EXHIBIT 99.2


                       AMERICAN NATURAL ENERGY CORPORATION
                           6100 South Yale, Suite 300
                              Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
                       Tel: 918-481-1440 Fax: 918-481-1473


            AMERICAN NATURAL ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ISSUANCE OF
                             SHARES OF COMMON STOCK


TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005. American Natural Energy Corporation
("ANEC") (TSX Venture:ANR.U) announced it has issued to Middlemarch Partners
Ltd. 2,170,000 shares of its common stock at a deemed price of US$0.115 per
share in consideration of consulting services valued at US$250,000 rendered in
connection with its debenture restructuring completed in June, 2005. The shares
were issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of
the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), afforded by Section 4(2)
and pursuant to Regulation S under the Act. The shares issued may not be
reoffered or resold absent registration under the Act or an applicable exemption
from the registration requirements of the Act. In addition, the shares are
subject to a hold period under Canadian law and, subject to compliance with the
requirements of the Act, the shares may not be traded until January 14, 2006,
except as permitted by Canadian securities legislation and the TSX Venture
Exchange.

ANEC is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based independent exploration and production company
with operations in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. For further information please
contact Michael Paulk, CEO at 918-481-1440 or Steven P. Ensz, CFO at
281-367-5588.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


This Press Release may contain statements which constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and
current expectations of ANEC, its directors, or its officers with respect to the
future business, well drilling and operating activities and performance of ANEC.
Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The actual
results and outcome of events may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The levels of and
fluctuations in the prices for natural gas and oil and the demand for those
commodities, the outcome of ANEC's development and exploration activities,
including the success of its current and proposed well drilling activities and
the availability of capital to pursue those activities could affect ANEC and its
future prospects. Important additional factors that could cause such differences
are described in ANEC's periodic reports and other filings made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and may be viewed at the Commission's Website
at http://www.sec.gov.


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