THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A COPY OF EXHIBIT 3 TO THE FORM 40-F, FILED ON
MAY 21, 2003
PURSUANT TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION  SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.
20549  
  FORM 40-F/A  o
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
  SECTION 12 OF THE
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934ý
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
  13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
  
  Commission File Number 001-31395
  
  CANADIAN SUPERIOR ENERGY INC. (Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter)  Alberta
  
  1311
  
  Not Applicable(Province of other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation or Organization)
  
  (Primary Standard Industrial
  Classification Code Number)
  
  (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification
  No.)
  Suite 3300, 400 3rd
Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada, T2P 4H2,
(403)
294-1411 (Address and
telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices)  Preston Gates &
Ellis LLP 925 Fourth Avenue 
Suite 2900 Seattle, WA
98104-1158 (206) 623-7580  (Name, address (including
zip code) and telephone number (including area
code) of agent for service in the United States)  
  Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:None  Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act: Title of
  each class:
  
  Name of
  each exchange on which registered:Common
  Shares,
  without par value
  
  The Toronto
  Stock Exchange
  The American Stock Exchange
  Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Act:None  For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with
this Form: ý  Annual information form
  
  ý  Audited annual financial
  statements
  Indicate the number of
outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock
as of the close of the period covered by this annual report.  The Registrant had 65,031,673 shares outstanding at December 31, 2002 Indicate by check mark whether
the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).  If Yes is marked, indicate the filing
number assigned to the registrant in connection with such rule. Yeso
  
  82-
  
  Noý
  Indicate by check mark whether
the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of 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. Yesý
  
  
  
  Noo
 
   Explanatory Note:  The purpose of
this Form 40-F/A is to add an electronic copy of Exhibit 3 filed in paper
format on May 21, 2003 pursuant to a Rule 201 temporary hardship
exemption.  Exhibit 3 is included
herein.   FORM
40-F/A  Table
of Contents  Number
  
  Document3*
  
  Supplemental information and reconciliation with United States
  generally accepted accounting principles and auditors report thereon.4*
  
  Consent of Brown Smith Owen LLP5.1 *
  
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.5.2 *
  
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.  
 Notes: *      Filed
herewith.   2 
   SIGNATURE  Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange
Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form 40-F/A and has duly caused this annual report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.  CANADIAN SUPERIOR
  ENERGY INC.By:
  /s/ Greg NovalGreg NovalChief Executive Officer  May 23,
2003   3 
   CERTIFICATIONS  I, Greg Noval, certify that:  1.             I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F/A of
Canadian Superior Energy Inc.;  2.Based
on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;  3.Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;  4.The
registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:  a)designed
such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, 
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being
prepared;  b)evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of
a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
Evaluation Date); and  c)presented
in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;  5.The
registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (and persons performing the equivalent
function):  a)all
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which
could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any
material weaknesses in internal controls; and  b)any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and  6.The
registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual
report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the
date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.  Date:  May 23, 2003  /s/ Greg
  NovalGreg NovalChief
  Executive OfficerCanadian
  Superior Energy Inc.   4 
   I, Robert A. Pilling, certify
that:  1.I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F/A of Canadian Superior Energy
Inc.;  2.Based
on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;  3.Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;  4.The
registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:  a)designed
such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, 
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being
prepared;  b)evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of
a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
Evaluation Date); and  c)presented
in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;  5.The
registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (and persons performing the equivalent
function):  a)all
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which
could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any
material weaknesses in internal controls; and  b)any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and  6.The
registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual
report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the
date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.  Date:  May 23,  2003  /s/ Robert
  A. PillingRobert A.
  PillingVice
  President and Secretary (acting principal financial officer)Canadian
  Superior Energy Inc.   5 
   EXHIBIT
INDEX   Number
  
  Document3*
  
  Supplemental information and reconciliation with United States
  generally accepted accounting principles and auditors report thereon.4*
  
  Consent of Brown Smith & Owen LLP5.1 *
  
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.5.2 *
  
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.  
 Notes: *      Filed
herewith.   6