10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2009

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File No. 001-33868

UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	42-1732420
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
823 Eleventh Avenue New York, New York	10019
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

212-956-5803

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨	Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock as of July 20, 2009: 56,250,000

FORM 10-Q – CONTENTS

		PAGE(S)
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Financial Statements.	3
	Balance Sheets – May 31, 2009 (unaudited) and August 31, 2008	3
	Statements of Operations – for the quarter and nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited)	4
	Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – for the nine months ended May  31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited) and June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009 (unaudited)	5
	Statements of Cash Flows – for the nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited) and June  25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	14
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.	16
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.	16
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	17
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.	17
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	17
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	17
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities.	17
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	17
Item 5.	Other Information.	17
Item 6.	Exhibits.	17
Signatures		18

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements.

UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

	May 31, 2009 (unaudited)		August 31, 2008
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	237,834	$	68,659
Cash and cash equivalents held in trust		453,186,928		453,014,755
Prepaid expenses		—		69,488
Prepaid income taxes		440,197		—
Deferred tax asset		616,500		268,000
Total Assets	$	454,481,459	$	453,420,902
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accrued expenses	$	5,492	$	—
Income taxes payable		—		32,000
Deferred underwriters’ fees		15,750,000		15,750,000
Total Current Liabilities		15,755,492		15,782,000
Common stock, subject to possible redemption (17,999,999 shares at redemption value)		181,837,974		181,403,148
COMMITMENTS (Note 3)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding		—		—
Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 38,250,001 and 12,937,500 issued and outstanding, respectively (excluding 17,999,999 shares subject to redemption at May 31, 2009)		3,825		3,825
Additional paid in capital		254,921,273		255,356,100
Retained Earnings		1,962,895		875,829
Total Stockholders’ Equity		256,887,993		256,235,754
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	454,481,459	$	453,420,902

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,						For the period From June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009
	2009			2008			2009			2008
Revenue	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Operating expenses
Compensation expense to sponsor		—			—			—			3,980,000			3,980,000
Formation and operating costs		503,884			530,084			1,025,207			670,019			1,832,133
Loss for the period before interest and income taxes		(503,884	)		(530,084	)		(1,025,207	)		(4,650,019	)		(5,812,133	)
Interest income		67,873			2,576,260			2,672,173			5,896,105			10,836,928
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes		(436,011	)		2,046,176			1,646,966			1,246,086			5,024,795
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(148,300	)		647,367			559,900			1,776,167			3,061,900
Net (loss) income for the period		(287,711	)		1,398,809			1,087,066			(530,081	)		1,962,895
Accretion of trust account relating to common stock subject to possible redemption		(115,084	)		559,524			434,827			1,379,968			2,377,984
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$	(172,627	)	$	839,285		$	652,239		$	(849,887	)	$	(415,089	)
Number of shares outstanding subject to possible redemption
Basic and diluted		17,999,999			17,999,999			17,999,999			17,999,999
Net (loss) income per share subject to possible redemption – basic and diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	0.03		$	0.02		$	0.08
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic and diluted		38,250,001			38,250,001			38,250,001			27,706,205
Net (loss) income per share – basic and diluted	$	(0.00	)	$	0.01		$	0.02		$	(0.05	)

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the period from June 25, 2007 (Inception) to May 31, 2009

(unaudited)

	Shares		Common Stock			Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Earnings (Deficit) Accumulated During the Development Stage			Total
Balance at June 25, 2007 (Inception)	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Issuance of common stock to initial stockholder at $0.002 per share	12,937,500			1,294			23,706			—			25,000
Net loss for the period	—			—			—			(2,065	)		(2,065	)
Balance at August 31, 2007	12,937,500			1,294			23,706			(2,065	)		22,935
Issuance of Sponsor Warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of common stock	—			—			3,980,000			—			3,980,000
Proceeds from the sale of 15,600,000 warrants to our sponsor	—			—			15,600,000			—			15,600,000
Sale of 45,000,000 units through public offering, net of underwriters discount and offering expenses and excluding $179,459,990 of proceeds allocable to 17,999,999 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption	27,000,001			2,700			237,695,382			—			237,698,082
Forfeiture of 1,687,500 shares of common stock by sponsor due to non-exercise of over-allotment option by underwriters	(1,687,500	)		(169	)		169			—			—
Accretion of trust account relating to common stock subject to possible redemption	—			—			(1,943,157	)		—			(1,943,157	)
Net income for the period	—			—			—			877,894			877,894
Balance at August 31, 2008	38,250,001			3,825			255,356,100			875,829			256,235,754
Accretion of trust account relating to common stock subject to possible redemption	—			—			(434,827	)		—			(434,827	)
Net income for the period	—			—			—			1,087,066			1,087,066
Balance at May 31, 2009	38,250,001		$	3,825		$	254,921,273		$	1,962,895		$	256,887,993

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

							From June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009
	Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2009			2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	1,087,066		$	(530,081	)	$	1,962,895
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Compensation expense to sponsor		—			3,980,000			3,980,000
Interest income		(2,672,173	)		(5,896,105	)		(10,836,928	)
Deferred income taxes		(348,500	)		(228,509	)		(616,500	)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		69,487			(94,010	)		—
Prepaid income taxes		(440,197	)		—			(440,197	)
Income taxes payable		(32,000	)		377,676			—
Accrued expenses		5,492			41,256			5,492
Net cash used in operating activities		(2,330,825	)		(2,349,773	)		(5,945,238	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investments held in trust account		(2,672,173	)		(454,583,605	)		(459,524,178	)
Withdrawal from trust account for working capital requirements		2,500,000			2,526,500			6,337,250
Interest earned on cash and cash equivalents held in trust		2,672,173			5,896,105			10,836,928
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		2,500,000			(446,161,000	)		(442,350,000	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—			—			25,000
Deferred offering costs		—			200,233			—
Proceeds from issuance of insider warrants		—			15,600,000			15,600,000
Net proceeds of units through public offering deferred as underwriters’ fees		—			15,750,000			15,750,000
Net proceeds from sale of units through public offering allocable to stockholders’ equity		—			237,698,082			237,698,082
Portion of net proceeds from sale of units through public offering allocated to shares of common stock subject to possible redemption		—			179,459,990			179,459,990
Proceeds from notes payable		—			100,000			300,000
Payments of notes payable		—			(300,000	)		(300,000	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		—			448,508,305			448,533,072
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		169,175			(2,468	)		237,834
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		68,659			22,702			—
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	237,834		$	20,234		$	237,834
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	1,380,597		$	1,627,000		$	4,118,597
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Compensation expense to sponsor	$	—		$	3,980,000		$	3,980,000
Net proceeds of units through public offering deferred as underwriters’ fees	$	—		$	15,750,000		$	15,750,000
Accretion of trust account relating to common stock subject to possible redemption	$	434,827		$	1,379,968		$	2,377,984

See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

United Refining Energy Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 25, 2007 for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or any other similar business combination, an unidentified operating business or assets. The Company intends to focus on identifying a prospective target business in the energy industry, with a particular focus on businesses or assets involved in the refining of petroleum products (“Business Combination”), but will not be limited to pursuing acquisition opportunities only within that industry.

At May 31, 2009, the Company is currently evaluating acquisition candidates. All activity through May 31, 2009 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Offering”) described below, and its search for a Business Combination. The Company has selected August 31 as its fiscal year end.

The Company is considered to be a development stage company and as such the financial statements presented herein are presented in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 7.

The registration statement for the Company’s Offering was declared effective on December 11, 2007. The Company consummated the Offering on December 17, 2007 and received net proceeds of $448,700,000, which includes $15,600,000 from the Insider Warrants sold in a private placement (described in Note 4) and $15,750,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount (See Note 3). The net proceeds from the Offering were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the holders of the common stock sold as part of the Units in the Offering (the “Public Stockholders”) of the Company. The Company’s management intends to apply substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering toward consummating a Business Combination. The initial target business must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the Company’s net assets held in the trust account at the time of such acquisition.

The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company’s corporate existence will cease in the event it does not consummate a Business Combination by December 11, 2009 or June 11, 2010 in the event the Public Stockholders approve a proposal to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by an additional six (6) months (the “Extended Period”). If the Company does not effect a Business Combination by December 11, 2009 or June 11, 2010, as the case may be, the Company will promptly distribute the amount held in the Trust Account, which is substantially all of the proceeds from the Offering, including any accrued interest, to its Public Stockholders.

On September 6, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a .625-for-one reverse stock split. All share and per share data in these financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the reverse split.

On November 30, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 2.3-for-one stock dividend. All share and per share data in these financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the stock dividend.

On November 30, 2007, the Company granted to United Refining, Inc. (the “Sponsor”) 2,500,000 warrants to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock (“ the Sponsor Warrants”). The Sponsor Warrants are identical to the warrants sold in the Offering, except that: (i) the Sponsor Warrants are exercisable at $12.50 per share, (ii) the Sponsor Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted assigns and (iii) the Sponsor Warrants expire on December 11, 2012. The Company performed a Black-Scholes calculation to determine the value of the warrants, using an expected life of 5 years, volatility of 26.67% and a risk free interest rate of 3.38%. The grant of the Sponsor Warrants is recorded as compensation expense in accordance with Financial Accounting Board Opinion No. 123(R) (Statement 123) and is included in the amount

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

of $3,980,000 in the Company’s Statements of Operations for the nine months ended May 31, 2008 and from the period of inception through May 31, 2009.

On December 11, 2007, the Sponsor forfeited 1,437,500 shares of common stock. All shares and per share data in these financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the forfeiture.

On January 15, 2008, the underwriters informed the Company that they would exercise no part of the Over-allotment Option. As a result, the Sponsor forfeited 1,687,500 shares of common stock to maintain ownership of 20.0% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting primarily of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2009. For further information, refer to the Company’s audited financial statements and footnotes thereto for the period from inception (June 25, 2007) to August 31, 2008 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company. The Company is currently evaluating acquisition candidates. All activity through May 31, 2009 is related to the Company’s formation, the Offering and its search for a Business Combination. The Company has selected August 31 as its fiscal year end.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Cash and Cash Equivalents Held in Trust

The Company’s restrictive investment held in the trust account at May 31, 2009 is invested in U.S. Government Institutional money market securities. The Company recognized interest income of $67,873 and

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

$2,576,260 on investments held in trust for the three months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, $2,672,173 and $5,896,015 for the nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $10,836,928 for the period from inception (June 25, 2007) to May 31, 2009 which is included in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

Deferred Underwriters Fees

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company is obligated to the Underwriters for up to $15,750,000 of deferred fees and expenses related to the Offering, which is payable to the Underwriters upon the consummation of a Business Combination.

Common Stock, Subject to Possible Redemption

With respect to the Extended Period (the proposal for which is approved by the Public Stockholders) or the Business Combination which is approved and consummated, any Public Stockholder who voted against the Extended Period or the Business Combination, as the case may be, may demand that the Company redeem his or her shares of Common Stock. The initial per share redemption price will equal $9.97 per share (plus a portion of the interest earned on the Trust Account) but net of: (i) taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account and State of Delaware franchise taxes and (ii) up to $3,700,000 of interest income released to the Company to fund working capital. From the time of the Offering (December 11, 2007) through May 31, 2009 $1,832,133 has been spent to fund working capital.

Public Stockholders holding up to one share less than 40.0% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders may seek redemption of their shares of common stock in the event of the approval of the Extended Period or a Business Combination. Such Public Stockholders are entitled to receive their per share interest in the Trust Account computed, as the case may be without regard to the shares held by the Initial Stockholder. As a result of this redemption right, $179,459,990 plus accretion of $2,377,984 has been classified as Common Stock, subject to possible redemption on the accompanying balance sheet as of May 31, 2009.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and the cash and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account. The Trust Account at Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. and maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, is comprised primarily of investments in Federal Farm Credit Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank, and US Treasury Bills. The Company’s policy is to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution and place investments with financial institutions evaluated as being creditworthy, or in short-term money market funds which are exposed to minimal interest rate and credit risk.

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Income Per Common Share

Basic income/loss per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing the income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or redeemed for common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. At May 31, 2009, there were no such potentially dilutive securities. Therefore, basic and diluted income per share were the same for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, for the shares subject to conversion.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities that qualify as financial instruments under SFAS No. 107 “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” approximate their carrying amounts presented in the balance sheet at May 31, 2009 and August 31, 2008.

The Company accounts for derivative instruments, if any, in accordance with SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” as amended, (“SFAS 133”) which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“Statement 157”). Statement 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. This statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Statement 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. Statement 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB provided a one year deferral for the implementation of Statement 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The Company adopted Statement 157 for financial assets as of September 1, 2008 and it did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements. Furthermore, the Company believes that the adoption of Statement 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities will not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

The following table presents certain of the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value as of May 31, 2009. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices in active markets and the fair values described below were determined through market, observable and corroborated sources.

Description	May 31, 2009		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Cash	$	237,834	$	237,834
Cash and cash equivalents held in Trust Account (Note 1)		453,186,928		453,186,928
Total	$	453,424,762	$	453,424,762

In accordance with the provisions of FSP No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, the Company has elected to defer implementation of SFAS 157 as it relates to its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities and is evaluating the impact, if any, this standard will have on its financial statements.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, (“Statement 141(R)”). Statement 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements of the original pronouncement requiring that the purchase method be used for all business combinations, but also provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. Statement 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. In the event that the Company completes acquisitions subsequent to its adoption of Statement 141 (R), the application of its provisions will likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, although the Company is not currently able to estimate that impact.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“Statement 160”). Statement 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements are applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of Statement 160 to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

The Company does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE 3—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Administrative Services Agreement

The Company utilizes certain administrative, technological and secretarial services, as well as certain limited office space provided by United Refining, Inc., its Sponsor. The Sponsor has agreed that, until the acquisition of a target business by the Company, it will make such services available to the Company, as may be required by the Company from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay United Refining, Inc. $7,500 per month for such services commencing December 11, 2007 and terminating upon the earlier of the date the Company consummates a Business Combination or dissolves and liquidates in accordance with its amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The Company has paid $22,500 and $22,500 for the three months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, $67,500 and $42,678 for the nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as well as $132,678 for the period from inception (June 25, 2007) to May 31, 2009.

Underwriting Agreement

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC, the representatives of the underwriters in the Offering (the “Underwriters”).

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company is obligated to the Underwriters for certain fees and expenses related to the Offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions of $31,500,000, of which $15,750,000 has been paid at the closing of the Offering and $15,750,000 has been deferred upon the

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

consummation of a Business Combination. The deferred discount can be reduced up to $6,299,999 if up to one share less then 40% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders seek redemption.

Consulting Arrangements

We have engaged the services of one or more consulting groups for the purpose of effecting a business transaction, the aggregate of these payments will be approximately $65,000 per month. The Company has paid $233,465 and $0 for the three months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, $367,855 and $0 for the nine months ended May 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as well as $367,855 for the period from inception (June 25, 2007) to May 31, 2009.

NOTE 4—TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANY

During the course of due diligence on a target acquisition, the Company chartered an aircraft from an affiliate of the Company at a cost of $27,600 for the fiscal quarter and cumulative period ended May 31, 2009 and $0 for the comparable fiscal quarter and cumulative prior period.

NOTE 5—COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK, SPONSOR WARRANTS AND INSIDER WARRANTS

On December 17, 2007, the Company consummated the offering of 45,000,000 units (“Units”) of its securities, each Unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase one share of Common Stock, pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended. The Units were sold at a public offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $450,000,000.

a) Common and Preferred Stock

The Company was incorporated in Delaware on June 25, 2007 and has the authority to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $.0001 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $.0001 per share. Concurrent with its incorporation, the Company entered into a securities subscription agreement with its Sponsor, whereby the Sponsor purchased 12,937,500 shares of common stock of the Company for $25,000 in cash.

As of May 31, 2009, there are 30,650,000 authorized but unissued shares of our common stock available for issuance (after appropriate reservation for the issuance of shares upon full exercise of our outstanding warrants) and all of the 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance.

b) Sponsor Warrants

On November 30, 2007, the Company issued 2,500,000 Sponsor Warrants to its Sponsor, exercisable at an initial purchase price of $12.50 per share effective on December 11, 2007 and expiring on December 11, 2012. These warrants and the shares purchasable hereunder constitute “restricted securities” under federal securities laws and applicable regulations and may not be resold or transferred without registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The grant of the warrants to our Sponsor is recorded as compensation expense in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R) and was valued using the Black-Scholes model. Accordingly, $3,980,000 is recorded as compensation expense in the Company’s Statements of Operations for the nine months ended May 31, 2008 and for the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009.

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UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

c) Insider Warrants

On December 10, 2007, our Sponsor purchased 15,600,000 common stock warrants (“Insider Warrants”) from the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Proceeds from the sale of the Insider Warrants of $15,600,000 were placed in the Trust Account. The Insider Warrants are identical to those sold in the Offering except that none of the Insider Warrants are transferable or salable until after the Company completes a Business Combination, are not subject to redemption if held by our Sponsor or its permitted assigns and may be exercised on a “cashless” basis at any time after they become exercisable if held by our Sponsor or its permitted assigns. The holder of Insider Warrants does not have any right to any liquidation distributions with respect to the shares underlying such Insider Warrants in the event we fail to consummate a Business Combination, in which event the Insider Warrants will expire worthless.

As of May 31, 2009, there are 63,100,000 warrants outstanding. Each warrant, excluding the Sponsor Warrants, will be exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.00 per share, while the Sponsor Warrant will be exercisable for one share of common stock at the price of $12.50 per share. None of the warrants may be exercised until after consummation of our Business Combination and the funding in the Trust Account disbursed. The warrant exercise price will be paid directly to the Company and not placed in the Trust Account.

NOTE 6—INCOME TAXES

Provision for income taxes for the three month period ended May 31, 2009 consists of federal tax of ($148,300) which is net of a deferred tax benefit of $171,200. Provision for income taxes for the three month period ended May 31, 2008 is federal income tax of $647,367 which is net of deferred tax benefit of $228,509. Provision for income taxes for the nine month period ended May 31, 2009 consists of federal tax of $559,900 which is net of a deferred tax benefit of $348,500. Provision for income taxes for the nine month period ended May 31, 2008 is federal income tax of $1,776,167 which is net of a deferred tax benefit of $228,509. The period June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009 consists of a federal tax of $3,061,900 which is net of a deferred tax benefit of $616,500.

The Company’s effective tax rate does not approximate the federal statutory rate for the period June 25, 2007 (inception) to May 31, 2009, due to compensation which is not deductible for tax purposes. No provision for state and local income taxes has been made since the Company was formed as a vehicle to affect a Business Combination and, as a result, does not conduct operations and is not engaged in a trade or business in any state. The Company is incorporated in Delaware and authorized to do business in New York and accordingly is subject to franchise taxes. Delaware franchise tax expense is $66,000 for the three month period ended May 31, 2009 and $4,121 for the three month period ended May 31, 2008. Delaware and New York franchise tax expense is $225,068 ($224,843 Delaware, $225 New York) for the nine month period ended May 31, 2009, and $14,449 Delaware for the nine month period ended May 31, 2008, as well as $241,728 ($241,353 Delaware, $375 New York) for the period June 25, 2007 (inception) through May 31, 2009. All franchise tax expenses are included as part of the formation and operating costs in the accompanying statements of operations.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K filed on December 1, 2008. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Overview

The Company was formed on June 25, 2007, for the purpose of acquiring, merging with, engaging in a capital stock exchange with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of or engaging in any other similar business combination of an unidentified operating business. The Company intends to focus on identifying a prospective target business in the energy industry throughout the world, with a particular focus on businesses or assets involved in the refining of petroleum and specialized products (such as petrochemicals) and services to the energy industry, but our efforts will not be limited to the energy industry.

For the three months ended May 31, 2009, the Company had a net loss of $287,711, attributable to interest income from trust investments of $67,873, an income tax benefit of $148,300 and operating costs of $503,884.

For the nine months ended May 31, 2009, the Company had a net income of $1,087,066 attributable to interest income from trust investments of $2,672,173, offset by income taxes of $559,900 and operating costs of $1,025,207.

For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the Company had a net income of $1,398,809 due to interest income of $2,576,260 offset by operating costs and income taxes.

For the nine months ended May 31, 2008, the Company had a net loss of $530,081 attributable to compensation expense, formation and operating cost, and income taxes offset by interest income.

For the period from June 25, 2007 (inception) through May 31, 2009, the Company had a net income of $1,962,895, attributable to interest income from trust account investments offset by compensation, formation and operating expenses, and income taxes.

In our initial public offering (the “Offering”), the Company sold to the public 45,000,000 “Units” at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Net proceeds from the Offering totaled approximately $448,700,000, which includes $15,600,000 from the sale of the Insider Warrants and was net of $16,900,000 in underwriting fees and other expenses paid at closing. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. On December 10, 2007, the Company sold to its Sponsor, 15,600,000 Insider Warrants for an aggregate purchase of $15,600,000. See discussion in Note 4. The sale of the Insider Warrants to the Sponsor will not result in the recognition of any stock-based compensation expense because they were sold above fair market value.

Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one Callable Common Stock Purchase Warrant (“Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the Company

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one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.00 commencing the later of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from the effective date of the registration statement related to the Offering and expiring on the fourth anniversary thereof. The Warrants are callable at a price of $.01 per Warrant upon 30 days’ notice after the Warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $14.25 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of the call is given. The Company may not call the Warrants unless the Warrants and the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants are covered by an effective registration statement from the beginning of the measurement period through the date fixed for the call.

The Company sold the Units issued in the Offering to the underwriters at a price per unit equal to $9.30 (discount and compensation of $0.70 per share), resulting in an aggregate underwriting fee to the underwriters of $31,500,000.

There are 30,650,000 authorized but unissued shares of our common stock available for issuance (after appropriate reservation for the issuance of shares upon full exercise of the outstanding warrants) and all of the 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance. On January 15, 2008, the Underwriters informed the Company that they would exercise no part of the Over-allotment Option granted to the Underwriters at the Offering. The Sponsor accordingly forfeited 1,687,500 shares as the Over-allotment Option was not exercised in order for the Sponsor to maintain ownership of 20.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

The Company utilizes certain administrative, technology and secretarial services, as well as certain office space provided by United Refining, Inc. United Refining Inc. has agreed that, until the acquisition of a target business by the Company, it will make such services and space available to the Company, as may be required by the Company from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay United Refining, Inc. $7,500 per month for such services and space commencing on the effective date of the Offering.

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC, as joint representatives of the underwriters in the Offering (the “Underwriters”).

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company is obligated to the Underwriters for certain fees and expenses related to the Offering, including underwriting discounts and commission of $31,500,000, of which $15,750,000 was paid at the closing of the offering and $15,750,000 has been deferred upon the consummation of a business combination. The deferred discount can be reduced up to $6,299,999 if up to one share less than 40% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders seek redemption.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On December 17, 2007, we completed our Offering of 45,000,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one share of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (the “Common Stock”) and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a price of $10.00. As of May 31, 2009, we had cash of $237,834. Until the consummation of our Offering, our only source of liquidity was $300,000 of loans made to us by our founding stockholder. This loan was repaid on December 17, 2007 from the proceeds of our Offering.

The registration statement for the Company’s Offering was declared effective on December 11, 2007. The Company consummated the Offering on December 17, 2007 and received net proceeds of $448,700,000, which includes $15,600,000 from the Insider Warrants sold in a private placement and includes $15,750,000 of underwriters deferred discount. The Company’s management intends to apply substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering toward consummating a Business Combination. The initial target business must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the Company’s net assets held in the trust account at the time of such acquisition. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully affect a Business Combination.

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The Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company’s corporate existence will cease in the event it does not consummate a Business Combination by December 11, 2009 or June 11, 2010 in the event the holders of the common stock sold as part of the Units in the Offering (“Public Stockholders”) approve a proposal to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by an additional six (6) months. If the Company does not effect a Business Combination by December 11, 2009 or June 11, 2010, as the case may be, the Company will promptly distribute the amount held in trust, which is substantially all of the proceeds from the Offering, including any accrued interest, to its Public Stockholders.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet financing.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Market risk is the sensitivity of income to changes in interest rates, foreign exchanges, commodity prices, equity prices, and other market-driven rates or prices. We are not presently engaged in and, if a suitable business target is not identified by us prior to the prescribed liquidation date of the trust fund, we may not engage in, any substantive commercial business. Accordingly, we are not and, until such time as we consummate a business combination, we will not be, exposed to risks associated with foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices or other market-driven rates or prices. The net proceeds of our initial public offering held in the trust fund have been invested only in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Given our limited risk in our exposure to money market funds, we do not view the interest rate risk to be significant.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2009. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2009, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There has been no material changes in our Risk Factors disclosed in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Not applicable.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

Item 6. EXHIBITS.

Exhibit 31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 20, 2009

UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, John A. Catsimatidis, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Refining Energy Corp. (the “registrant”);

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. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are 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 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, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) 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

(c) 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

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and 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 functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 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 control over financial reporting.

Date: July 20, 2009	Signature:	/s/ John A. Catsimatidis
		John A. Catsimatidis
		Principal Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James E. Murphy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of United Refining Energy Corp. (the “registrant”);

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. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are 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 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, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) 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

(c) 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

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and 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 functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 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 control over financial reporting.

Date: July 20, 2009	Signature:	/s/ James E. Murphy
		James E. Murphy
		Principal Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of United Refining Energy Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, John A. Catsimatidis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: July 20, 2009	By:	/s/ John A. Catsimatidis
		John A. Catsimatidis Principal Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of United Refining Energy Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, John A. Catsimatidis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: July 20, 2009	By:	/s/ James E. Murphy
		James E. Murphy Principal Financial Officer