SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                 POST EFFECTIVE
                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       to
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           Commission File No. 0-22661

                                VTEX ENERGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     Nevada
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   76-0582614
                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                11811 North Freeway, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77060
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including ZIP Code)

                   VTEX ENERGY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN NUMBER 8
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                  Stephen Noser
                         11811 North Freeway, Suite 200
                              Houston, Texas, 77060
                                 (281) 445-5880
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)



                                Explanatory Note
            Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8
                            Filed on November 30, 2006

VTEX Energy,  Inc., (the "Company")  is  filing  this  Amendment  to  Form  S-8
Registration Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 30, 2006 (the "Original Filing").  The purpose of filing this Amendment
is to  correct the number of shares designated by the Board of Directors of the
Company and the term of the  plan in the exhibit identified as Exhibit 10 VTEX
Energy Employee Benefit Plan Number 8 to the Original Filing.

The Company is  amending  Exhibit 10 for the number of shares designated by the
Board of Directors of the Company and the term of the plan.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, on the 5th day of December 2006.

VTEX ENERGY, INC.

By /s/ Marshall Smith
   ------------------
   Marshall Smith
   Chairman  and Chief Executive Officer

By /s/ Randal McDonald
   -------------------
   Randal McDonald
   Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accouting
   Officer and Treasurer


Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  registration
statement has been signed by the following  persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.

   Signature                      Title                      Date

By /s/ Stephen Noser              President                  December 5, 2006
   -----------------              and Director
   Stephen Noser

By /s/ Randal McDonald            Chief Financial Officer,
   -------------------            Principal Accounting
   Randal McDonald                Officer, Treasurer and
                                  Director                   December 5, 2006

By /s/ John E. Seago              Director                   December 5, 2006
   -----------------
   John E. Seago

By /s/ Marshall Smith             Director, Chairman         December 5, 2006
   ------------------             and Chief Executive
   Marshall Smith                 Officer



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EXHIBIT 10

               VTEX ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN - Number 8

PURPOSE.  This Employee Benefit Plan (the "Plan"),  is designated to provide for
awards of the Company's  common stock,  or options to acquire  common stock,  to
selected employees,  who, individually or as members of a group, contribute in a
substantial degree to the success of the Company, thus affording them a means of
participating  in that success and an incentive  to  contribute  to that further
success.

DEFINITIONS.  The  following  works and  phrases as used  herein  shall have the
meaning set forth below:

     "Company" shall mean VTEX Energy, Inc.

     "Employee" shall mean any officer, employee of and consultant or adviser to
     the Company.

     "Share"  shall  mean one share of the  Company's  common  stock,  $.001 par
     value.

     "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan  shall be  administered  by the  Board.  The Board may
establish a committee of the Board  consisting  of one or more of its members to
administer the Plan and such committee may establish such rules and  regulations
as necessary for proper  administration of the Plan and make such determinations
and take such action in connection  with or in relation to the Plan as necessary
to carry out the Plan's purpose.

ELIGIBILITY.  The individuals eligible to receive awards under the Plan shall be
such Employees as the Board or its committee shall from time to time determine.

SOURCE  OF  AWARDS.  The  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  shall  designate
2,500,000 Shares for awards pursuant to this Plan.

AWARDS.  The Board or its committee  shall  determine the awards to be made from
time to time to the  Employees.  The  Board or its  committee  shall  take  into
consideration the  recommendations  of management in making its  determinations.
Awards  under the Plan may be  either in the form of direct  grants of Shares or
options to acquire  Shares under such terms and  conditions  as the Board may in
its  discretion  provide.  Any  options  exercised  pursuant  to their terms and
conditions may be satisfied with Shares issued pursuant to the Plan.

PAYMENT OF AWARDS.  The number of Shares of each award shall be delivered to the
Employee as soon as practicable after the award is granted.

FINALITY  OF  DETERMINATIONS.  Each  determination  made  by  the  Board  or its
committee  shall be final and shall be binding and  conclusive  for all purposes
and upon all persons and the Board.

LIMITATIONS.  No Employee of the Company shall have any right (legal, equitable,
or otherwise) to be granted an award under the Plan,  nor shall the existence of
the Plan  give any  Employee  the  right to be  retained  in the  employ  of the
Company.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.  The Board of Directors of the Company may discontinue
the Plan at any time and may from time to time amend the terms of the Plan.

TERM OF THE PLAN.  Awards under this Plan shall be for  recognition  of services
performed after June 30, 2006.

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