Texas American Resources Announces Start of Panyu 3D Seismic Survey, PSC 28/20

Texas American Resources Announces Start of Panyu 3D Seismic Survey, PSC 28/20

September 15, 2007

    AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas
American Resources-Asia Ltd., an affiliate of Texas
American Resources Company, Austin, Texas, announced today
the start of a 3D seismic survey over the Panyu prospect
area of PSC 28/20 covering 850 square kilometers in the
Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea, China.
China Offshore Services Ltd. (COSL) is the contractor,
using the MV Dongfangmingzhu seismic vessel.  Production
shooting began August 1, 2007 and is expected to be
completed by November 1, 2007.

    ABOUT TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES ASIA, LTD.

    Headquartered in Beijing, Texas American Resources --
Asia, Ltd's  ("TARA") principal assets consist of
two blocks in the Pearl River Area of the South China Sea,
making TARA the first privately-held company to have assets
in the South China Sea. In total, TARA's offshore blocks
encompass approximately 4.5 million acres.

    LEGAL DISCLOSURE: Certain statements in this news
release constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, particularly any express or implied
statements concerning future financial condition or
operating results.  Although Management believes that the
expectations reflected herein are reasonable, the matters
discussed in this release involve risks, uncertainties, and
other factors that may delay, prevent or adversely affect
the transaction or the Company's planned activities and
operations.  There can be no assurance that such
expectations will prove correct.  All forward-looking
statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary
statement.


    For more information, please contact:

     Mike Wichterich, Chief Financial Officer
     Texas American Resources-Asia Ltd.
     Phone: [phone]