due to the following: We have a material weakness relates to the lack of segregation of duties in that our CEO and CFO are the same person.  In the preparation of audited financial statements, footnotes and financial data all of our financial reporting is carried out by our Chief Financial Officer, and we do not have an audit committee or independent CEO to monitor or review the work performed.   The lack of segregation of duties results from lack of a separate Chief Financial Officer with accounting technical expertise necessary for an effective system of internal control.  We are, in fact, a small, relatively simple operation from a financial point of view. Further, although our CEO/CFO has identified the financial reporting risks and the controls that address them and monitors the controls on an ongoing basis, we have not yet performed direct tests of the controls, although we anticipate that we will be able to do so within the next 30 to 45 days. In order to mitigate this material weakness to the fullest extent possible, all financial reports are reviewed by an outside accounting firm that is not our audit firm. All unexpected results are investigated. At any time, if it appears that any control can be implemented to continue to mitigate such weaknesses, it is immediately implemented. As soon as our finances allow, we will hire an independent Chief Financial Officer.
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended June 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 


EXHIBIT D

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
MAJESTIC OIL & GAS, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(CHAPTER 98, TITLE 15 U.S.C. SS. 7241)
 
I, Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 on Form 10-Q/A of Majestic Oil & Gas, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

4. I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: September ___, 2008
 
/s/ Patrick Montalban
 
 
Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO
 

 
EXHIBIT E

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
MAJESTIC OIL & GAS, INC.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(CHAPTER 98, TITLE 15 U.S.C. SS. 7241)
 
I, Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 on Form 10-Q/A of Majestic Oil & Gas, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

4. I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: September ___, 2008
 
/s/ Patrick Montalban
 
 
Patrick Montalban, CEO and CFO