Texas American Resources Appoints Bryan Yam as Vice President of International Business Development

Texas American Resources Appoints Bryan Yam as Vice President of International Business Development

September 15, 2007

    AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas
American Resources-Asia Ltd., an affiliate of Texas
American Resources Company, Austin, Texas, has announced
the appointment of Mr. Bryan Yam to the position of Vice
President of International Business Development effective
August 1, 2007.

    Mr. Yam has 30 years experience in the international
E&P business, having most recently worked for
Kerr-McGee. He joined Kerr-McGee in 1992 and helped start
their China, Thailand and Indonesia Exploration and
Production ventures, including acquiring seven Production
Sharing Contracts ("PSC") in China and two PSCs
in Thailand. Prior to Kerr-McGee, he worked for NL-Shaffer
as the Asia Pacific Regional Services Manager in Southeast
Asia and Australia.

    Bryan will be responsible for generating new business
opportunities throughout the Asia Pacific Region, including
asset acquisitions and new ventures. He will be based in the
Shekou Operations office in southern China.

    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 Company
     Phone:    [phone]
     Website:  http://www.texasarc.com