Exhibit 16 Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2400 Houston, Texas 77057-3092 Tel: (713) 860-1400 Fax: (713) 355-3909 February 03, 2006 Securities and Exchange Commission Mail Stop 11-3 450 5th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Sirs/Madams: We have read Item 4 of VTEX Energy Inc.'s Form 8-K dated February 3, 2006, and agree with the statements made therein. Yours truly, /s/ Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.