Ex99-33

FILED
In the Office of the
Secretary of State of Texas
AUG 03 1999
Corporations Section

                                             ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
                                                        OF
                                           TORO ENERGY OF MARYLAND, LLC

         I, the undersigned natural person of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, acting as the organizer of
a limited liability company (the "Company") under the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act"), do hereby
adopt the following Articles of Organization for the Company.

                                                     ARTICLE I

         The name of the Company is Toro Energy of Maryland, LLC.

                                                    ARTICLE II

         The period of duration of the Company is perpetual from the date of filing of these Articles of
Organization with the Secretary of the State of Texas, unless earlier dissolved in accordance with either the Act
or the provisions of the Regulations of the Company.

                                                    ARTICLE III

         The purpose for which the Company is organized is to transact any or all lawful business for which
limited liability companies may be organized under the Act.

                                                    ARTICLE IV

         The address of the principal place of business of the Company in the State of Texas is:  4925 Greenville
Avenue, Suite 1022, Dallas, Texas 75206.

                                                     ARTICLE V

         The name and address of the initial registered agent of the Company in the State of Texas is Paul Kaden,
4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 1022, Dallas, Texas  75206.

                                                    ARTICLE VI

         The Company is to be managed by a manager or managers.  The initial number of managers of the Company is
three (3).  The name and address of the persons who are to serve as the managers of the Company until the first
annual meeting of members of the Company or until such person(s) successors are elected and qualified are as
follows:

         Name                       Address

         Taylor Clark               4925 Greenville Avenue
                                    Suite 1022
                                    Dallas, Texas  75206

         Paul Kaden                 4925 Greenville Avenue
                                    Suite 1022
                                    Dallas, Texas  75206

         Clay Gordon                4925 Greenville Avenue
                                    Suite 1022
                                    Dallas, Texas  75206


                                                    ARTICLE VII

         The name and address of the organizer of the Company are as follows:  Paul Kaden, 4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite 1022, Dallas, Texas  75206

                                                   ARTICLE VIII

         No person who is a manager of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its members for monetary
damages for the act or omission of that person in his or her capacity as a manager, except for liability of that
person for (i) a breach by that person of a duty of loyalty of a manager to the Company or its members (ii) an
act or omission not in good faith that constitutes a breach of duty of a manager to the Company, (iii) an act or
omission by that person that involves intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of the law, (iv) a
transaction from which that person receives an improper benefit, whether or not the benefit results from an
action taken within the scope of the position of that person as a manager, or (v) an act or omission for which
the liability of that person is expressly provided for by an applicable statute.  If the Act, the Texas Business
Corporation Act, the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Laws Act, or other applicable law is amended to authorize
action further eliminating or limiting the liability of managers, then the liability of a manager of the Company
shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, the Texas Business Corporation Act,
the Texas Miscellaneous Corporation Laws Act, or other applicable law as so amended.

         Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the members shall not adversely affect any
right or protection of a person who is a manager that exists at the time of that repeal or modification.

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Articles of Organization
TORO ENERGY OF MISSOURI LLC
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of August, 1999


                                                     /s/ Paul Kaden
                                                     PAUL KADEN,
                                                     Organizer