EXHIBIT 10.49







David
      M
      Adams


President,
      Blast Energy Services, Inc.


April
      9, 2007


Dear
      David:


**Modifications
      to your Employment Agreement of January 17, 2004**





|1. | You
              will remain in employment as the President of Blast Energy and EDDO
              until
              June 30, 2007.
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|2. | You
              will continue to participate under the same terms & conditions for
              medical and dental plans.
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|3. | You
              will be compensated at the rate of $80,000 per year instead of your
              previous base salary of $200,000 per
              year.
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|4. | You
              will be expected to work at least two days per week and are free to
              pursue
              other opportunities in your free time.
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|5. | You
              will lose any unvested stock options as of March 31,
              2007.
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|6. | You
              will be able to submit expense reports for out of pocket expenses but
              receive no car allowance.
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|7. | You
              will continue to be indemnified as an officer of the corporation during
              your employment.
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|8. | At
              June 30, 2007 you will have an unsecured claim for 6 months of severance
              pay, one month of vacation pay and one half month of 2006 pay for a
              value
              of $125,000 as well as 9 months of COBRA payments for medical and dental
              under your January 17, 2004 Employment Agreement, as modified herein,
              unless we enter into another agreement at that
              time.
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|9. | There
              are no other modifications to your January 17, 2004 Employment
              Agreement.
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Please
      sign below if you agree with the above modifications.





Sincerely
      Yours,





/s/
      John
      O’Keefe





John
      O’Keefe


CEO











/s/
      David M. Adams


Agreed
      (David M. Adams)