HART & TRINEN, LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1624 Washington Street Denver, CO 80203 William T. Hart, P.C. ________ Email: harttrinen@aol.com Donald T. Trinen Facsimile: (303) 839-5414 (303) 839-0061 -- Will Hart September 14, 2011 Parker Morrill Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Vanguard Energy Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-174194 This office represents Vanguard Energy Corporation (the "Company"). Amendment No. 3 to the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 has been filed with the Commission. This letter provides the Company's responses to the comments received from the staff by letter dated August 19, 2011. The paragraph numbers in this letter correspond with the numbered paragraphs in the staff's comment letter. The number under the "page number" column indicates the page number in the Registration Statement where the response to the comment can be found. Page Number ----------- 1. Comment complied with. F-1 2. Comment complied with. 4 3. Comment complied with. 7 4. Comment complied with. 25, F-16 5. The form of lock-up agreement is Exhibit B to the Underwriting Agreement, which was filed with the original Registration Statement (Exhibit 1.1). The lock-up agreements have not yet been signed (nor for that matter, has the underwriting agreement been signed). The signed lock-up agreements will typically be delivered to the underwriter when the underwriting agreement is signed. -- 6. Comment complied with. 47 7. Comment complied with. Exhibit 99 If you should have any questions concerning the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Very Truly Yours, HART & TRINEN, L.L.P. By /s/ William T. Hart ------------------- William T. Hart