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    Exhibit
      4.5 

     

    INVESTOR
      REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     

    THIS
      INVESTOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
      (this
“Agreement”),
      dated
      as of January 5, 2006, by and among IGNIS
      PETROLEUM GROUP, INC.,
      a Nevada
      corporation (the “Company”),
      and
      the undersigned investors listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, an
“Investor”
and
      collectively, the “Investors”).

     

    WHEREAS:

     

    A.    In
      connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties
      hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities
      Purchase Agreement”),
      the
      Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
      Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Investors secured
      convertible debentures (the “Convertible
      Debentures”)
      which
      shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001
      per share (the “Common
      Stock”),
      pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement for an aggregate
      purchase price of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). Capitalized terms
      not
      defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Securities
      Purchase Agreement.

     

    B.    To
      induce
      the Investors to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
      Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities
      Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations there under, or any
      similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities
      Act”),
      and
      applicable state securities laws.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE,
      in
      consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and
      other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
      are
      hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as
      follows:

     

    1.
    DEFINITIONS.

     

    As
      used
      in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
      meanings:

     

    (a)    “Person”
means
      a
      corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an
      organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision
      thereof or a governmental agency.

     

    (b)    “Register,”
      “registered,”
and
      “registration”
refer
      to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
      Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant
      to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for
      offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (“Rule
      415”),
      and
      the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s)
      by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

     

    (c)    “Registrable
      Securities”
means
      the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investors upon conversion of the
      Convertible Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
      Warrant Shares, as these terms are defined in the Securities Purchase
      Agreement.

     

    
      
         

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    


    (d)    “Registration
      Statement”
means
      a
      registration statement under the Securities Act which covers the Registrable
      Securities.

     

    2.
    REGISTRATION.

     

    (a)    Subject
      to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and
      file, no later than thirty (30) days from the date hereof (the “Scheduled
      Filing Deadline”),
      with
      the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is
      then
      eligible, on Form S-3) under the Securities Act (the “Initial
      Registration Statement”)
      for
      the resale by the Investors of the Registrable Securities, which includes at
      least 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the
      Convertible Debentures and 5,774,592 shares of Common Stock to be issued upon
      exercise of the Warrants of even date herewith. The Company shall cause the
      Registration Statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable
      Securities have been sold or are eligible to be sold under Rule 144(k). Prior
      to
      the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish
      a copy of the Initial Registration Statement to the Investors for their review
      and comment. The Investors shall furnish comments on the Initial Registration
      Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof
      from the Company.

     

    (b)    Effectiveness
      of the Initial Registration Statement.
      The
      Company shall use its best efforts (i) to have the Initial Registration
      Statement declared effective by the SEC no later than one hundred twenty (120)
      days after the date filed (the “Scheduled
      Effective Deadline”)
      and
      (ii) to insure that the Initial Registration Statement and any subsequent
      Registration Statement remains in effect until all of the Registrable Securities
      have been sold or are eligible to be sold under Rule 144(k), subject to the
      terms and conditions of this Agreement. It shall be an event of default
      hereunder if the Initial Registration Statement is not filed by the Scheduled
      Filing Deadline or declared effective by the SEC by the Scheduled Effective
      Deadline.

     

    (c)    Failure
      to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
      In the
      event the Registration Statement is not filed by the Scheduled Filing Deadline
      or is not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Scheduled Effective
      Deadline, or if after the Registration Statement has been declared effective
      by
      the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to the Registration Statement (whether
      because of a failure to keep the Registration Statement effective, failure
      to
      disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to
      the
      Registration Statement, failure to register sufficient shares of Common Stock
      or
      otherwise) then as partial relief for the damages to any holder of Registrable
      Securities by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell
      the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive
      of
      any other remedies at law or in equity), the Company will pay as liquidated
      damages (the “Liquidated
      Damages”)
      to the
      holder, at the holder’s option, either a cash amount or restricted shares of the
      Company’s Common Stock within three (3) business days, after demand therefore,
      equal to two percent (2%) of the liquidated value of the Convertible Debentures
      outstanding as Liquidated Damages for each thirty (30) day period after the
      Scheduled Filing Deadline or the Scheduled Effective Date as the case may
      be.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (d)    Liquidated
      Damages.
      The
      Company and the Investor hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable
      under subsection 2(c) above shall constitute liquidated damages and not
      penalties and are in addition to all other rights of the Investor, including
      the
      right to call a default. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount
      of
      loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely
      estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable
      relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the
      probable loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the
      Company to obtain or maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement,
      (iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Investor reaching an agreement
      as to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the
      question of actual damages, and (iv) the Company and the Investor are
      sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and
      able legal counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length. 

     

    3.
    RELATED
      OBLIGATIONS.

     

    (a)    Company
      shall keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all
      times until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have sold
      all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, which
      Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and
      prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a
      material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein,
      or
      necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in
      which
      they were made, not misleading; or (ii) all Registrable Securities can be sold
      pursuant to Rule 144(k) (the “Registration
      Period”).

     

    (b)    The
      Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
      post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
      the
      prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus
      is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
      may
      be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
      the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
      of
      the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
      of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
      of
      such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
      the
      intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
      in
      such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
      Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
      (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a
      report on Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under
      the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
      Act”),
      the
      Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration
      Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with
      the
      SEC within two days of the date on which the Exchange Act report is filed which
      created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration
      Statement. 

     

    (c)    The
      Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included
      in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) at least one (1) copy of
      such
      Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s)
      thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents
      incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus,
      (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration
      Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number
      of
      copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents
      as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate
      the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
      Investor.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (d)    The
      Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable
      Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities
      or
“blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Investor
      reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such
      amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
      registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
      effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other
      actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications
      in
      effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other
      actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
      for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not
      be
      required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any
      change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business
      in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but
      for
      this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such
      jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such
      jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor who holds
      Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
      respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
      Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any
      jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the
      initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

     

    (e)    As
      promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development,
      the
      Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the happening of any event
      as a
      result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then
      in
      effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state
      a
      material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
      therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
      misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material,
      nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such
      Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver
      ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor. The Company
      shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or
      any
      prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when
      a
      Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
      (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by
      facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the
      SEC
      for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus
      or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that
      a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be
      appropriate.

     

    (f)    The
      Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
      or
      other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
      of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
      jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or
      suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension
      at
      the earliest possible moment and to notify each Investor who holds Registrable
      Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof
      or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding
      for such purpose.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (g)    The
      Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor and (ii) one
      (1)
      firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively,
      the
“Inspectors”)
      all
      pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
      properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”),
      as
      shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s
      officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector
      may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree,
      and
      each Investor hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make
      any
      disclosure (except to an Investor) or use any Record or other information which
      the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which
      determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of
      such
      Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
      Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b)
      the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable
      subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction,
      or
      (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the
      public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement
      of
      which the Inspector and the Investor has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that
      it
      shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court
      or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give
      prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
      appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
      for, the Records deemed confidential.

     

    (h)    The
      Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
      concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
      information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
      the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
      misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
      such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
      non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
      jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
      the
      public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
      agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
      of
      such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or
      governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
      written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s
      expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain
      a protective order for, such information.

     

    (i)    
The
      Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable
      Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each
      securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued
      by
      the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable
      Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) the
      inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers,
      Inc.
      OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all
      fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this
      Section 3(j).

     

    (j)    
The
      Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities
      being
      offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation
      and
      delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
      the
      Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
      enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
      may
      be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as
      the
      Investors may request.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (k)    The
      Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
      by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved
      by
      such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
      consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

     

    (l)   
          The
      Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
      practical, but not later than one hundred five (105) days after the close of
      the
      period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the
      provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve (12) month
      period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter
      next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.

     

    (m)
            The
      Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
      rules
      and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration
      hereunder.

     

    (n) 
           Within
      two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
      Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and
      shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
      for
      such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable
      Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
      Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form
      attached hereto as Exhibit
      A.

     

    (o)    The
      Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
      facilitate disposition by the Investors of Registrable Securities pursuant
      to a
      Registration Statement.

     

    4.
    OBLIGATIONS
      OF THE INVESTORS.

     

    Each
      Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
      happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
      sentence of 3(e), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of
      Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such
      Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the
      supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(e) or receipt
      of
      notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything
      to
      the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended
      certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in
      accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection
      with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has
      entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice
      from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
      3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet
      settled.

     

    5.
   EXPENSES
      OF REGISTRATION.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    All
      expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications
      pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
      listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall
      be
      paid by the Company. 

     

    6.
    INDEMNIFICATION.

     

    With
      respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement
      under this Agreement:

     

    (a)    To
      the
      fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
      hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners,
      employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls
      any
      Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each,
      an
“Indemnified
      Person”),
      against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
      charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or
      expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”)
      incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
      inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
      before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
      body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified
      party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
      Damages”),
      to
      which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
      proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
      of
      or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
      a
      material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
      thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
      offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in
      which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue
      Sky Filing”),
      or
      the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
      therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any
      untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
      any
      final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
      thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
      to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
      therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
      made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company
      of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without
      limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under
      relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a
      Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii)
      being, collectively, “Violations”).
      The
      Company shall reimburse the Investors and each such controlling person promptly
      as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or
      disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
      investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
      contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
      Section 6(a): (w) shall not apply to any Claim arising out of the gross
      negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Person (x) shall not apply
      to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation
      which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished
      in
      writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in
      connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such
      amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the
      extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause
      to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus
      was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z)
      shall
      not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is
      effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall
      not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and
      effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified
      Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the
      Investors pursuant to Section 9 hereof.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (b)    In
      connection with a Registration Statement, each Investor agrees to severally
      and
      not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in
      the
      same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors,
      each of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person,
      if
      any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
      Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified
      Party”),
      against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
      subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as
      such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation,
      in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs
      in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
      Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration
      Statement or is based on a failure by the Investor to deliver or cause to be
      delivered the prospectus; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Investor will
      reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
      with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the
      indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with
      respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid
      in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
      written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
      withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under
      this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as
      does
      not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of
      Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity
      shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made
      by or
      on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the
      Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
      contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure
      to
      the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of
      material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus
      was delivered to each Investor prior to such Investor’s use of the prospectus to
      which the Claim relates.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (c)    Promptly
      after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
      6
      of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
      governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
      or
      Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
      any
      indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party
      a
      written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
      have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party
      so
      desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
      control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
      indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
      the
      case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
      shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of
      not
      more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
      to be
      paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
      retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
      inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
      such
      counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
      cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
      or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall
      furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
      Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.
      The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
      fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
      negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
      any
      settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written
      consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
      withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
      the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person,
      consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
      compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
      by
      the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of
      a
      release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following
      indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
      subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with
      respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter
      for
      which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice
      to
      the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any
      such
      action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
      Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the
      extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such
      action.

     

    (d)    The
      indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments
      of
      the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
      when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

     

    (e)    The
      indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
      of
      action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
      the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
      party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

     

    7.
    CONTRIBUTION.

     

    To
      the
      extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
      by
      law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
      to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the
      fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of
      Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
      meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
      contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of
      fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable
      Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received
      by
      such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

     

    8.
    REPORTS
      UNDER THE EXHANGE ACT.

     

    
      
        
           

        

        
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    With
      a
      view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
      under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that
      may
      at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public
      without registration (“Rule
      144”)
      the
      Company agrees to:

     

    (a)    make
      and
      keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
      in
      Rule 144;

     

    (b)    file
      with
      the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
      Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company
      remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein
      shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities
      Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents as are
      required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

     

    (c)    furnish
      to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly
      upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with
      the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange
      Act,
      (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and
      such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other
      information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell
      such
      securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

     

    9.
    AMENDMENT
      OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

     

    Provisions
      of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived
      (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
      prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investors
      who
      then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment
      or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon
      each
      Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent
      that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities.
      No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent
      to a
      waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the
      same
      consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this
      Agreement.

     

    10.   MISCELLANEOUS.

     

    (a)    A
      Person
      is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
      or
      is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
      conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons
      with
      respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
      basis
      of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such
      Registrable Securities.

     

    (b)    Any
      notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
      be
      given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
      to
      have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
      receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
      mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
      or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized
      overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
      receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications
      shall be:

     

    
      
         

      

      
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              If
                to the Company, to:

            	
              Ignis
                Petroleum Group, Inc.

            
	 	
              100
                Crescent Court - 7th
                Floor

            
	 	
              Dallas,
                TX 75201

            
	 	
              Attention:

            	Michael
              Piazza
	 	
              Telephone:

            	(214)
              459-8188
	 	
              Facsimile:

            	(214)
              459-3101
	 	 	 
	
              With
                Copy to:

            	
              Sichenzia
                Ross Friedman Ference LLP

            
	 	
              1065
                Avenue of the Americas - 21st
                Floor

            
	 	
              New
                York, NY 10018

            
	 	
              Attention:

            	Gregory
              Sichenzia, Esq.
	 	
              Telephone:

            	(212)
              930-9700
	 	
              Facsimile:

            	(212)
              930-9725
	 	 	 
	 	
              And

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              Cantey
                & Hanger, LLP

            
	 	
              801
                Cherry Street, Suite 2100

            
	 	
              Fort
                Worth, Texas 76102

            
	 	
              Attention:

            	Douglas
              W. Clayton, Esq.
	 	
              Telephone:

            	(817)
              877-2890
	 	
              Facsimile:

            	(817)
              877-2807


    

     

    If
      to an
      Investor, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Investors
      attached hereto, with copies to such Investor’s representatives as set forth on
      the Schedule of Investors or to such other address and/or facsimile number
      and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
      specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to
      the
      effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by
      the
      recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B)
      mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine
      containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first
      page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier
      service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile
      or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
      with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

     

    (c)    Failure
      of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
      or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as
      a
      waiver thereof.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (d)    The
      laws
      of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights
      of
      the Company and the Investors as its stockholders. All other questions
      concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
      Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey,
      without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or
      rule
      (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
      the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
      Jersey. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
      of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County,
      New
      Jersey and federal courts for the District of New Jersey sitting Newark, New
      Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith
      or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby
      irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
      any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such
      court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum
      or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party
      hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
      being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
      to
      such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
      that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
      notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
      any
      right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of
      this
      Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
      or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
      remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
      enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
      EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT
      TO
      REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
      CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
      CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     

    (e)    This
      Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Securities Purchase
      Agreement and related documents including the Convertible Debenture and the
      Escrow Agreement dated the date hereof by and among the Company, the Investors
      set forth on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto, and David Gonzalez,
      Esq.
      (the “Escrow
      Agreement”)
      and
      the Security Agreement dated the date hereof (the “Security
      Agreement”)
      constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the
      subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises,
      warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
      and
      therein. This Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the
      Securities Purchase Agreement and related documents including the Convertible
      Debenture, the Escrow Agreement and the Security Agreement supersede all prior
      agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the
      subject matter hereof and thereof.

     

    (f)  
              This
      Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted
      successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

     

    (g)    The
      headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
      not
      limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

     

    (h)    This
      Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
      deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
      This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
      hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
      signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (i)    Each
      party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
      acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
      certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
      request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
      Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
      hereby.

     

    The
      language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
      the
      parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
      will
      be applied against any party.

     

    (j)    This
      Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
      permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
      provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

     

    


    


    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      the
      parties have caused this Investor Registration Rights Agreement to be duly
      executed as of day and year first above written.

     

    
      	 	
              COMPANY:

            
	 	
              IGNIS
                PETROLEUM GROUP, INC.

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/
                MICHAEL PIAZZA

            
	 	
              Name:

            	
               
                Michael Piazza

            
	 	
              Title:

            	
               
                President & CEO

            


    


    
      
         

      

      
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    SCHEDULE
      I

     

    SCHEDULE
      OF INVESTORS

     

    


    
      	
              Name

            	 	
              Signature

            	 	
              Address/Facsimile

              Number
                of Investors

            
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Cornell
                Capital Partners, LP

            	 	
              By:        
                Yorkville Advisors, LLC

            	 	
              101
                Hudson Street - Suite 3700

            
	 	 	
              Its:         General
                Partner

            	 	
              Jersey
                City, NJ 07303

            
	 	 	 	 	
              Facsimile:     (201)
                985-8266

            
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
              By:
                /s/
                MARK ANGELO

            	 	 
	 	 	
              Name:   
                Mark Angelo

            	 	 
	 	 	
              Its:        
                Portfolio Manager

            	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
              With
                a copy to: 

            	 	
              David
                Gonzalez, Esq.

            	 	
              101
                Hudson Street - Suite 3700

            
	 	 	 	 	
              Jersey
                City, NJ 07302

            
	 	 	 	 	
              Facsimile:     (201)
                985-8266