Exhibit 12.1

Certifications

I, Larry Youell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Forum Energy Corporation;

2.  Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain  any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information  included in this annual report,  fairly present in all respects the
financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

a.  designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant,  including it consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b.  evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as a date  within 90 days  prior to the filing  date of this  annual
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c. presented in this annual report our conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of
the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on our  evaluation  as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,  based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a. all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize and report  financial data and have  identified  for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b. any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual
report whether or not there were  significant  change in internal  controls or I
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: July 15, 2005

                        s/Larry Youell
                        President and Chief Executive Officer


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