10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
 
 
  OR
 
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
FROM                      TO                     
     
Commission File Number
  0001-32145
 
   
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   91-0881481
 
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or organization)    
     
CanArgo Energy Corporation    
P.O. Box 291, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, British Isles   GY1 3RR
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(44) 1481 729 980
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
     Yes þ          No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer þ
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
     Yes o          No þ
The number of shares of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share, outstanding on November 3, 2008 was 242,107,390.
 
 

 


 

CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
        Page  
PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
       
  Financial Statements        
 
  Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets — unaudited     4  
 
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations — unaudited     5  
 
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows — unaudited     6  
 
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements     7  
 
           
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     23  
 
           
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     36  
 
           
  Controls and Procedures     36  
 
           
PART II.          OTHER INFORMATION:
       
 
           
  Legal Proceedings     37  
 
           
  Risk Factors     38  
 
           
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     39  
 
           
  Exhibits        
 
  (a) Exhibit Index     40  
 
           
Signatures        
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32
Below is a list of terms that are common to our industry and used throughout this document:
     
D
  = per day
Bbl
  = barrels
Bbtu
  = billion British thermal units
Bcf
  = billion cubic feet
Bcfe
  = billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents
Bopd
  = barrels of oil per day
Mbbls
  = thousand barrels
Mcf
  = thousand cubic feet
Mcfe
  = thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalents
MCM
  = thousand cubic meters
MMBtu
  = million British thermal units
MMcf
  = million cubic feet
MMcfe
  = million cubic feet of natural gas equivalents
MW
  = megawatt
NGL
  = natural gas liquids
TBtu
  = trillion British thermal units
When we refer to natural gas and oil in “equivalents,” we are doing so to compare quantities of oil with quantities of natural gas or to express these different commodities in a common unit. In calculating equivalents, we use a generally recognized standard in which one Bbl of oil is equal to six Mcf of natural gas. Also, when we refer to cubic feet measurements, all measurements are at a pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch.
When we refer to “us”, “we”, “our”, “ours”, the “Company”, or “CanArgo”, we are describing CanArgo Energy Corporation and/or our subsidiaries.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbour” for certain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations of CanArgo and speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors. The factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are among those factors that in some cases have affected CanArgo’s historic results and could cause actual results in the future to differ significantly from the results anticipated in forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, future filings by CanArgo with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in CanArgo’s press releases and in oral statements made by authorized officers of CanArgo. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “hope,” “may” and similar expressions, as well as “will,” “shall”, “could” and other indications of future tense, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Few of the forward-looking statements in this Report deal with matters that are within our unilateral control. Acquisition, financing and other agreements and arrangements must be negotiated with independent third parties and, in some cases, must be approved by governmental agencies. These third parties generally have interests that do not coincide with ours and may conflict with our interests. Unless the third parties and we are able to compromise their various objectives in a mutually acceptable manner, agreements and arrangements will not be consummated.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
    (Expressed in United States dollars)  
    (Unaudited)          
 
               
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,449,231     $ 6,869,381  
Accounts receivable
    172,902       379,268  
Crude oil inventory
    591,840       373,770  
Prepayments
    294,724       311,537  
Assets to be disposed
    80,499       71,294  
Other current assets
    150,930       167,404  
 
           
Total current assets
  $ 3,740,126     $ 8,172,654  
 
               
Non Current Assets
               
Prepaid financing fees
    710,171       74,804  
 
               
Capital assets, net (including unevaluated amounts of $14,400,200 and $9,444,742, respectively)
    53,675,568       51,304,619  
 
           
 
               
Total Assets
  $ 58,125,865     $ 59,552,077  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Accounts payable — trade
  $ 801,810     $ 481,665  
Loans payable — short term
    3,626,297        
Accrued liabilities
    6,339,019       6,639,887  
Liabilities to be disposed
    381,071       336,446  
 
           
Total current liabilities
  $ 11,148,197     $ 7,457,998  
Long term debt
    9,339,040       11,697,231  
Other non current liabilities
          37,778  
Provision for future site restoration
    248,024       230,720  
 
           
 
               
Total Liabilities
  $ 20,735,261     $ 19,423,727  
 
           
 
               
Temporary Equity
  $ 2,119,530     $ 2,119,530  
 
           
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, par value $0.10; authorized — 1,000,000,000 shares at September 30, 2008 and 500,000 at December 31, 2007; shares issued, issuable and outstanding — 242,120,974 at September 30, 2008 and at December 31, 2007
    24,212,096       24,212,096  
Capital in excess of par value
    245,650,775       245,316,295  
Accumulated deficit
    (234,591,797 )     (231,519,571 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 35,271,074     $ 38,008,820  
 
           
 
               
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 58,125,865     $ 59,552,077  
 
           
See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations — Unaudited
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations
Expressed in United States dollars
                                 
    Unaudited     Unaudited  
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (Expressed in United States dollars)  
Operating Revenues from Continuing Operations:
                               
Oil and gas sales
  $ 2,965,661     $ 32,961     $ 8,196,657     $ 3,394,808  
 
                       
 
    2,965,661       32,961       8,196,657       3,394,808  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses:
                               
Field operating expenses
    454,348       16,427       1,252,433       690,851  
Direct project costs
    67,345       173,105       585,620       515,939  
Selling, general and administrative
    1,543,237       1,901,454       4,255,189       5,327,739  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    702,432       139,171       2,136,274       1,516,246  
 
                       
 
    2,767,362       2,230,157       8,229,516       8,050,775  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
    198,299       (2,197,196 )     (32,859 )     (4,655,967 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Income (Expense):
                               
Interest income
    2,873       63,329       40,848       250,146  
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense
    (867,057 )     (1,144,539 )     (2,571,244 )     (5,307,304 )
Loss/Cost on debt extinguishment
          (5,592,828 )           (12,127,494 )
Foreign exchange losses
    (210,581 )     (7,497 )     (401,208 )     (38,806 )
Other
    (15,708 )     (1,025,067 )     (72,861 )     (761,196 )
 
                       
Total Other Expense
    (1,090,473 )     (7,706,602 )     (3,004,465 )     (17,984,654 )
 
                       
 
                               
Loss from Continuing Operations Before Taxes
    (892,174 )     (9,903,798 )     (3,037,324 )     (22,640,621 )
 
                               
Income taxes
                       
 
                       
Loss from Continuing Operations
    (892,174 )     (9,903,798 )     (3,037,324 )     (22,640,621 )
 
                               
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes and minority interest
    (4,237 )     (55,873 )     (34,902 )     11,493,685  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (896,411 )   $ (9,959,671 )   $ (3,072,226 )   $ (11,146,936 )
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
                               
- Basic
    242,120,974       239,053,232       242,120,974       238,557,879  
 
                       
- Diluted
    242,120,974       239,053,232       242,120,974       238,557,879  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
                               
- from continuing operations
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.09 )
- from discontinued operations
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ 0.05  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.04 )
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
                               
- from continuing operations
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.09 )
- from discontinued operations
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ 0.05  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Net (Income) Loss Per Common Share
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.04 )
 
                       
See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited
                 
    Unaudited  
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
   
(Expressed in United States dollars)
 
Operating activities:
               
Net Loss
    (3,072,226 )     (11,146,936 )
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest
    (34,902 )     11,493,685  
 
           
Loss from continuing operations
    (3,037,324 )     (22,640,621 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used by operating activities:
               
Non-cash stock compensation expense
    334,480       571,429  
Non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt discount
    1,705,765       4,111,714  
Non-cash debt extinguishment expense
          12,127,494  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    2,136,274       1,516,246  
Trading loss on securities
          792,718  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Restricted cash
          299,777  
Accounts receivable
    206,366       249,402  
Inventory
    (218,070 )     (615,252 )
Prepayments
    (283,469 )     197,427  
Other current assets
    16,474       29,135  
Accounts payable
    (13,493 )     (570,965 )
Deferred revenue
          (484,515 )
Accrued liabilities
    (718,707 )     (613,303 )
 
           
Net cash used by continuing operating activities
    128,296       (5,029,314 )
 
           
 
               
Investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (4,551,834 )     (9,317,340 )
Proceeds from disposition of assets
          21,340,396  
Change in oil and gas supplier prepayments
    2,870       1,649,608  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,548,964 )     13,672,664  
 
           
 
               
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from sale of common stock
          3,560,600  
Repayment of loans
          (19,875,000 )
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
          (16,314,400 )
 
           
 
               
Discontinued activities:
               
Net cash generated (used) by operating activities
    518       61,887  
Net cash used in investing activities
          (1,763,529 )
 
           
Net cash flows from assets and liabilities held for sale and to be disposed
    518       (1,701,642 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (4,420,150 )     (9,372,692 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    6,869,381       16,452,550  
Amounts reclassified to discontinued operations
          (1,763,261 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period as stated
    6,869,381       14,689,289  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 2,449,231     $ 7,079,858  
 
           
See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
1.   Basis of Presentation
     The interim consolidated condensed financial statements and notes thereto of CanArgo Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “our”, “CanArgo” or the “Company”) have been prepared by management without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the consolidated condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, except the discontinued operations and extinguishment of debt, as necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period. Certain items in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. There was no effect on reported net loss as a result of these reclassifications. Although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in CanArgo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent quarter or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
          Going Concern
     The interim consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern. The items listed below raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The interim consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
    We incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders of approximately $3,037,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $65,315,000, $54,432,000 and $12,522,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These net losses included non-cash charges related to depreciation and depletion, impairments, loan interest, amortization of debt discount and stock-based compensation of approximately $4,179,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $61,936,000, $48,213,000 and $7,175,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
    At September 30, 2008 we had negative working capital of $7,408,000.
 
    In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 our revenues from operations did not cover the costs of our operations.
 
    At September 30, 2008 we had cash and cash equivalents available for general corporate use or for use in operations of approximately $2,449,000.
 
    We have a planned capital expenditure budget for the near future of approximately $12,000,000.
 
    Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital through debt and / or equity financing on terms acceptable to the Company in the immediate short-term.
 
    The covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which we are a party restrict us from incurring additional debt obligations in excess of $2.5 million unless we receive consent from Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the of the Notes covered by such Agreements.

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     We currently have sufficient cash on hand to support our current operations through to the end of November 2008.
     If we are unable to obtain additional funds when they are required, or if the funds cannot be obtained on terms favourable to us, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate our exploration, development and completion program or enter into contractual arrangements with third parties to develop or market products that the Company would otherwise seek to develop or market itself, or even be required to relinquish our interest in our properties or in the extreme situation, cease operations altogether.
          Management’s Plan
     We require additional funding immediately to continue with our Georgian operations as planned. We are in the process of addressing this by exploring available financing alternatives sufficient to cover at least our short-term working capital needs. On April 23, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors had given approval to conducting a proposed offering to common stockholders (the “Rights Offering”) of rights to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock held of record on a date to be announced later. On July 24, 2008 we announced that a group of eight separate foreign private investors (the “Standby Underwriters”) severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment underwriting agreements with the Company (collectively, the “Standby Underwriting Agreements”) to purchase up to $24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Company’s planned Rights Offering. The Rights Offering, if successful, would provide the capital needed to meet at least near term planned capital expenditures. See Part I — “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” herein. On September 19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date (“Record Date”) to determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (“Rights”) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. The Rights Offering commenced on October 6, 2008. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company has been advised by certain of the Standby Underwriters that, in light of current market conditions, those Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company also announced that it was considering its position. In the meantime, the Company determined to extend the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from October 24, 2008 to October 31, 2008 (and in Norway from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008). On October 15, 2008, we announced an amendment to the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal rights to those Rights holders who had exercised their Rights and subscribed for shares of common stock. On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an “Amendment Agreement”) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008 until November 21, 2008 and in Norway from October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and correspondingly extending withdrawal rights in the U.S. until November 20, 2008.
     As of September 30, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
     In order to fund our planned capital expenditure program and to continue our operations after November 2008, we need to raise substantial funds. Accordingly, we are pursuing raising additional funds through the Rights Offering to stockholders. We are also actively pursuing the farming out of a number of our exploration projects. In light of the existing state of global capital markets and the recent fall in the price of oil, there is no assurance that we will be successful in raising such additional funds, and, if we are successful, that the commercial terms will be favorable to the Company. If we are unsuccessful in such fund raising, we will have to curtail our current operations significantly or cease operations altogether.
     We will use a portion of the proceeds from the Rights Offering for a short term production enhancement recovery program at the Ninotsminda Field in order to generate additional near term cash flows. We believe that with an improved near term cash flow and also if we are eventually able to successfully complete the Manavi 12 well such that a significant quantity of oil flows are produced, we will

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be able to raise additional debt and/or equity funds in order to continue operations, continue our development plans for the Ninotsminda Field, properly develop the Manavi Field, continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop our business in the region.
          Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2   Foreign Operations
     Our current and future operations and earnings depend upon the results of our operations in Georgia. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully conduct such operations, and a failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Also, the success of our operations generally will be subject to numerous contingencies, some of which are beyond management control. These contingencies include armed conflict, general and regional economic conditions, prices for crude oil and natural gas, competition and changes in regulation. Since we are dependent on international operations, we will be subject to various additional political, economic and other uncertainties. Among other risks, our operations may be subject to the risks and restrictions on transfer of funds, import and export duties, quotas and embargoes, domestic and international customs and tariffs, and changing taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions, political conditions and restrictive regulations.
3   Accounts Receivable
     Accounts receivable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007
Current Assets
               
Trade receivables
  $ 15,733     $ 208,732  
Insurance receivable
    135,025        
Other receivables
    22,143       170,536  
 
               
 
           
 
  $ 172,902     $ 379,268  
 
           
     There was no bad debt expense for either of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
     The trade receivable of $15,733 as at September 30, 2008 relates to a partial amount outstanding in respect of an oil sale during 2008. The trade receivable of $208,732 at December 31, 2007 related to a partial amount owed from an oil sale and was received in full in January 2008.
     The insurance receivable of $135,025 at September 30, 2008 related to final settlement agreed by the insurance underwriters in respect of our insurance claim made for damage caused by a blow out at N100 well at the Ninotsminda Field on September 11, 2004.
     Included in other receivables of $170,536 at December 31, 2007 is an amount of $106,585 due from Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys”) for Tethys selling, general and administrative expenses paid by the Company after we sold our entire Tethys shareholding. The amount owed by Tethys was settled in full in February 2008.

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4   Prepayments
     Prepayments consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007  
Drilling Contractors
  $ 15,156     $ 161,297  
Financing Fees
    46,721       46,721  
Insurance
    114,243       11,522  
Other
    118,604       91,997  
 
               
 
           
 
  $ 294,724     $ 311,537  
 
           
5   Prepaid financing fees
     Prepaid financing fees at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007  
Unamortized loan fees (1)
  $ 34,510     $ 74,804  
Deferred Rights Offering costs (2)
    675,661        
 
           
 
               
 
  $ 710,171     $ 74,804  
 
           
     (1) Prepaid financing fees as at September 30, 2008 are corporate finance fees incurred in respect of a $10,000,000 issue of a 12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes to an investor due June 28, 2010 of which $10,000,000 is currently outstanding. The fees in respect of the Notes are to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loans.
     Prepaid financing fees as at December 31, 2007 are corporate finance fees incurred in respect of the following transactions: a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes to a group of investors due September 1, 2009 of which $4,250,000 was outstanding at 31 December, 2007 and a $10,000,000 issue of a 12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note to an investor due June 28, 2010 of which $10,000,000 was outstanding at 31 December, 2007. The fees in respect of the Notes are to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loans.
     (2) Deferred Rights Offering costs are professional fees incurred through September, 2008 with respect to our Rights Offering. If the Offering is successful these costs will offset the equity received in the Offering. If unsuccessful, these costs will be expensed.

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6   Capital Assets
     Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following at September 30, 2008:
                         
    (Unaudited)  
            Accumulated     Net  
            Depreciation     Capital  
    Cost     And Impairment     Assets  
Oil and Gas Properties
                       
Proved properties
  $ 145,788,107     $ (113,363,922 )   $ 32,424,185  
Unproved properties
    14,400,200             14,400,200  
 
                 
 
    160,188,307       (113,363,922 )     46,824,385  
 
                 
Property and Equipment
                       
Oil and gas related equipment
    10,683,889       (4,025,846 )     6,658,043  
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment and other
    1,127,880       (934,740 )     193,140  
 
                       
 
                 
 
    11,811,769       (4,960,586 )     6,851,183  
 
                 
 
                       
 
  $ 172,000,076     $ (118,324,508 )   $ 53,675,568  
 
                 
     Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following at December 31, 2007:
                         
            Accumulated     Net  
            Depreciation     Capital  
    Cost     And     Assets  
          Impairment        
Oil and Gas Properties
                       
Proved properties
  $ 145,983,558     $ (111,567,391 )   $ 34,416,167  
Unproved properties
    9,444,742             9,444,742  
 
                 
 
    155,428,300       (111,567,391 )     43,860,909  
 
                 
 
Property and Equipment
                       
Oil and gas related equipment
    10,938,820       (3,816,173 )     7,122,647  
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment and other
    1,125,733       (804,670 )     321,063  
 
                 
 
    12,064,553       (4,620,843 )     7,443,710  
 
                 
 
                       
 
  $ 167,492,853     $ (116,188,234 )   $ 51,304,619  
 
                 
          Oil and Gas Properties
     Unproved property additions relate to our exploration activity in the period.
          Property and Equipment
     Oil and gas related equipment includes materials, drilling rigs and related equipment currently in use by us in the development of the Ninotsminda Field and Manavi prospect.

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7   Loans Payable — Short Term
     Loans payable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007  
Short term debt:
               
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes
  $ 4,650,000     $  
Unamortized debt discount
    (1,023,703 )      
 
           
Long term debt
  $ 3,626,297     $  
 
           
     Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes: On March 3, 2006, we finalised a private placement with a limited group of investors arranged by Ingalls & Snyder LLC of New York City of a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009 (the “Subordinated Notes”) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 13,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share. These warrants expired unexercised on March 3, 2008.
     The principal terms of the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements include the following:
     Interest. The unpaid principal balance under the Subordinated Notes bears interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 30 in cash at the rate of 3% per annum until December 31, 2006 and 10% per annum thereafter and (b) at the rate of 3% per annum above the applicable rate on any overdue payments of principal and interest.
     Conversion. The Subordinated Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of CanArgo common stock at a conversion price per share of $1.00 (the “Conversion Price”) (the original exercise price of $1.37 having been reset to $1.00), which is subject to adjustment if CanArgo issues any equity securities (other than pursuant to the granting of employee stock options pursuant to shareholder approved employee stock option plans or existing outstanding options, warrants and convertible securities at a price per share of less than $1.00) per share, as adjusted, determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance, in which case the Conversion Price will be reset to such lower price.
     Issue of further $400,000 Subordinated Notes in connection with restructuring of short term interest payments: On June 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amendment, consent and waiver with the holders of the Subordinated Notes in terms of which the holders of the Subordinated Notes agreed to receive certain interest payments due on the Subordinated Notes as of June 30, 2007 by payment in kind of additional Subordinated Notes. As a result, the Company issued a further $400,000 in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes. These additional Subordinated Notes carry the same rights (including as to conversion into shares of common stock of the Company) as the original $13 million in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes which were previously issued (see the section above entitled “Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes”).

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8   Long Term Debt
     Loans payable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007  
Long term debt:
               
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes
  $     $ 4,650,000  
12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note
    10,600,000       10,600,000  
Unamortized debt discount
    (1,260,960 )     (3,552,769 )
 
           
Long term debt
  $ 9,339,040     $ 11,697,231  
 
           
     12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note: On June 28, 2006, we entered into a $10,000,0000 private placement with Persistency (the “Purchaser”) of a 12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note due June 28, 2010 (the “12% Subordinated Note”) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of CanArgo common stock (the “12% Subordinated Note Warrant Shares”), at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment (the “12% Subordinated Note Warrants”). The 12% Subordinated Note Warrants expired unexercised on June 28, 2008.
     The terms of the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements include the following:
     Interest. The unpaid principal balance under the 12% Subordinated Note bears interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, commencing December 31, 2006, in cash at the rate of 12% per annum and (b) at the rate of 15% per annum on any overdue payments of principal and interest.
     Conversion. The 12% Subordinated Note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of CanArgo common stock at a conversion price per share of $1.00 (the “12% Subordinated Note Conversion Price”), which is subject to adjustment if CanArgo issues any equity securities (other than pursuant to the granting of employee stock options pursuant to shareholder approved employee stock option plans or existing outstanding options, warrants and convertible securities, including without limitation the Subordinated Notes) at a price per share of less than $1.00 per share, as adjusted, determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance, in which case the 12% Subordinated Note Conversion Price will be reset to such lower price.
     Security. Payment of all amounts due and payable under the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, the 12% Subordinated Note and all related agreements (collectively, the “Loan Documents”) is secured by subordinated guarantees from each other CanArgo Group Member (the “12% Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty”). If CanArgo forms or acquires a Material Subsidiary (as defined in the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement) it shall cause such Subsidiary to execute a 12% Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty (other than for certain excepted companies and legal entities) and thereby become a CanArgo Group Member subject to the provisions of the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement.
     Subordination. Payments on the 12% Subordinated Note and under the 12% Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty is subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment or conversion in full of CanArgo’s Senior Indebtedness in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or other reorganization of CanArgo.
     Issue of further $600,000 12% Subordinated Notes in connection with restructuring of short term interest payments on the 12% Subordinated Notes: On June 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amendment, consent and waiver with Persistency, the holder of the 12% Subordinated Note, in terms of which Persistency agreed to receive the interest payments due on the 12% Subordinated Notes as of June 30, 2007 with a payment in kind of additional 12% Notes. As a result, the Company issued a further $600,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12% Subordinated Notes. These additional 12% Subordinated Notes carry the same rights (including as to conversion into shares of common stock of the Company) as the original $10 million in aggregate principal amount of 12% Subordinated Notes which were previously issued. The rights attaching to the 12% Subordinated Notes are set out in the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements.

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9   Accrued Liabilities
     Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    September 30,   December 31,
    2008   2007
    (Unaudited)        
Drilling contractors
  $ 4,931,332     $ 4,931,332  
Loan note interest
    434,250        
Non-cash Loan Interest
    54,139       76,550  
Tethys Spin-Out costs
          395,611  
Professional fees
    496,624       929,628  
Other
    422,674       306,766  
     
 
               
 
  $ 6,339,019     $ 6,639,887  
     
     Included in the amounts due to drilling contractors at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are amounts billed to the Company by WEUS Holding Inc (“WEUS”) a subsidiary of Weatherford International Ltd. totalling $4,931,332. We have formally notified WEUS that we dispute the validity of certain billings to the Company for work WEUS performed in the first and second quarter of 2005. We have recorded all amounts billed by WEUS as of September 30, 2008 pending the outcome of the dispute resolution (see Note 12) following a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against the Company lodged by WEUS on September, 12, 2005.
10   Stockholders’ Equity
                                                 
     
Total, December 31, 2007
    242,120,974     $ 24,212,096     $ 245,316,295     $ 0     $ (231,519,571 )   $ 38,008,820  
     
 
                                               
Stock based compensation under SFAS 123R
                    334,480                       334,480  
 
                                               
Net Loss
                                    (3,072,226 )     (3,072,226 )
 
                                               
     
Total, September 30, 2008
    242,120,974     $ 24,212,096     $ 245,650,775     $ 0     $ (234,591,797 )   $ 35,271,074  
     
     Effective February 7, 2008, Dr. David Robson, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and after his resignation as Chief Executive Officer in June 2007, the Non-Executive Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors, resigned from the Board. In connection with Dr. Robson’s departure the Company agreed that the 1,800,000 share options granted to Dr. Robson pursuant to the Company’s Long Term Stock Incentive Plans (“LTSIP”) will remain valid and be exercisable until 31 December 2008 under the terms of such plans. These options comprise:
    1,500,000 options granted at an exercise price of $0.65 (issued September 24, 2004 and fully vested as at February 7, 2008); and
 
    300,000 options granted at an exercise price of $1.00 (issued July 27, 2005 and fully vested as at February 7, 2008).

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     In accordance with the modification rules under SFAS No. 123(R), we estimated the fair value of Dr. Robson’s modified stock options based on the options being issued from February, 2008 and expiring on May 7, 2008, the expiry date contained in the original terms of the options and from February, 2008 and expiring on December, 31 2008, the modified expiry date, using the Black-Scholes-option pricing model. The difference between the fair value of the modified and original terms of $242,280 was expensed to Stock Based Compensation during the quarter and recorded in Additional Paid-In Capital. The assumptions used in fair valuing the options were as follows:
     Fair value assumptions based on original terms of options
                 
    1,500,000 options   300,000 options
Exercise price
  $ 0.65     $ 1.00  
Stock price on May 7, 2008
  $ 0.48     $ 0.48  
Risk free rate of interest
    5.15 %     5.15 %
Expected life of option — months
    3       3  
Dividend rate
           
Historical volatility
    143.9 %     143.9 %
     Fair value assumptions based on modified terms of options
                 
    1,500,000 options   300,000 options
Exercise price
  $ 0.65     $ 1.00  
Stock price on May 7, 2008
  $ 0.48     $ 0.48  
Risk free rate of interest
    1.97 %     1.97 %
Expected life of option — months
    11       11  
Dividend rate
           
Historical volatility
    149.7 %     149.7 %
11   Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
     Net income (loss) per common share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic and diluted earnings per share are provided for continuing operations, discontinued operations and net income (loss). Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period and excludes any potential dilution. Diluted earnings per share reflect potential dilution from the exercise of securities (convertible debt, warrants or options) into common stock. Outstanding convertible debt, options and warrants to purchase common stock are not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect of these instruments would be anti-dilutive for the loss periods presented.
     The total numbers of such shares excluded from diluted net loss per common share were 44,360,881 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 101,785,215 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
12   Commitments and Contingencies
     We have contingent obligations and may incur additional obligations, absolute and contingent, with respect to the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties and ventures in which we have interests that require or may require us to expend funds and to issue shares of our Common Stock.
     At September 30, 2008, we had the contingent obligation to issue an aggregate maximum amount of 187,500 shares of our Common Stock to Fielden Management Services PTY, Ltd (a third party management services company), subject to the satisfaction of conditions related to the achievement of specified performance standards by the Stynawske Field project, an oil field in Ukraine in which we had a previous interest. As far as management is aware, the project is not progressing at the desired pace of development and consequently, in management’s opinion, the chance of having to issue these shares is remote.

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     Under the Production Sharing Contract for Blocks XIG and XIH (the “Tbilisi PSC”) in Georgia our subsidiary CanArgo Norio Limited had a commitment to acquire additional seismic data within three years of the effective date of the contract which is September 29, 2003. The State Agency for Oil & Gas Regulation in Georgia has given written consent to an extension to the period within which the data should be acquired to July 31, 2008 and we are currently working with the State Agency to extend this further and amend the Tbilisi PSC accordingly. The total commitment over the remaining period is expected to be in the region of $500,000. In the event that a commercial discovery is not established, our interest in the Tbilisi PSC would terminate 10 years from the effective date, which will be September 29, 2013.
     In 2002, the Participation Agreement for the three well exploration program on the Ninotsminda / Manavi area with AES Gardabani (a subsidiary of AES Corporation) (“AES”) was terminated without AES earning any rights to any of the Ninotsminda / Manavi area reservoirs. We therefore have no present obligations in respect of AES. However, under a separate Letter of Agreement, if gas from the Sub Middle Eocene is discovered and produced from the exploration area covered by the Participation Agreement, AES will be entitled to recover at the rate of 15% of future gas sales from the Sub Middle Eocene, net of operating costs, approximately $7,500,000, representing their prior funding under the Participation Agreement. AES have now withdrawn from Georgia, but hydrocarbons have been discovered in the Manavi area reservoir and in the event of a successful gas development from the Sub Middle Eocene, it is reasonably possible that AES may exercise their rights under the Letter of Agreement.
     On July 27, 2005, GBOC Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company in which the Company has a 50% interest, received a claim raised by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers (listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the Tbilisi Regional Court in respect of damage caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia on September 11, 2004. An additional claim was received in December 2005 and amended in March 2006, thus bringing the relief sought pursuant to both claims to the sum of approximately GEL 314,000,000 (approximately $223,000,000 at the exchange rate of GEL to US dollars in effect on September 30, 2008). We believe that we have meritorious defences to this claim and intend to defend it vigorously and, as a result of discussions with our legal advisors in Georgia, we would consider the chances of the claim being successful to be remote
     On September 12, 2005, WEUS Holding Inc (“WEUS”) a subsidiary of Weatherford International Ltd lodged a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against the Company in respect of unpaid invoices for work performed under the Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and WEUS for the supply of under-balanced coil tubing drilling equipment and services during the first and second quarter of 2005. Pursuant to the Request for Arbitration, WEUS’ demand for relief is $4,931,332.55. Although the Company has recorded all amounts billed by Weatherford as of December 31, 2005 (see Note 9) the Company is contesting the claim and has filed a counterclaim. We believe that we have meritorious defences to this claim and intend to defend it vigorously. At this point in the proceedings it is not possible to predict the outcome of the arbitration. However, in the event that Weatherford is successful, the extent of the loss to the Company would be limited to the payment of the unpaid invoices and the payment of Weatherford’s professional fess in regards to this matter.
     The Company has been named in a claim with a group of defendants by former interest holders of the Lelyakov oil field in the Ukraine. The plaintiffs are seeking damages of approx 600,000 CDN (approx $574,000 at September 30, 2008 exchange rates). The former owners of UK-Ran Oil Company disposed of their investment in the field prior to selling the company to CanArgo. We believe the claim against us to be meritless. We are unable at this time to determine a potential outcome but in general would consider the chances of the claim being successful to be remote.
     Under the Ninotsminda PSC, NOC is required to relinquish at least half of the area then covered by the production sharing contract, but not in portions being actively developed, at five year intervals commencing December 1999. In 1998, these terms were amended with the initial relinquishment being due in 2008 and a reduction in the area to be relinquished at each interval from 50% to 25% whereby the contractor selects the relinquishment portions.

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     CanArgo Norio Limited currently owns a 100% interest in the Norio (Block XIC) and North Kumisi Production Sharing Agreement (“Norio PSA”), although this interest has a 25 year term it may be reduced to 85% should the state oil company, Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (“GOGC”), exercise an option available to it under the PSA for a limited period following the submission of a field development plan. Although we are not able to speak for GOGC, in management’s opinion it is likely that GOGC would exercise the option available to it in the event of a commercial oil or gas discovery. As a contractor party, GOGC would be liable for all costs and expenses in relation to any interest it may acquire in the PSA. This PSA covers an area of approximately 265,122 acres (1,061 km2) following a 25% relinquishment in April 2006 and will be subject to a further 50% relinquishment of the remaining contract area less any development area in April 2011.
     On April 23, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors had given approval to conducting a proposed offering to common stockholders (the “Rights Offering”) of rights to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock held of record on a date to be announced later. The proposed subscription price for the Rights Offering was set at $0.10 per share. As of April 18, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The Rights Offering was contingent, among other things, upon registration of the Rights Offering under the Securities Act and complying with all other applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules and regulations. On July 24, 2008 we announced that a group of eight separate foreign private investors (collectively, the “Standby Underwriters”) severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment underwriting agreements with the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Company’s planned Rights Offering. Under the terms of each substantially similar standby underwriting agreement (collectively, the “Standby Underwriting Agreements”), between the Company and each of the Standby Underwriters, the Standby Underwriters are entitled to receive a commission equal to 7 % of the aggregate Subscription Price in respect of the 242,000,000 shares, with the commission being payable in cash or shares of common stock at the Subscription Price at the option of each Standby Underwriter; provided, however, if the Standby Underwriter is an existing stockholder it will only receive a commission for the part of the underwritten amount that exceeds the pro rata amount of shares that it would receive pursuant to an exercise of its Rights. The Standby Underwriters are entitled to receive their commission whether or not the Company successfully concludes the Rights Offering no later than December 31, 2008.
     On September 19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date (“Record Date”) to determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (“Rights”) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. The Rights Offering commenced on October 6, 2008. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company has been advised by certain of the Standby Underwriters that, in light of current market conditions, those Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company also announced that it was considering its position. In the meantime, the Company determined to extend the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from October 24, 2008 to October 31, 2008 (and in Norway from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008). On October 15, 2008, we announced an amendment to the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal rights to those Rights holders who had exercised their Rights and subscribed for shares of common stock. On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an “Amendment Agreement”) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008 until November 21, 2008 and in Norway from October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and correspondingly extending withdrawal rights in the U.S. until November 20, 2008.

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13   Discontinued Operations
 
    Tethys Petroleum Limited
     As at September 30, 2007, Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys”), a former indirect Company subsidiary, was classified as a Discontinued Operation.
     CanArgo’s ownership of Tethys was diluted during 2007 from 100% ownership on December 31, 2006 to approximately 17.7% as of June 30, 2007. In the first quarter of 2007, Tethys sold approx 6.8 million shares of its common stock in a private placement offering to outside investors for gross proceeds of approximately $16.8 million. This transaction reduced the Company’s interest in Tethys to approximately 67%. In May 2007, Tethys received the approval from the Ministry of Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan to exchange approximately 6 million of Tethys common shares in return for the remaining 30% ownership of BN Munai LLP not previously controlled by Tethys. This transaction reduced the Company’s ownership of Tethys to approximately 52%. On June 13, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, CanArgo Ltd, sold 6 million of its Tethys common shares to the CanArgo Noteholders in exchange for the extinguishment of $15 million in principal of outstanding notes payable. This transaction reduced the Company’s ownership in Tethys to approximately 30% and resulted in Tethys no longer being a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. On June 27, 2007, Tethys announced that it had completed its initial public offering through the issuance of approximately 18.2 million shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange reducing the Company’s ownership to approximately 17.7%. On August 3, 2007, the Company sold its remaining shareholding in Tethys.
     The results of discontinued operations in respect of Tethys consisted of the following for the nine month periods ended:
                 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
               
Loss Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
  $     $ (3,999,646 )
 
               
Realised gain on securities held for sale
          15,566,878  
 
               
Income Taxes
           
 
           
 
               
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation
  $     $ 11,567,232  
 
           
     The results of discontinued operations in respect of Tethys consisted of the following for the three month periods ended:
                 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
               
Income Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
  $     $  
 
               
Unrealised gain on securities held for sale
             
Income Taxes
           
 
           
 
               
Net Income from Discontinued Operation
  $     $  
 
           

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Samgori PSC
     On February 17, 2006 we issued a press release announcing that our subsidiary, CanArgo Samgori Limited (“CSL”), was not proceeding with further investment in Samgori (Block XI B) Production Sharing Contract (“Samgori PSC”) in Georgia and associated farm-in which became effective in April 2004, and accordingly we terminated our 50% interest in the Samgori PSC with effect from February 16, 2006. The decision by CSL not to proceed with further investment under the current farm-in arrangements was due to the inability of CSL’s partner in the project, Georgian Oil Samgori Limited (“GOSL”), to provide its share of funding to further the development of the Field. We consider that there would have been insufficient time to meet the commitments under the Agreement with National Petroleum Limited (“NPL”) the previous licence holders and we were not prepared to fund the project, which is not without risk, on a 100% basis without different commercial terms and an extension to the commitment period. It was not possible to negotiate a satisfactory position on either matter. CSL has been informed that NPL has now exercised its right to take back 100% of the contractor share in the Samgori PSC from GOSL and, accordingly, effective February 16, 2006 we have withdrawn from the Samgori PSC.
     The results of discontinued operations in respect of CSL consisted of the following for the nine month periods ended:
                 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
               
Operating Revenues
  $     $  
 
               
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
    (34,902 )     (73,547 )
Income Taxes
           
Minority Interest in Income
           
 
           
 
               
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation
    (34,902 )   $ (73,547 )
 
           
The results of discontinued operations in respect of CSL consisted of the following for the three month periods ended:
                 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
               
Operating Revenues
  $     $  
 
               
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
    (4,237 )     (55,873 )
Income Taxes
           
Minority Interest in Income
           
 
           
 
               
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation
    (4,237 )   $ (55,873 )
 
           

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     Gross consolidated assets and liabilities in respect of CSL that are included in “assets to be disposed” consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    September 30,      
    2008     December 31,  
    (Unaudited)     2007  
Assets to be disposed:
               
Accounts receivable (net)
  $ 80,499     $ 71,294  
Other current assets
               
 
           
 
  $ 80,499     $ 71,294  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities to be disposed:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 369,271     $ 327,046  
Provision for future site restoration
    11,800       9,400  
 
           
 
  $ 381,071     $ 336,446  
 
           
14   Segment and Geographical Data
     During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 Georgia represented the only geographical segment and CanArgo’s continuing operations operated through one segment, oil and gas exploration.
15   Subsequent Events
     On October 3, 2008 we announced that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo Stock Exchange relating to the previously announced Rights Offering. Accordingly, the Rights Offering commenced on October 6, 2008 as scheduled to terminate three weeks later on October 24, 2008 in the U.S.; provided, however, stockholders who hold their shares through the VPS System in Norway were required to exercise their Rights no later than October 14, 2008 and to pay for their subscriptions by no later than October 17, 2008. Further details regarding the Rights Offering are contained in a Prospectus and related documents mailed to U.S. stockholders and for Norwegian stockholders a separate Circular and related documents furnished to such stockholders upon request.
     On October 3, 2008 we also announced that we had signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a Swedish oil company to enter into a farm-out and option agreement covering the Norio production sharing agreement (“Norio PSA”) in Georgia subject to execution of a formal agreement and to governmental and other approvals. The farming in party would earn an initial 5% interest in the Norio PSA in return for funding the acquisition and processing costs of a seismic data survey over the Norio-Martkopi prospect. The objective of the seismic program is to firm up an appraisal well location to the 2005 MK-72 exploration well which encountered encouraging hydrocarbon shows in the Middle Eocene and flowed light sweet oil to surface from a shallower reservoir horizon in the Oligocene. The farminee would have an option to earn an additional working interest of 45%, thereby increasing its contractor interest in the Norio PSA to 50%, by paying 100% of the costs of an appraisal well to test both the Middle Eocene and Oligocene target horizons.
     On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company has been advised by certain of the Standby Underwriters of the Company’s Rights Offering that, in light of current market conditions, those Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company announced it was considering its position. In the interim, and particularly in view of the scheduled expiration of the Rights Offering in Norway at 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the Company extended the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 24, 2008, the scheduled U.S. expiration date, until 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 31, 2008, and from 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the scheduled Norwegian expiration date, until 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 21, 2008.

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     On October 15, 2008, we announced an amendment to the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal rights to those Rights holders who had exercised their Rights and subscribed for shares of common stock. On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an “Amendment Agreement”) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008 until November 21, 2008 and in Norway from October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and correspondingly extending withdrawal rights in the U.S. until November 20, 2008.
     On October 15, 2008 the Company also released details of notices that it received from the Standby Underwriters in respect of the Standby Underwriters being unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations as follows:
             
    Reason for        
    withdrawal or        
    Potential        
    withdrawal from       Amount
Underwriter   Obligation   # of shares   (USD),
Caldwell Associates   Aware that other   100,000,000   10,000,000
Limited   underwriters may        
    not be able or        
    willing to fulfill        
    their commitments        
Provincial Securities   Unable to fulfill   50,000,000   5,000,000
Limited            
Heritage Cie S.A.   Reserve right to   42,000,000   4,200,000
    withdraw having        
    become aware that        
    other underwriters        
    may not be able or        
    willing to fulfill        
    their commitments        
Salahi Öztürk   Has proposed   20,000,000   2,000,000
    suspension of        
    Underwriting        
    obligation on basis        
    of alleged force        
    Majeure        
Osman Necdel Turkay   Has proposed   15,000,000   1,500,000
    suspension of        
    Underwriting        
    obligation on basis        
    of alleged force        
    Majeure        
Hasan Gürhan Berker   Has proposed   5,000,000   500,000
    suspension of        
    Underwriting        
    obligation on basis        
    of alleged force        
    Majeure        
Fevzi Bozer   Has proposed   5,000,000   500,000
    suspension of        
    Underwriting        
    obligation on basis        
    of alleged force        
    Majeure        
Hasip Buldanlioglu   Has proposed   5,000,000   500,000
    suspension of        
    Underwriting        
    obligation on basis        
    of alleged force        
    Majeure        
 
           
Total       242,000,000   24,200,000
 
           

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     The Company also stated that it was considering its position with respect to the Rights Offering but, due to the current situation, it was possible that the Rights Offering would proceed with a reduced or no underwriting in place, subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, in both Norway and the US or just in Norway.
     It also stated that after the new expiration dates, unexercised Rights would expire and have no value. In the event that the Offering generates fewer proceeds than expected, the Company would focus on production enhancement work at the Ninotsminda Field and the continuation of well testing operations at Manavi at the expense of repaying debt and its other planned use of proceeds. However, as previously indicated in the Prospectus, further unforeseen or changing circumstances may alter the amount, use and allocation of such proceeds.
     The extension of the expiration dates of the Rights Offering was intended to provide additional time to enable the Company (1) to continue discussions with the Standby Underwriters and (2) to advance discussions which it commenced with other parties who have expressed an interest in providing a possible alternative underwriting of the Rights Offering.
     In light of these developments the Company amended the terms of the Rights Offering to permit those U.S. Rights holders and foreign stockholders who have received Subscription Rights Certificates and have exercised their Rights and paid the Subscription Price to the U.S. Subscription Agent to withdraw their subscriptions and request a return of their payments, without interest. Rights Holders who held their Shares and/or Rights in the VPS System were also offered withdrawal rights which had to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Supplement to the Norwegian Offering Circular dated 14 October 2008 on file with the Oslo Stock Exchange.
     On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an “Amendment Agreement”) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks. Save as thereby amended, the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed that the original Standby Underwriting Agreements remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreements, the Company further extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November 21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on November 20, 2008.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Qualifying Statement With Respect To Forward-Looking Information
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SEE “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” BELOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT.
     In addition to the historical information included in this report, you are cautioned that this Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “will likely result,” “will continue,” “projects,” “expects,” and similar expressions are used in this Form 10-Q, they are intended to identify “forward-looking statements,” and such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Furthermore, our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject to change at any time at the discretion of management and the Board.
     These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date this report is filed. The Company does not intend to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report, so as to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may occur as part of our ongoing periodic reports filed with the SEC.
     The following is a discussion of our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated annual financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 in addition to our condensed consolidated quarterly financial statements and the notes thereto, included in Item 1 of this report.
Overview
Corporate Developments
     The following corporate developments took place in the third quarter and subsequently:
     On July 21, 2008 we announced the results of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 18, 2008 in New York, New York at which stockholders duly re-elected the incumbent Board of Directors comprised of Messrs. Vincent McDonnell, Jeffrey Wilkins, Russ Hammond, Michael Ayre and Anthony Perry; approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 and disapproved an increase in the number of shares of common stock that can be awarded under the Company’s 2004 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan. See Part II- “Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders” herein.
     Effective July 21, 2008, the Company amended Article Four of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000. The amendment had been duly approved at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 18, 2008 by the votes of the holders of at least a majority of all the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company. The stated capital of the Company was not reduced under or by reason of the said amendment.
     On July 24, 2008 we announced that the group of eight separate foreign private investors who had previously signed non-binding letters of intent with the Company had now severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment underwriting agreements (collectively, the “Standby Underwriting Agreements”) with the Company to purchase up to $24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Company’s planned Rights Offering first announced on April 23, 2008. Each investor severally and not jointly undertook, pro rata to its share of the aggregate $24.2 million underwriting amount, to purchase, at the same subscription price as common stockholders, shares of CanArgo common stock not otherwise purchased by stockholders in the Rights Offering. Further details regarding these Standby Underwriting Agreements were disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008 with the SEC.
     On August 10, 2008 we issued a statement that operations in Georgia were continuing unaffected by the hostilities between Georgia and Russia over control of the separatist region of South Ossetia in the central Caucasus. Oil production operations, continued as normal at the Company’s Ninotsminda Field which is located 35 kilometers to the east of the capital city Tbilisi and over 100 kilometers from South Ossetia. As a precautionary measure, the Company increased security and the number of personnel on duty at its production sites. The Company continues to closely monitor the situation.

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     On August 15, 2008 we issued a further statement that the Company’s oil and gas operations in Georgia remained unaffected by the Russian-Georgian conflict. Oil production from the Ninotsminda Field is sold on a batch basis with the last delivery being in October. Oil production from the Field is generally sold at the Field gate, transported by the buyer via rail and exported through the Black Sea port of Batumi which had not been affected.
     On September 19, 2008 we announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had designated October 2, 2008 as the record date (“Record Date”) to determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (“Rights”) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. Pending effectiveness being declared by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement previously filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) relating to the Rights Offering and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo Stock Exchange the proposed Rights Offering, which had been previously disclosed by the Company, was scheduled to commence on October 6, 2008 and terminate three weeks later on October 24, 2008 (October 14, 2008 in Norway). Further details regarding the Rights Offering would be contained in a Prospectus and related documents to be mailed to U.S. stockholders and for Norwegian stockholders a separate Circular and related documents to be furnished to such stockholders upon request, promptly upon declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and receipt of final approval of the Circular by the Oslo Stock Exchange. The Company would notify stockholders of the commencement of the Rights Offering at such time as it received all such required regulatory approvals.
     On October 3, 2008 we announced that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the Securities Act and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo Stock Exchange relating to the previously announced Rights Offering. Accordingly, the Rights Offering commenced on October 6, 2008 as scheduled and was scheduled to terminate three weeks later on October 24, 2008; provided, however, stockholders who held their shares through the VPS System in Norway were required to exercise their Rights no later than October 14, 2008 and to pay for their subscriptions by no later than October 17, 2008. Further details regarding the Rights Offering are contained in a Prospectus and related documents mailed to U.S. stockholders and for Norwegian stockholders a separate Circular and related documents furnished to such stockholders upon request.
     On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company was advised by certain of the Standby Underwriters that, in light of current market conditions, those Underwriters were unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company also stated that it was considering its position with respect to the Rights Offering but, due to the situation, it was possible that the Rights Offering would proceed with a reduced or no underwriting in place, subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, in both Norway and the US or just in Norway. In the interim, and particularly in view of the scheduled Norwegian expiration date at 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the Company extended the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 24, 2008, the scheduled U.S. expiration date, until 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 31, 2008, and from 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the scheduled Norwegian expiration date, until 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 21, 2008.

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     On October 15, 2008 the Company released details of notices that it received from the Standby Underwriters in respect of their underwriting obligations as follows:
                     
    Reason for              
    withdrawal or              
    Potential              
    withdrawal from           Amount  
Underwriter   Obligation   # of shares     (USD),  
 
                   
Caldwell Associates
Limited
  Aware that other underwriters may not be able or willing to fulfill their commitments     100,000,000       10,000,000  
 
               
Provincial Securities
Limited
  Unable to fulfill     50,000,000       5,000,000  
 
               
Heritage Cie S.A.
  Reserve right to withdraw having become aware that other underwriters may not be able or willing to fulfill their commitments     42,000,000       4,200,000  
 
               
Salahi Öztürk
  Has proposed suspension of underwriting obligation on basis of alleged force majeure     20,000,000       2,000,000  
 
               
Osman Necdel Turkay
  Has proposed suspension of underwriting obligation on basis of alleged force majeure     15,000,000       1,500,000  
 
               
Hasan Gürhan Berker
  Has proposed suspension of underwriting obligation on basis of alleged force majeure     5,000,000       500,000  
 
               
Fevzi Bozer
  Has proposed suspension of underwriting obligation on basis of alleged force majeure     5,000,000       500,000  
 
               
Hasip Buldanlioglu
  Has proposed suspension of Underwriting obligation on basis of alleged force Majeure     5,000,000       500,000  
Total
        242,000,000       24,200,000  
 
               
     The Company also stated that after the new expiration dates, unexercised Rights would expire and have no value. In the event that the Offering generates fewer proceeds than expected, the Company would focus on production enhancement work at the Ninotsminda Field and the continuation of well testing operations at Manavi at the expense of repaying debt and its other planned use of proceeds. However, as previously indicated in the Prospectus, further unforeseen or changing circumstances may alter the amount, use and allocation of such proceeds.
     The extension of the expiration dates of the Rights Offering was intended to provide additional time to enable the Company (1) to continue discussions with the Standby Underwriters and (2) to advance discussions which it commenced with other parties who had expressed an interest in providing a possible alternative underwriting of the Rights Offering.

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     In light of these developments the Company amended the terms of the Rights Offering to permit those U.S. Rights Holders and foreign stockholders who have received Subscription Rights Certificates and have exercised their Rights and paid the Subscription Price to the U.S. Subscription Agent to withdraw their subscriptions and request a return of their payments, without interest. Rights Holders who held their Shares and/or Rights in the VPS System were also offered withdrawal rights which had to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Supplement to the Norwegian Offering Circular dated 14 October 2008 on file with the Oslo Stock Exchange.
     On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an “Amendment Agreement”) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks. Save as thereby amended, the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed that the original Standby Underwriting Agreements remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreements, the Company further extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November 21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on November 20, 2008.
     Effective October 24, 2008, in connection with the purchase of Glitnir Securities AS, the Manager of the Rights Offering, from its Icelandic parent, the firm changed its name to RS Platou Markets AS.
Georgia
     Our share of the 114,162 barrels of gross oil production (417 barrels of oil per day (bopd) ) from the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 was 74,205 barrels (271 bopd). For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 our share of the 124,144 of gross oil production (455 bopd) from the Ninotsminda Field was 80,694 barrels (296 bopd).
     During the third quarter of 2008, we continued to progress our exploration, appraisal and development plans in our core area of operation in Georgia.
     Ninotsminda:
     Technical work has continued on a production enhancement program at the Ninotsminda Field aimed at increasing the level of production from the field on the basis of a number of low to medium risk operations. This work is scheduled to commence later in the year subject to financing being available from the Rights Offering. The planned program may include a number of low cost, low risk workover operations with a risked production potential capacity in the region of 100 to 150 bopd to much higher potential but higher cost operations aimed at developing hitherto unproduced parts of the field. These operations may include the drilling of a new well with dual horizontal completions in the undeveloped eastern part of the field, and drilling a new vertical well to exploit potential oil reserves in the Oligocene interval over the northern flank of the field. Effort is also being expended on methods to access isolated oil accumulations in shallower reservoirs overlying the main field area.
     Gas Market:
     On October 3, 2008 we announced that Government sources in Georgia had confirmed that, as part of the ongoing deregulation and privatization process within the gas sector, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), a state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, had acquired the shares of a number of local gas distribution network companies in Georgia. These companies include Sagaredjo Gas Company, the gas distribution company in eastern Georgia where the Ninotsminda Field is located. SOCAR is expected to assume ownership of the network later this year. In the meantime, Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC), a wholly owned subsidiary company of CanArgo, together with Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation (GOGC), the State partner in the Ninotsminda production sharing contract, has executed a gas sales agreement with Sagaredjo Gas Company for a contract term of one year with a price of $2.83 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) ($110 per thousand cubic metres (MCM ) up to May 2009 when it would rise to $4.73 per Mcf ($167 per MCM). We expect to see a significant improvement in the buyer’s performance under this agreement once it has been incorporated into SOCAR.
     As a result of market liberalization, NOC has seen a significant improvement in receipts for gas sales over the past quarter. Mainly through spot sales of a portion of its gas production to ITERA Georgia (a non-State gas distribution company), NOC realized a gas revenue of $219,476 in the third quarter 2008.

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     Manavi:
     Analysis of the data collected from the Manavi 12 (M12) well during the acid fracture stimulation and subsequent flow testing and logging indicates a potential oil water contact has been detected in the well. As the oil inflow has been logged within a uniform carbonate section which extends upwards to the top of the Cretaceous interval, it is very reasonable to assume that there is a potential oil column of 551 feet (168 metres) within the M12 well. The majority of this oil leg sits behind the 7” liner and has not been tested. The water incursion into the well bore, observed during the testing, appears to be coming from below the level of this contact. The M12 well is located down-dip on the structure, and there is potential for an increased hydrocarbon column towards the crest of the structure with a potential oil column in the region of 1,076 feet (328 metres) at the M11Z well location.
     Once financing is available from the Rights Offering, plans are in place to progress with the testing operation. This may include the acquisition of an offset vertical seismic profile which would be correlated with surface seismic data with the objective of improving the seismic imaging away from the wellbore. This would then be used to determine the next step in the testing process which does not preclude drilling a horizontal sidetrack through the reservoir above the indicated oil water contact. A horizontal well would increase the surface area exposed to the low matrix porosity chalk (which we believe now to be at the M12 location) and increase the probability of intersecting naturally occurring fractures thereby substantially improving the chances of getting a sustainable and high flow rate from the well. The introduction of horizontal drilling technology in the Austin Chalk in Texas massively increased the production rates and sustainability of production from the chalk reservoir (similar age to Manavi) and transformed the economics of the project. We believe horizontal drilling could have a similar beneficial impact on Manavi. Prior to proceeding with any further testing operations, we would aim to set a cement plug in the current test interval to plug back the well and isolate the underlying aquifer to prevent the invasion of extraneous water from below the target reservoir.
     Norio:
     The MK72 exploration well which we completed in 2005 to evaluate the potentially large Norio-Martkopi structure in the Norio Production Sharing Agreement area (our largest contract area at 265,122 acres (1,061 Km2)) encountered encouraging hydrocarbon shows in the Middle Eocene (the primary objective) and flowed light sweet oil to surface from a shallower reservoir horizon in the Oligocene., but was never fully tested for operational reasons. In order to finance an appraisal well, we have been actively pursuing a farm-out strategy for this acreage. . On October 3, 2008 we announced that we have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a Swedish oil company to enter into a farm-out and option agreement covering the Norio production sharing agreement (“Norio PSA”) subject to execution of a formal agreement and to governmental and other approvals. The farming in party would earn an initial 5% interest in the Norio PSA in return for funding the acquisition and processing costs of a seismic data survey over the Norio-Martkopi prospect. The objective of the seismic program is to firm up an appraisal well location to the MK-72 well. The farminee would have an option to earn an additional working interest of 45%, thereby increasing its contractor interest in the Norio PSA to 50%, by paying 100% of the costs of an appraisal well to test both the Middle Eocene and Oligocene target horizons.
     The Norio-Martkopi prospect is located in the eastern part of Georgia approximately 9 miles (15 Km) northeast of Tbilisi and 6 miles (10 Km) to the north of Georgia’s largest oil fields discovered to date, the Samgori-Patardzeuli-Ninotsminda complex of fields which collectively have produced over 200 million barrels of oil and are still in production. The structure lies wholly within the Norio PSA and is comprised of two stacked potential reservoir intervals at the Middle Eocene and Oligocene levels with mapped closures of approximately 28,000 acres and 16,000 acres respectively. At the Middle Eocene level alone, the structure appears comparable in size to the large Samgori Field, Georgia’s largest producing oil field.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
     As of September 30, 2008 we had negative working capital of $7,408,000 compared to working capital of $715,000 as of December 31, 2007.
     In order to continue with all of our currently planned development activities in Georgia on our Ninotsminda Field and the appraisal of our Manavi oil discovery, in addition to our planned Rights Offering we are currently investigating further fundraising proposals.
Going Concern
     The interim consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern. The items listed below raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The interim consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
    We incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders of approximately $3,072,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $65,315,000, $54,432,000 and $12,522,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These net losses included non-cash charges related to depreciation and depletion, impairments, loan interest, amortization of debt discount and stock-based compensation of approximately $4,177,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $61,936,000, $48,213,000 and $7,175,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
    At September 30, 2008 we had negative working capital of $7,408,000.
 
    In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 our revenues from operations did not cover the costs of its operations.
 
    At September 30, 2008 we had cash and cash equivalents available for general corporate use or for use in operations of approximately $2,449,000.
 
    We have a planned capital expenditure budget for the near future of approximately $12,000,000.
 
    Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital through debt and / or equity financing on terms acceptable to the Company in the immediate short-term.
 
    The covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which we are a party restrict us from incurring additional debt obligations in excess of $2.5 million unless we receive consent from Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the of the Notes covered by such Agreements (see the discussion below regarding the limitations on the incurrence of additional debt set forth in such Agreements).
 
    We currently have sufficient cash in hand to support our current operations through to the end of November 2008.
     If we are unable to obtain additional funds when they are required or if the funds cannot be obtained on terms favourable to us, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate our exploration, development and completion program or enter into contractual arrangements with third parties to develop or market products that the Company would otherwise seek to develop or market itself, or even be required to relinquish our interest in our properties or in the extreme situation, cease operations altogether.
     Management’s Plan
     We require additional funding immediately to continue with our Georgian operations as planned. We are in the process of addressing this by exploring available financing alternatives sufficient to cover at least our short-term working capital needs. On April 23, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors had given approval to conducting a proposed offering to common stockholders (the “Rights Offering”) of rights to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock held of record on a date to be announced later. On July 24, 2008 we announced that a group of eight separate foreign private investors severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment underwriting agreements with the Company to purchase up to $24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Company’s planned Rights Offering. The Rights Offering, if successful, would provide the capital needed to meet at least near term planned capital expenditures. On September 19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date (“Record Date”) to determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (“Rights”) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company had been advised by certain of the

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underwriters of the Company’s Rights Offering that, in light of current market conditions, those underwriters were unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company also announced that it was considering its position. In the interim, the Company extended the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from October 21, 2008 to October 31, 2008 in the U.S. and from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008 in Norway. We also granted withdrawal rights to Rights holders who had exercised their Rights. On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate Amendment Agreements in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters to the Company’s Rights Offering agreed to amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreements, the Company further extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November 21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on November 20, 2008.
     As of September 30, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
     We currently have sufficient cash on hand to support our current operations through to the end of November 2008. In order to fund our planned capital expenditure program and to continue our operations after November 2008, we need to raise substantial funds. Accordingly, we are pursuing raising additional funds through the Rights Offering to stockholders. We are also actively pursuing the farming out of a number of our exploration projects. In light of the existing state of global capital markets and the recent fall in the price of oil, there is no assurance that we will be successful in raising such additional funds, and, if we are successful, that the commercial terms will be favorable to the Company. If we are unsuccessful in such fund raising, we will have to curtail our current operations significantly or cease operations altogether.
     We will use a portion of the proceeds from the Rights Offering for a short term production enhancement recovery program at the Ninotsminda Field in order to generate additional near term cash flows. We believe that an improved near term cash flow and also if we are eventually able to successfully complete the Manavi 12 well such that a significant quantity of oil flows are produced, we will be able to raise additional debt and/or equity funds in order to continue operations, continue our development plans for the Ninotsminda Field, properly develop the Manavi Field, continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop our business in the region.
     While a considerable amount of infrastructure for the Ninotsminda Field has already been put in place, we cannot provide assurance that:
    funding of a field development plan will be available or if available will be timely;
 
    that our development plan will be successfully completed or will increase production; or
 
    that field operating revenues after completion of the development plan will exceed operating costs.
     Under the terms of each of the Note issues (see Notes 7 and 8 to the Financial Statements), we are restricted from incurring future indebtedness and from issuing additional senior or pari passu indebtedness, except with the prior consent of the Required Holders or in limited permitted circumstances. The definition of indebtedness encompasses all customary forms of indebtedness including, without limitation, liabilities for the deferred consideration, liabilities for borrowed money secured by any lien or other specified security interest, liabilities in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments (excluding letters of credit which are 100% cash collateralised) and guarantees in relation to such forms of indebtedness (excluding parent company guarantees provided by the Company in respect of the indebtedness or obligations of any of the Company’s subsidiaries under its Basic Documents (as defined in the respective Note Purchase Agreements). Pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreements, permitted future indebtedness is (a) indebtedness outstanding under the Notes; (b) any additional unsecured indebtedness, the aggregate amount outstanding thereunder at any time not exceeding certain specified amounts and; (c) certain unsecured intra-group indebtedness (in the case of the Subordinated Notes and 12% Subordinated Notes this is limited to the indebtedness of a CanArgo Group Member (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreements) to a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company which is not deemed to be a Material Subsidiary (under the Note Purchase Agreements the aggregate amount outstanding under the particular indebtedness shall not exceed certain specified levels at any time).

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     To pursue existing projects beyond our immediate appraisal and development plans and to pursue new opportunities, we will require additional capital. While expected to be substantial, without further exploration work and evaluation the exact amount of funds needed to fully explore and develop all of our oil and gas properties cannot at present, be quantified. Potential sources of funds include additional sales of equity securities, project financing, permitted debt financing and the participation of other oil and gas entities in our projects. Based on our past history of raising capital and continuing discussions, we believe that such required funds may be available. However, there is no assurance that such funds will be available, and if available, will be offered on attractive or acceptable terms. Should such funding not be forthcoming, we may not be able to pursue projects or new opportunities. As discussed above, under the terms of the Notes, we are restricted from incurring additional indebtedness.
     Development of the oil and gas properties and ventures in which we have interests involves multi-year efforts and substantial cash expenditures. Full exploration and development of our oil and gas properties and ventures may require the availability of substantial additional financing from external sources. We may also, where opportunities exist, seek to transfer portions of our interests in oil and gas properties and ventures to entities in exchange for such financing. We generally have the principal responsibility for arranging financing for the oil and gas properties and ventures in which we have an interest. There can be no assurance, however, that we or the entities that are exploring and developing oil and gas properties and ventures will be able to arrange the financing necessary to develop the projects being undertaken or to support our corporate and other activities. There can also be no assurance that such financing will be available, if at all, on terms that are attractive or acceptable to or are deemed to be in our best interest, or the best interest of such entities and their respective stockholders or participants.
     Ultimate realization of the carrying value of our oil and gas properties and ventures will require production of oil and gas in sufficient quantities and marketing such oil and gas at sufficient prices to provide positive cash flow to the Company. Establishment of successful oil and gas operations is dependent upon, among other factors, the following:
  mobilization of equipment and personnel to implement effectively drilling and evaluation,, completion and production activities;
 
  raising of additional capital;
 
  achieving significant production at costs that provide acceptable margins;
 
  reasonable levels of taxation, or economic arrangements in lieu of taxation in host countries; and
 
  the ability to market the oil and gas produced at or near world prices.
Subject to our ability to raise additional capital, above, we have plans to mobilize resources and achieve levels of production and profits sufficient to recover the carrying value of our oil and gas properties and ventures. However, if one or more of the above factors, or other factors, are different than anticipated, these plans may not be realized, and we may not recover the carrying value of our oil and gas properties and ventures.
Balance Sheet Changes
     Cash and cash equivalents decreased $4,420,000 to $2,449,000 at September 30, 2008 from $6,869,000 at December 31, 2007. The decrease was due to expenditures in the period to primarily fund the cost of development activities at the Ninotsminda Field, which largely was a result of our appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery in Georgia.
     Accounts receivable decreased to $143,000 at September 30, 2008 from $379,000 at December 31, 2007 primarily due to proceeds due to settlement of a trade receivable from an oil sale received in full in January 2008 partially offset from an insurance receivable related to final settlement of our insurance claim made for damage caused by a blow out at N100 well at the Ninotsminda Field on September 11, 2004.

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     Crude oil inventory increased to $592,000 at September 30, 2008 from $374,000 at December 31, 2007 primarily as a result of increased levels of crude oil storage at the end of the period.
     Prepayments decreased to $295,000 at September 30, 2008 from $312,000 at December 31, 2007 as a result of a reduction in prepaid suppliers in connection with our appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery partially offset by premiums paid during the period in respect of Control of Well and Directors and Officers Liability Insurances.
     Prepaid financing fees increased to $710,000 at September 30, 2008 from $75,000 at December 31, 2007 as a result of legal and professional fees incurred in respect of the proposed Rights Offering announced on April 23, 2008 offset partially by reduced amortising fees incurred in respect of the $13,000,000 issue of Subordinated Notes due September 1, 2009 and the $10,000,000 issue of 12% Subordinated Notes due June 28, 2010, over the term of the loans.
     Capital assets net, increased to $53,676,000,000 at September 30, 2008 from $51,305,000 at December 31, 2007, due to investing in capital assets including oil and gas properties and equipment, principally related to our appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery.
     Accounts payable increased to $802,000 at September 30, 2008 from $482,000 at December 31, 2007 primarily due to an increase in outstanding professional fees related to our registration statement and Rights Offering.
     Accrued liabilities decreased to $6,339,000 at September 30, 2008 from $6,640,000 as at December 31, 2007 primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and amounts owed to Tethys for our pro rata share of the Tethys IPO costs and a reduction in accrued professional fees offset partially by increased accrued interest in respect of the Subordinated Notes and the 12% Subordinated Notes. Approximately $4,931,000 relates to the disputed WEUS invoices referred to in Note 12 of these financial statements.
     Loans payable net of discounts increased to $3,626,000 at September 30, 2008 from nil at December 31, 2007 due to the reclassification of the Subordinated Notes to short term.
     Long term debt net of discounts decreased to $9,339,000 at September 30, 2008 from $11,697,000 at December 31, 2007 due to the amortization of debt discounts associated with the detachable warrants and beneficial conversion features of the $10,000,000 issue of the 12% Subordinated Note in June 2006 and $3,626,000, net of debt discount remaining on the $13,000,000 debt of long-term debt being reclassified as a loans payable since it is due September 1, 2009.
     Other non-current liabilities decreased to nil at September 30, 2008 from $38,000 at December 31, 2007 as a result of reducing the effective interest amount due to the debt repayments and exchange/conversions on the $13,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes and amortizing some of the difference in computing interest using the actual interest rate and the effective interest rate due on these notes.
Results of Continuing Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
     We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $8,197,000 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared with $3,395,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase is attributable to higher average net sales prices achieved from the Ninotsminda Field for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and by higher sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (“NOC”) sold 72,941 barrels of oil for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to 55,603 barrels of oil for NOC for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.

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     For the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, NOC’s net share of the 114,162 barrels of gross oil production (417 barrels of oil per day (bopd)) for sale from the Ninotsminda Field in the period amounted to 74,205 barrels (271 bopd). In the period, 1,264 barrels of oil was added to storage. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, NOC’s net share of the 124,144 barrels of gross oil production (455 bopd) was 80,694 barrels (296 bpd).
     NOC’s entire share of production was sold under international contracts or added to storage. Net sale prices for Ninotsminda oil sold in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 averaged $107.72 per barrel as compared with an average of $58.79 per barrel in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. NOC’s net share of the 387,177 thousand cubic feet (mcf) of gas delivered was 251,665 mcf at an average net sale price of $1.29 per mcf of gas for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. However, due to the uncertainty of the collectibility of gas revenues under these contracts, the Company has decided, in accordance with its revenue recognition policy, to record gas revenues on a cash basis. Gas revenues recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $339,381. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, NOC’s net share of the 437,009 mcf of gas delivered was 284,056 mcf at an average net sale price of $0.70 per mcf of gas.
     The operating loss from continuing operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $33,000 compared with an operating loss of $4,656,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in operating loss is attributable to increased operating revenues and reduced selling, general and administration costs partially offset by increased field operating expenses, direct project costs, and depreciation, depletion and amortization.
     Field operating expenses increased to $1,252,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $691,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase is primarily as a result of higher operating costs in Georgia during the nine months period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months period ended September 30, 2007.
     Direct project costs increased to $586,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, from $516,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 primarily due to increased costs directly associated with non operating activity at the Ninotsminda Field.
     Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $4,255,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $5,328,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease is mainly attributable to reduced professional fees and non-cash stock compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding period in 2007.
     The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $2,136,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 from $1,516,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 is attributable principally to the increased costs of the Company’s capital assets and the subsequent deprecation costs, offset by decreased production for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and from the reduction in our amortization base resulting from the impairment of the Company’s oil and gas properties recognized at year end 2007 of $42,000,000.
     The decrease in other expense to $3,004,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, from $17,985,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 is primarily a result of the loss on debt extinguishment of $12,127,000 in 2007 arising from the issue of an aggregate of 37,777,778 compensatory warrants to the Noteholders in connection with the repayment of $18,750,000 of long term debt and the exchange/conversion of $15,000,000 of long term debt into Tethys shares and the write off of the portion of debt discount related to the repayment of $3,750,000 and $5,000,000 of the debt exchange/conversion in 2007, $2,125,000 of non cash interest expense relating to the Payment in Kind for the deferral of interest relating to the convertible loan in 2007, reduced levels of debt discount amortisation in the period, reduced loan interest resulting from the extinguishment of debt in 2007 and the realised gain recorded on selling the remaining holding of Tethys shares in 2007. This was partially offset by increased effective interest amount as a result of the debt extinguishment in 2007, reduced interest income and increased foreign exchange losses during 2008.

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     The loss from continuing operations of $3,037,000 or $0.01 per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $22,641,000 or $0.09 per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding was higher during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 than during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, principally due to the to the exercise of share options in 2007, the exercise of warrants in 2007 and a private placement in 2007.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
     We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $2,966,000 during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared with $33,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007. This increase is attributable to higher sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field in the second quarter of 2008. NOC sold 22,577 barrels of oil for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to no barrels of oil for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.
     For the three month period ended September 30, 2008, NOC’s net share of the 37,707 barrels of gross oil production (410 bopd) for sale from the Ninotsminda Field in the period amounted to 24,509 barrels (266 barrels per day). In the period, 1,933 barrels of oil were added to storage. For the three month period ended September 30, 2007, NOC’s net share of the 38,510 barrels of gross oil production (419 bopd) was 25,032 barrels (272 barrels per day).
     NOC’s entire share of production was either sold under international contracts or added to storage. Net sale prices for Ninotsminda oil sold during the third quarter of 2008 averaged $121.64. There were no sales of oil in the third quarter of 2007. Its net share of the 94,906 mcf of gas delivered was 61,689,000 mcf at an average net sale price of $1.13 per mcf of gas. However, due to the uncertainty of the collectibility of gas revenues under these contracts, the Company has decided, in accordance with its revenue recognition policy, to record gas revenues on a cash basis. Gas revenues recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were $219,476. For the three month period ended September 30, 2007, NOC’s net share of the 123,679 mcf of gas delivered was 80,391 mcf at an average net sales price of $0.70 per mcf of gas.
     The operating income from continuing operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $198,000 compared with an operating loss of $2,197,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase to an operating income from an operating loss is attributable to higher operating revenues, lower direct project costs and reduced selling, general and administration partially offset by higher field operating expenses and depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses in the period.
     Field operating expenses increased to $454,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $16,000 for the three month period ended June 30, 2007. The increase is primarily as a result of selling no oil in the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and therefore reducing field operating expenses accordingly until the oil produced was sold after the period and costs relating to oil processing being reclassified from direct operating costs to field operating expenses in the period.
     Direct project costs decreased to $67,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008, from $173,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007, primarily due costs relating to oil processing being reclassified to field operating expenses from direct project cost in the period.
     Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $1,543,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 from $1,901,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease is primarily as a result of reduced professional fees and non cash stock compensation expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2007.
     The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $702,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 from $139,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 is attributable principally to the higher volume of oil sales during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2007.

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     The decrease in other expense to $1,090,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008, from $7,707,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 is primarily a result of the 2007 loss on debt extinguishment of $5,593,000 arising from the issue of an aggregate of 21,666,667 compensatory warrants to the Noteholders in connection with the repayment of $18,750,000 of long term debt and the write off of the portion of debt discount related to $3,750,000 of the repayment , the loss recorded on the sale of Tethys in the third quarter of 2007 and reduced interest expense in the third quarter of 2008 relating to the remaining convertible debt. This was partially offset by reduced interest income and increased foreign exchange losses during the third quarter of 2008.
     The loss from continuing operations of $892,000 or $0.00 per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $9,904,000 or $0.04 per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.
     The weighted average number of common shares outstanding was higher during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 than during the three month period ended September 30, 2007, principally due to the exercise of share options in 2007, the exercise of warrants in 2007 and a private placement in 2007.
Results of Discontinued Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
     On August 1, 2007 we announced that we sold our entire shareholding of 8 million shares in Tethys for gross proceeds before commissions, expenses and payment of a pro rata share of the Tethys IPO costs to Tethys of Cdn $23,600,000.
     As at June 30, 2007 Tethys has been presented in Discontinued Operations.
     On February 17, 2006 we issued a press release announcing that our subsidiary, CanArgo Samgori Limited (“CSL”), was not proceeding with further investment in Samgori (Block XI B) Production Sharing Contract (“Samgori PSC”) in Georgia and associated farm-in which became effective in April 2004, and accordingly we terminated our 50% interest in the Samgori PSC with effect from February 16, 2006.
     The net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 of $35,000 compared to the net income from discontinued operations from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest of $11,494,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 is due to the activities of Tethys and CSL and the $15,567,000 of realized and unrealized gains on securities held for sale.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
     The net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 of $4,000 compared to the net loss from discontinued operations from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest of $35,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 is due to the activities of CSL.
Commitments and Contingencies
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Forward-Looking Statements
     The forward-looking statements contained in this Item 2 and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Included among the important risks, uncertainties and other factors are those hereinafter discussed.
     Operating entities in various foreign jurisdictions must be registered by governmental agencies, and production licenses for development of oil and gas fields in various foreign jurisdictions must be granted by governmental agencies. These governmental agencies generally have broad discretion in determining whether to take or approve various actions and matters. In addition, the policies and practices of governmental agencies may be affected or altered by political, economic and other events occurring either within their own countries or in a broader international context.
     We may not have a majority of the equity that is the licence developer of some projects that we may pursue in countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union, even though we may be the designated operator of the oil or gas field. In such circumstances, the concurrence of co-venturers may be required for various actions. Other parties influencing the timing of events may have priorities that differ from ours, even if they generally share our objectives. Demands by or expectations of governments, co-venturers, customers and others may affect our strategy regarding the various projects. Failure to meet such demands or expectations could adversely affect our participation in such projects or our ability to obtain or maintain necessary licenses and other approvals.
     Our ability to finance all of our present oil and gas projects and other ventures according to present plans is dependent upon obtaining additional funding. An inability to obtain financing could require us to scale back or abandon part or all of our project development, capital expenditure, production and other plans. The availability of equity or debt financing to us or to the entities that are developing projects in which we have interests is affected by many factors, including:
    world economic conditions;
 
    the state of international relations;
 
    the stability and policies of various governments located in areas in which we currently operate or intend to operate;
 
    fluctuations in exchange rates and in the price of oil and gas, the outlook for the oil and gas industry and competition for available funds; and
 
    an evaluation of us and specific projects in which we have an interest.
     Our ability to raise debt financing is currently restricted by certain covenants contained in Note Purchase Agreements to which we are party. Furthermore, rising interest rates might affect the feasibility of debt financing that is offered. Potential investors and lenders will be influenced by their evaluations of us and our projects and comparisons with alternative investment opportunities.
     The development of oil and gas properties is subject to substantial risks. Expectations regarding production, even if estimated by independent petroleum engineers, may prove to be unrealized. There are many uncertainties in estimating production quantities and in projecting future production rates and the timing and amount of future development expenditures. Estimates of properties in full production are more reliable than production estimates for new discoveries and other properties that are not fully productive. Accordingly, estimates related to our properties are subject to change as additional information becomes available.
     Most of our interests in oil and gas properties and ventures are located in countries that were part of the former Soviet Union. Operations in those countries are subject to certain additional risks including the following:
    uncertainty as to the enforceability of contracts;
 
    currency exchange rates, convertibility and transferability;
 
    unexpected changes in fiscal and tax policies;
 
    sudden or unexpected changes in demand for crude oil and or natural gas;
 
    the lack of trained personnel; and
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     Production estimates are subject to revision as prices and costs change. Production, even if present, may not be recoverable in the amount and at the rate anticipated and may not be recoverable in commercial quantities or on an economically feasible basis. World and local prices for oil and gas can fluctuate significantly, and a reduction in the revenue realizable from the sale of production can affect the economic feasibility of an oil and gas project. World and local political, economic and other conditions could affect our ability to proceed with or to effectively operate projects in various foreign countries.
     Demands by, or expectations of governments, co-venturers, customers and others may affect our strategy regarding the various projects. Failure to meet such demands or expectations could adversely affect our participation in such projects or our ability to obtain or maintain necessary licenses and other approvals.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     Our principal exposure to market risk is due to changes in oil and gas prices and currency fluctuations. As indicated elsewhere in this report, as a producer of oil and gas we are exposed to changes in oil and gas prices as well as changes in supply and demand which could affect its revenues. We do not engage in any commodity hedging activities. Due to the ready market for our production in Georgia, we do not believe that any current exposures from this risk will materially affect our financial position at this time, but there can be no assurance that changes in such market will not affect CanArgo adversely in the future.
     Also, as indicated elsewhere in this report, because all of our operations are being conducted in countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union, we are potentially exposed to the market risk of fluctuations in the relative values of the currencies in areas in which we operate. At present we do not engage in any currency hedging operations. We do contract for certain services in US dollars and an unfavourable exchange rate between dollars and such local currencies will increase the cost to us of contracting for such services. We do however frequently sell our production from the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia under export contracts which provide for payment in US dollars.
     CanArgo had no material interest in investments subject to market risk during the period covered by this report.
     Because the majority of all revenue to us is from the sale of production from the Ninotsminda Field a change in the price of oil or a change in the production rates could have a substantial effect on this revenue and therefore profits/losses.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2008. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Disclosure Control and Procedures
     We reported in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2008, as amended, that we had identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which are listed below.
     A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements would not be prevented or detected.
1. Disclosure Controls
     The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions. Inadequate controls include the lack of procedures used for identifying, determining, and calculating required disclosures and other supplementary information requirements.
2. Information Technology
     The Company did not adequately implement certain controls over information technology, including certain spreadsheets, used in its core business and financial reporting. These areas included logical access security controls to financial applications, segregation of duties and backup and recovery procedures. The Company’s controls over the completeness, accuracy, validity, restricted access, and the review of certain spreadsheets used in the period-end financial statement preparation and reporting process was not designed appropriately. This material weakness affects the Company’s ability to prevent improper access and changes to its accounting records and misstatements in the financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected by the Company’s controls in a timely manner.
     As a result, misappropriation of assets and misstatements in the financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected by the Company’s controls in a timely manner. In light of the review, management, in consultation with the Audit Committee, is reviewing the most cost effective way to address the issues raised.
     As of September 30, 2008 the material weaknesses identified above had not been remediated.
     CEO and CFO Certifications — The Certifications of our CEO and CFO which are attached as Exhibits 31(1) and 31(2) to this Report include information about our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
     There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting in the third quarter.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     On September 12, 2005, WEUS Holding Inc (“WEUS”) a subsidiary of Weatherford International Ltd lodged a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against the Company in respect of unpaid invoices for work performed under the Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and WEUS for the supply of under-balanced coil tubing drilling equipment and services during the first and second quarter of 2005. Pursuant to the Request for Arbitration, WEUS’ demand for relief is $4,931,332. The Company is contesting the claim and has filed a counterclaim.
     On July 27, 2005, GBOC Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, received a claim raised by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers (listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the Tbilisi Regional Court in respect of damage caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia on September 11, 2004. An additional claim was received in December 2005 and amended in March 2006, thus bringing the relief sought pursuant to both claims to the sum of approximately 314,000,000 GEL (approximately $223,000,000 at the exchange rate of GEL to US dollars in effect on September 30, 2008).

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     The Company has been named in a legal action commenced in Alberta, Canada, with a group of defendants by former interest holders of the Lelyaki Oil Field in the Ukraine. The defendants are seeking damages of approximately 600,000 CDN (approx $596,000 at June 30, 2008 exchange rates). The former owners of UK-Ran Oil Corporation disposed of their investment in the field prior to selling that company to CanArgo. CanArgo believes the claim against it to be meritless.
     We believe that we have meritorious defences to all three claims and intend to defend them vigorously.
     Other than the foregoing, as at September 30, 2008 there were no legal proceedings pending involving the Company, which, if adversely decided, would have a material adverse effect on our financial position or our business. From time to time we are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following risk factors should be read together with the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as amended.
The Need for Additional Capital and Its Affect on Continuing Operations
     As described in Part I Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” we need additional capital in the immediate near term if we are to continue current operations. We had planned to secure this capital through the underwritten Rights Offering that we commenced on October 6, 2008. Unfortunately, as elsewhere described herein, the hostilities between Georgia and the Russian Federation, the unprecedented turmoil in global capital markets that we have experienced in late September and October, which we understand has prompted the Standby Underwriters to indicate their unwillingness or inability to meet their obligations under their Standby Underwriting Agreements, coupled with the recent significant drop in world oil prices in anticipation of a global recession and the recent trading range for our shares of common stock at prices below the exercise price of the Rights, have materially increased the risk that we will be unable to consummate the Rights Offering successfully. This has placed the Company in a difficult financial position which it may not be able to resolve quickly, if at all. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient additional capital in the near term it may have to significantly curtail or cease operations altogether.
Rights Offering and Shares Eligible For Future Sale
     The Company currently has outstanding $4,650,000 in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes of which Notes in the respective aggregate principal amounts of $2,906,250 are held by Ingalls & Snyder and $1,743,750 are held by Penrith Limited. The Company also has outstanding $10,600,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12% Subordinated Notes. The 12% Subordinated Notes are held by Persistency. Both the Subordinated Notes and the 12% Subordinated Notes are convertible, at the Noteholders’ option, into common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes the conversion price of the Notes, which is currently $1.00 per share, would be re-set upon consummation of the Rights Offering to $0.10 per share, subject to further possible adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Notes. Likewise, pursuant to the terms of warrants to purchase 16,111,000 shares of common stock issued by the Company, the exercise price of the warrants, which is currently $1.00 per share, will also be re-set upon consummation of the Rights Offering to $0.10 per share subject to further possible adjustments in accordance with the terms of the warrants. 5,000,000 of such warrants were issued to Morgan Stanley & Co. for the account of Persistency as compensation for Persistency converting/exchanging, in June 2007, $5 million nominal principal amount of the Subordinated Notes into shares of common stock of Tethys. The remaining 11,111,111 warrants in respect of which the exercise price converts were issued to Ingalls & Snyder (as nominee for the underlying beneficial owners) as compensation in connection with the conversion/exchange, in June 2007, of $10 million nominal principal amount of the Company’s $25 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due July 25, 2009 (the “Senior Notes”) into shares of Tethys common stock (such Senior Notes have since been repaid by the Company).

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     The holders of such Notes and warrants, in aggregate, would currently be entitled to receive a maximum of 36,361,111 shares of common stock upon conversion of their Notes pursuant to the Note conversion price of $1.00 per share and the exercise of the warrants. However, after the Rights Offering, the holders of the Notes and warrants could receive up to a possible maximum of 173,611,111 shares of common stock upon conversion of their Notes and exercise of certain warrants following the re-set of the conversion and exercise prices of the Notes and warrants to $0.10 from $1.00 per share.
     Such shares of common stock issuable to the Note holders are subject to contractual registration rights. Sales of shares of common stock under Rule 144 or pursuant to an effective registration statement could have a material adverse effect on the price of the common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities.
     Additionally, an aggregate of 16,940,000 shares of common stock may become issuable to the Standby Underwriters in lieu of cash commissions from the Company pursuant to their respective Standby Underwriting Agreements, assuming that they are not in breach of their obligations thereunder.
Continuing Tensions Between Georgia and the Russian Federation may Adversely Affect the Company.
     The recent hostilities between Georgia and the Russian Federation over the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abhazia may interrupt and adversely affect our operations and our ability to market our production from the Nintosminda Field, in particular if military operations resume and extend to the areas in which we operate or interfere with the methods by which we market our production. Oil production operations, at the present time, continue as normal at the Company’s Ninotsminda Field which is located 35 kilometers to the east of the capital city Tbilisi and over 100 kilometers from South Ossetia. As a precautionary measure, the Company has increased security and the number of personnel on duty at its production sites. In addition, continuing political tensions may adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise additional capital to the extent that the situation dissuades potential investors from investing in the Company or makes the terms of any such investments prohibitively expensive. The Company is closely monitoring the situation and the efforts of the United States, NATO, the European Union and the United Nations to reduce tensions and to bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Continued listing on The American Stock Exchange
     In accordance with the requirements of the AMEX, on March 18, 2008, we announced that in respect of the Company’s 2007 audited financial statements, the audit opinion issued in the auditors independent report contained additional explanatory language to the standard audit report in respect of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The independent audit report is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as amended, and is available at www.sec.gov. The recent market price of the Company’s common stock on the AMEX, the difficulties encountered by the Company in successfully completing its Rights Offering and its effect on the Company’s ability to meet its pressing need for additional capital may adversely affect the continued listing of the Company’s common stock on the AMEX.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     On July 21, 2008 we announced the results of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 18, 2008 in New York, New York at which stockholders duly re-elected the incumbent Board of Directors comprised of Messrs. Vincent McDonnell, Jeffrey Wilkins, Russ Hammond, Michael Ayre and Anthony Perry; approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 and disapproved an increase in the number of shares of common stock that can be awarded under the Company’s 2004 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan Additional details regarding the results of the Meeting are set forth in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2008.

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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
     
Exhibit   Description of
No.   Exhibit
 
 
 
 
   
Management Contracts, Compensation Plans and Arrangements are identified by an asterisk (*) Documents filed herewith are identified by a cross (†).
 
   
1(6)
  Form of Standby Underwriting Agreement between the Company and the Standby Underwriters dated July 24, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.0 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo filed on July 24, 2008).
1(7)
  Form of Amendment Agreement to Standby Underwriting Agreement dated as of October 20, 2008 by and between CanArgo Energy Corporation and each of the Standby Underwriters (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo filed on October 20, 2008).
2(4)
  Memorandum of Agreement between Fielden Management Services Pty, Ltd., A.C.N. 005 506 123 and Fountain Oil Incorporated dated May 16, 1995 (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 1997 Form 10-K filed on March 30, 1998).
3(1)
  Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation and amendments thereto (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statements filed May 10, 1999 and May 9, 2000, Form 8-Ks filed July 24, 1998, May 23, 2006 and July 21, 2008 and March 31, 2004 Form 10-Q filed on May 17, 2004).
3(2)
  Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws as amended (Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2007).
3(3)
  Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 5, 2007 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2007).
3(4)
  Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of CanArgo Energy Corporation as filed by the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 21, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo filed on July 21, 2008).
*4(1)
  Amended and Restated 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 1998 Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 1998).
*4(2)
  Amended and Restated CanArgo Energy Inc. Stock Option Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from March 31, 1998 Form 10-Q filed May 15, 1998).
*4(3)
  CanArgo Energy Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from Annex II to the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed March 17, 2006).
4(4)
  Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated March 8, 2006).
4(5)
  Registration Rights Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K filed March 6, 2006).
4(6)
  Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated June 28, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 1, 2006).
4(7)
  Registration Rights Agreement dated June 28, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 1, 2006).

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4(8)
  Form of Subscription Agreement dated as of September 19, 2006 by and between CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser named therein (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed October 13, 2006).
4(9)
  Subscription letter agreement dated as of August 10, 2007 to offer the right to subscribe for an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, of the Company and an aggregate of 5,000,000 common stock purchase warrants (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007).
4(10)
  Form of Subscription Rights Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(10) filed as part of Form S-3/A of CanArgo on September 19, 2008).
4(11)
  Norwegian Subscription Form (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(11) filed as part of Form S-3/A of CanArgo on September 19, 2008).
10(1)
  Production Sharing Contract between (1) Georgia and (2) Georgian Oil and JKX Ninotsminda Ltd. dated February 12, 1996 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form S-1/A Registration Statement, File No. 333-72295 filed on June 7, 1999).
*10(2)
  Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon Energy Limited relating to the provisions of the services of Dr. David Robson dated June 29, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2000 Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2000). As amended by Deed of Variation of Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon Energy Limited dated May 2, 2003 (Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2003).
10(3)
  Tenancy Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Grosvenor West End Properties dated September 8, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2000 Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2000).
10(4)
  Production Sharing Contract between (1) Georgia and (2) Georgian Oil and CanArgo Norio Limited dated December 12, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2000 Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2001).
*10(5)
  Service Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vincent McDonnell dated December 1, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2001 Form 10-K405 filed on March 19, 2002).
10(6)
  Sale agreement of CanArgo Petroleum Products Limited between CanArgo Limited and Westrade Alliance LLC dated October 14, 2002 (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2002 Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2002).
10(7)
  Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 24, 2003 regarding the sale of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Fountain Oil Boryslaw (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2003 Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2003).
10(8)
  Agreement between CanArgo Samgori Limited and Georgian Oil Samgori Limited dated January 8, 2004 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form S-3 filed May 6, 2004 (Reg. No. 333-115261)).
10(9)
  Agreement dated March 17, 2004 between CanArgo Acquisition Corporation and Stanhope Solutions Ltd for the sale of Lateral Vector Resources Ltd. (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated May 19, 2004 filed on June 3, 2004).
10(10)
  Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between CanArgo Energy Corporation and WEUS Holding Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated June 1, 2004 filed on June 15, 2004).
10(11)
  Agreement between Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited and Saipem S.p.A. dated January 27, 2005 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated January 27, 2005 and filed on January 31, 2005).

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10(12)
  Agreement between Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited and Primrose Financial Group dated February 4, 2005 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated February 4, 2005 and filed February 7, 2005).
10(13)
  Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty dated March 3, 2006 by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited, Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited, Tethys Kazakhstan Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the benefit of the holders of the Subordinated Notes (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated and filed on March 8, 2006).
10(14)
  Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty dated June 28, 2006 by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited, Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited, Tethys Kazakhstan Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the benefit of the holder of the 12% Subordinated Note (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28, 2006 and filed July 5, 2006).
10(15)
  Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated March 3, 2006 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated and filed on March 8, 2006).
10(16)
  Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Senior Secured Noteholders party thereto (Incorporated by reference from September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2006).
10(17)
  Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Senior Subordinated Noteholder party thereto (Incorporated by reference from September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2006).
10(18)
  Conversion Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, the Subordinated Noteholders and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28, 2006 and filed on July 5, 2006).
10(19)
  Memorandum of Understanding dated as of March 2, 2006 by and between the Ministry of Energy of Georgia and CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated and filed on March 8, 2006).
10(20)
  Form of Management Services Agreement for Elizabeth Landles, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary dated February 18, 2004 (Incorporated by reference from December 31, 2005 Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2006).
10(21)
  Service Contract between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Jeffrey Wilkins dated August 22, 2006 (Incorporated by reference from September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2006).
10(22)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2007).
10(23)
  Certificate of Discharge dated February 9, 2007 between Ingalls & Snyder LLC and CanArgo Limited (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
10(24)
  Security Interest Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2007, among Tethys Petroleum Limited, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and the Secured Parties, as defined herein (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed February 21, 2007).
10(25)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed February 21, 2007).

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10(26)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed February 21, 2007).
10(27)
  Tethys Shareholders Agreement dated as of January 24, 2007 by and among CanArgo Limited, the Investors party thereto and Tethys Petroleum Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2006 Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2007).
10(28)
  Share Exchange Agreement relating to BN Munai LLP between Coin Investments Limited, Tethys Petroleum Limited and Tethys, Kazakhstan Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2006 Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2007).
10(29)
  Consent and Conversion Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, CanArgo Limited and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of the Senior Compensatory Warrants to purchase up to 11,111,111 shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(30)
  Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(31)
  Conversion Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, CanArgo Limited and Persistency, including the form of the Persistency Compensatory Warrants to purchase up to 5 million shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(32)
  Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007).
10(33)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(34)
  Certificate of Discharge dated June 5, 2007 between Ingalls & Snyder LLC, Tethys Petroleum Limited and CanArgo Limited (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(35)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(36)
  Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 11, 2007).
10(37)
  Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 18, 2007).
10(38)
  Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 18, 2007).
10(39)
  Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 18, 2007).
10(40)
  Agency Agreement dated June 18, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 27, 2007).
*10(41)
  Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon Energy Limited relating to the provisions of the services of Dr. David Robson dated June 27, 2007 (Incorporated by

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  reference from Form 8-K filed July 3, 2007).
*10(42)
  Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment between Vazon Energy Limited and Elizabeth Landles (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 3, 2007).
10(43)
  Letter Agreement With Agents (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 11, 2007).
10(44)
  Placement Agreement dated July 22, 2007 by and between CanArgo Limited and Jennings Capital Inc (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 27, 2007).
10(45)
  Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of August 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of the Senior Note Compensatory Warrants to purchase up to 17,916,667 shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007).
10(46)
  Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of the Subordinated Note Compensatory Warrants to purchase certain shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007).
10(47)
  Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated December 18, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare, Inc (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed December 28, 2007).
*10(48)
  Appointment letter between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Anthony J. Perry, dated March 26, 2008 (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed March 28, 2008).
10(49)
  Manager’s Engagement Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(1) attached to Form S-3/A of CanArgo filed on August 20, 2008).
†31(1)
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CanArgo Energy Corporation.
†31(2)
  Rule 13a-14(c)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CanArgo Energy Corporation.
†32
  Section 1350 Certifications.

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