Exhibit 99.6


                         FIRST AMENDED ORIGINAL PETITION



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                                  NO. 98-33207


MICHAEL R. SILBERSTEIN                       ss.          IN THE DISTRICT COURT
                                             ss.
VS.                                          ss.        OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
                                             ss.
ERIN OIL EXPLORATION, INC. AND               ss.
NATIONAL EQUITIES HOLDINGS, INC.             ss.
D/B/A NEHI PETROLEUM                         ss.         133RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT


                   PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED ORIGINAL PETITION


TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:


         COMES NOW Michael R. Silberstein (hereinafter referred to as
"Silberstein"), Plaintiff in the above styled and numbered cause and files this
First Amended Original Petition complaining of and against Erin Oil Exploration,
Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Erin") and National Equities Holdings, Inc.
d/b/a Nehi Petroleum (hereinafter referred to as "Nehi"), jointly and severally,
collectively referred to as Defendants and for cause of action respectfully
shows the Court as follows:


                                   I. Parties

         1. Plaintiff, Michael R. Silberstein is an individual resident of
Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas.

         2. Defendant Erin Oil Exploration, Inc. is a Texas corporation doing
business in Houston, Harris County, Texas and may be served with citation and
Plaintiff's Original Petition by serving its registered agent H. Dawson French,
Two Energy Square, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75206.

         3. Defendant National Equities Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Nehi Petroleum is a
Delaware corporation doing business in Houston, Harris County, Texas and may be
served with citation and Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition by serving
its President, George Sutherland, its CEO Jack Chance, Bill Knollenberg,
Chairman/CEO or any officer or representative designated to accept service on
behalf of Nehi Petroleum located at 13700 Veterans Memorial, Suite 410, Houston,
Texas 77014 or its corporate office 616 FM 1960 West, Suite 200, Houston, Texas
77090.


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                           II. Jurisdiction and Venue

         1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this cause
pursuant to common law.

         2. The amount in controversy is within the limits of this Court.

         3. Pursuant to general venue statutes, venue is proper in Harris
County, Texas since the Defendant did business in Harris County, Texas. Further,
the Defendants' conduct and breach of contract as set forth below occurred in
Harris County, Texas. Pursuant to ss. 15.002 of the Tex.Civ.Prac.&Rem.Code,
venue is proper in Harris County, since a substantial part of the events or
omissions giving rise to the Plaintiff's claim occurred in Harris County, Texas.


                                   III. Agency

         1. Wherever in this petition is it is alleged that Erin and Nehi did
any act or thing, it is meant that its predecessors, subsidiaries, officers,
agents, servants, employees, partners and/or representative did such act or
thing and at the time such act or thing was done, it was done with full
authorization or ratification of Nehi and was done in the normal and routine
course and scope of employment of Erin's and/or Nehi's predecessors,
subsidiaries, officers, agents, servants, employees, partners and/or
representatives.


                                  IV. Alter Ego

         1. At all times material hereto, the identity of Erin and Nehi are in
substance one and the same. The corporations are the alter egos of the other.
The corporations are run as a single enterprise. The corporations have been
operating in an unfair manner and committed actual frauds upon Silberstein for
the benefit of their shareholders, officers and directors. The corporations were
used as an unfair device to achieve an inequitable result and prejudice those
dealign with such corporations.

         2. These defendants have integrated their resources to achieve a common
business purpose. This is demonstrated, inter alia, by one or more of the
following: (i) employees; (ii) common or related officers and/or directors
and/or shareholders; (iii) centralized accounting; (iv) payment of wages by one
corporation to another corporation's employees; (v) services rendered by the
employees of one corporation on behalf of another corporation; (vi) undocumented
transfers of funds between corporations; and (vii) unclear allocation of profits
and losses between corporations.


                                    V. Facts

         1. On or about December 19, 1995, Silberstein entered into a
Subscription Agreement ("Agreement") with Erin, for one unit valued in the
amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars.
Included in the units subscription was a percentage of working


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interest valued at 1.25 percent interest.

         2. Further, the addendum to the Subscription Agreement provided that
Silberstein would receive two thousand four hundred eleven (2,411) shares of
company stock ("stock") to be issued after Erin became public and further, that
Silberstein would receive prior to Erin going public, a certificate
acknowledging the two thousand four hundred eleven (2,411) shares of stock.

         3. Pursuant to Defendants' actions and representations prior to the
entering of the Agreement and the terms of the Agreement, Plaintiff purchased
the stock for payment in the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and
No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars.

         4. After Silberstein made all payments required under the Agreement,
Erin failed to deliver the certificate for the stock or the stock.

         5. Thereafter, sometime between September 26, 1997 and September 29,
1997, either Erin sold to Nehi or Erin was succeeded by Nehi or Nehi succeeded
Erin as a successor corporation, the details to which Plaintiff has no
knowledge.

         6. On or about September 29, 1997, Nehi acknowledged in a letter to
Silberstein that he would receive Nehi stock with a conversion rate of Two and
No/100 ($2.00) Dollars per share.

         7. Pursuant to Nehi's acknowledgment to deliver and issue the two
thousand four hundred eleven (2,411) shares of stock, Nehi failed to do so.
Silberstein has never received the certificate for the stock or the stock.
Thereafter, in or about June, 1998, Silberstein gave notice to Defendants of
their misrepresentations, fraudulent inducements and breach of contract and
demanded return of his money and payments.

         8. Although demand was made, Erin and Nehi have failed and refused and
continue to fail and refuse to return Silberstein's money for payments under the
Agreement and the issuance of the Defendant's stock for which he now sues.


                              VI. Causes of Action

A.       First Cause of Action - Breach of Contract - Recission
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         1. Plaintiff incorporates by reference the fact allegations of
paragraphs I, II, III, IV and V one (1) through eight (8) as hereinabove plead.

         2. Defendants have breached their agreements by failing to deliver the
stock valued at Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100 ($9,646.00)
Dollars to the Plaintiff. Though Defendants became and are bound and obligated
to deliver the stock or return such sums of money in the amount of Nine Thousand
Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars, and though requested to do
so have failed and refused. Plaintiff is entitled to recission of the Agreement
and for


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return of payment in the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and
No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars. Plaintiff has made demand upon Defendants for
payment of the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100
($9,646.00) Dollars owed more than thirty (30) days prior to the filing hereof.
Defendants have failed and refused to pay said sums of money in the amount of
Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars for which
Plaintiff now sues.

B.       Second Cause of Action - Fraud
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         1. Plaintiff incorporates by reference the fact allegations of
paragraphs I, II, III, IV and V one (1) through eight (8) as hereinabove plead.

         2. Defendants induced Silberstein to enter into the Agreement. However,
Defendants concealed facts and made representations which were false, misleading
and deceptive. But for Defendants' misrepresentations, Silberstein would not
have entered the Agreement and purchased the stock, and would not have continued
payments under the Agreement, and/or would not have been involved with
Defendants whatsoever. As a direct result of such unlawful conduct and said
Defendants' conduct, Silberstein has been adversely affected and damaged.

         3. Defendants committed fraud against Silberstein by making false
representations of fact to Silberstein. At the time the material representations
were made, Defendants knew they were false or were made recklessly without any
knowledge of its truth and as a positive assertion. The representations were
made with the intent that they would deceive Silberstein and be acted upon by
Silberstein and/or cause Silberstein not to take action. Defendants' actions and
conduct was designed to deceive Silberstein to purchase the stock and to induce
Silberstein to enter into the Agreement and understandings and as a proximate
result Silberstein has been damaged.

         4. Defendants made and/or authorized untrue statements of material fact
and omitted to stated material facts necessary to make statements made not
misleading and engaged in such acts, practices and courses of business which
would and did operate as a fraud and deceit upon Silberstein.

         5. Defendants' actions constitute fraud which has proximately caused
damages to Silberstein.


                                   VI. Damages

         1. Plaintiff is entitled to damages from Defendants in a sum not less
than Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty Six and No/100 ($9,646.00) Dollars for
which Plaintiff now sues.

         2. Silberstein brings this suit against Defendants for compensatory
damages and mental anguish in the amount of Fifty Thousand and No/100
($50,000.00) Dollars resulting from Defendants' fraud.

         3. Defendant Erin's individual conduct as described above was willful,
intentional and/or


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constitutes gross negligence. As a result, Silberstein is entitled to recover
exemplary damages from Erin to prevent such conduct by others in Erin's
situation. Silberstein has suffered loss of time and other expenses incurred in
the investigation and prosecution of this cause of action. Silberstein is
entitled to recover from Erin punitive damages in an amount which exceeds the
minimum jurisdictional limits of this court as to make Erin an example that it
may be deterred in the future from such conduct and actions.

         4. Defendant Nehi's individual conduct as described above was willful,
intentional and/or constitutes gross negligence. As a result, Silberstein is
entitled to recover exemplary damages from Nehi to prevent such conduct by
others in Nehi's situation. Silberstein has suffered loss of time and other
expenses incurred in the investigation and prosecution of this cause of action.
Silberstein is entitled to recover from Nehi punitive damages in an amount which
exceeds the minimum jurisdictional limits of this court as to make Nehi an
example that it may be deterred in the future from such conduct and actions.

         5. It was necessary for Plaintiff to secure the services of Steven
Engelhardt, a duly licensed attorney. Such services were necessary and proper
for the preservation and protection of Plaintiff's rights. Reasonable attorney's
fees should be awarded and judgment rendered in favor of said attorney and
against Defendants.


                                   VI. Prayer

         WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff prays that Defendants be
cited to appear and answer herein and upon a final trial of this cause,
Plaintiff have judgment of and against Defendants jointly and severally for the
following relief:

         1. Recission of the Agreement;

         2. A money judgment in the amount of Fifty Thousand and No/100
($50,000.00) Dollars for compensatory damages and mental anguish damages;

         3. A money judgment against Erin and Nehi for punitive and exemplary
damages in an amount which exceeds the minimum jurisdictional limits of this
court;

         4. Prejudgment interest as provided by law;

         5. Post judgment interest in the entire amount of Judgment until paid;

         6. Reasonable attorney's fees and costs of Court; and


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         7. For such other and further relief, both general and special, at law
or in equity, to which Plaintiff may show himself justly entitled.


                                              Respectfully submitted,



                                              By: /s/ Steven Engelhardt
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                                                  STEVEN ENGELHARDT
                                                  State Bar No. 06624500
                                                  3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 1450
                                                  Houston, Texas 77027
                                                  (713) 626-1616
                                                  FAX (713) 626-1636

                                              ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
                                                  Michael R. Silberstein


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