OCEAN ENERGY, INC . |
1984 Isaac Newton Square West, Suite 202, |
Reston, VA 20190 |
August 12, 2008
VIA EDGAR,
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Office of Small Business
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, DC 20549
Re:
Request for acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 ofOcean Energy, Inc.
Form S-1 Filed July 3, 2008
File No. 333-151747
Pursuant to requirements of Section 8(a) of the Securities Act the undersigned hereby requests that the Form S-1 Registration Statement ofOcean Energy, Inc. be declared effective on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 4:00PM or on such earlier or later date as the Commission acting pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall determine.
Ocean Energy, Inc. acknowledges that
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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;
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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 fill responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
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the company may not assert this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
If you have any questions, please call or our attorney, Joseph I. Emas at 305-531-1174.
Yours truly,
By:/s/VALENTYNA STUPENKO
Valentyna Stupenko
Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 12, 2008
