Exhibit  10.26

     THIS  AGREEMENT  made  effective  as  of  the  18th  day  of  July,  1996.

BETWEEN:

LIBERTY  TECHNICAL  SERVICES LTD., a body corporate, incorporated under the laws
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Bahamas,  with  an  office  in  Lagos,  Nigeria
(hereinafter  called  the  "Corporation")


                                      -and-

TEXADA  HOLDINGS  LTD.,  of  Nassau,  Bahamas
(hereinafter  called  the  "Consultant");


                          CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
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RECITALS:

A.     The Corporation is principally engaged in the business of exploration and
development  of  oil  and gas properties located principally in Nigeria, Africa;

B.     The  Corporation  is  desirous  of  engaging  the consulting services and
expertise  of  the Consultant on the terms, conditions and for the consideration
as  hereinafter  set  forth;  and

C.     The  parties  desire  to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms
pursuant  to  which  the Consulting Services will be provided to the Corporation
and  the  respective  rights  and  obligations  of  the  parties  hereto.

     NOW  THEREFORE  THIS  AGREEMENT  WITNESSETH  that  in  consideration of the
premises,  the  mutual  covenants and agreements herein contained and other good
and  valuable  consideration,  the  receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties  hereto  mutually  covenant  and  agree  as  follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                              CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
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1.01    Subject  to  the  prior  termination  of  this  Agreement as hereinafter
provided,  the Corporation hereby agrees to contract for and retain the services
of  the  Consultant  (hereafter  the  "Consulting  Services")  which  Consulting
Services  are to be provided in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

1.02    The  Consultant covenants and agrees with the Corporation that it shall,
for  the  duration  of  this Agreement provide an individual having satisfactory
professional qualifications and working credentials (the "Named Representative")
to  perform  the  Consulting  Services.  Where  the  context  so  requires,  any
reference  to  the  performance  of the Consulting Services shall imply that the
Name Representative shall perform such services on the Consultant's behalf.  The
Consultant  appoints  Thomas  Horricks  as  the  Named Representative under this
agreement.  The  Consultant  may not change the Named Representative without the
express consent of the Corporation.  The Corporation shall not be responsible or
liable  for  the  payment  of  any  compensation (except as specifically set out
herein)  to  the  Named  Representative.


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1.03    The Consultant shall be responsible for and shall have such authority as
is  consistent  with  the  position  of  Drilling  Manager  of  the Corporation,
subject  to  the  power,  direction and control of the board of directors of the
Corporation  (the  "Board")  or  the Operating Committee of the Corporation (the
"Operating  Committee").

1.04    Notwithstanding  Article  1.03  hereof,  the  Consulting  Services shall
include  the  services  set  forth below, and which Consulting Services shall be
provided  on  the  basis  of  the  following  terms  and  conditions:

     (a)  the  Consultant  shall  control,  supervise,  manage  and  direct  the
          operations  of the  Corporation,  as  they  relate  to  the  planning,
          drilling,  testing and completion of oil and gas wells.  The duties of
          the Consultant shall include the following:

          (1)  assist in all well planning and  implementation  activities being
               performed by the Corporation;

          (2)  manage,  oversee and where  applicable,  co-ordinate  and control
               well  construction and related services being provided in respect
               of wells to be drilled by or on behalf of the Corporation;

          (3)  preparation  of all well AFE's  including  the  tracking  of such
               AFE's during drilling, testing and completion operations;

          (4)  subject  to  the  prior  approval  of  the  Operating  Committee,
               procurement of equipment and services as reasonably  required for
               the drilling and testing of wells;

          (5)  management,  supervision and reporting to Operating  Committee of
               day to day operations respecting the drilling and testing of each
               well;

          (6)  collection  and  archiving  of all  data  and  other  information
               obtained from each well during drilling and testing operations;

          (7)  provision of regular  drilling and other  related  reports to the
               Operating  Committee on a daily basis during drilling and testing
               operations  or at such  other  times as may be  requested  by the
               Operating Committee;

          (8)  liaise and provide assistance to other  employees/consultants  of
               the   Corporation  as  required  or  directed  by  the  Operating
               Committee.

     (b)  in  addition  to the  duties set forth  above,  the  Consultant  shall
          assume,   obey,   implement  and  execute  such  duties,   directions,
          responsibilities,  procedures,  policies  and lawful  orders as may be
          determined or given by the Board or Operating  Committee  from time to
          time and report results of same as may from time to time be determined
          by the Board or Operating Committee;


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     (c)  the Consultant  shall  faithfully,  honestly and diligently  serve the
          Corporation  and cooperate with the  Corporation  and utilize  maximum
          professional  skill  and care to  ensure  that all  services  rendered
          hereunder  are  to  the  satisfaction  of  the   Corporation,   acting
          reasonably,  and  to  provide  any  other  services  not  specifically
          mentioned  herein,  which are in the best interests of the Corporation
          are maintained;

     (d)  the Named Representative's title shall be Drilling Manager;

     (e)  the  Consultant  will,  subject to the prior  approval of the Board or
          Operating  Committee,  arrange for the Named Representative to join in
          or participate with organizations,  clubs, associations or groups that
          may provide good  business  contacts and learning  facilities  for the
          benefit of the Corporation.

1.05    The  Consultant  agrees that the Named Represenative will be required to
devote the whole of his time, attention and best efforts to further the business
and  interests  of the  Corporation  during the period of this  Agreement to the
exclusion of any and all other  employment.  Nothing  herein shall  prohibit the
Consultant  or  the  Named  Representative  from  being  a  shareholder  in  any
corporation  whose common shares are traded  publicly on a stock  exchange.  The
Named  Representative  shall  not be  entitled  to be a  director  for any other
company without the prior consent of the Corporation.

1.06    The  Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Consulting Services are
of  such a nature that regular business hours may be impossible.  The Consultant
understands  that it and the Named Representative may be required to provide the
Consulting  Services  in  excess of eight (8) hours per day or five days (5) per
week,  and  on  evenings, weekends and holidays.  The Consultant agrees that the
consideration  herein  set  forth shall be in full and complete satisfaction for
the  Consulting  Services  to  be  provided  hereunder,  no  matter when and how
performed  and  the  Consultant  releases  the  Corporation  from any additional
obligation  for  pay  or  other  compensation, whatsoever which it might have by
reason  of  any  existing  or  future  legislation  or  otherwise.

1.07    The  Consulting  Services shall be carried out and performed in Calgary,
Alberta  or  such  other  places  as  may  be  mutually  agreed upon between the
Consultant  and  the  Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                TERM OF CONTRACT
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2.01    Subject  to prior termination pursuant to the terms contained in Article
9  hereof, the term of this Agreement respecting the provision of the Consulting
Services  shall be for a period of three years commencing September 1, 1996 (the
"Commencement  Date") to and including August 31, 1999 (the "Expiry Date").  The
first  90  days  following  the Commencement Date of this Agreement shall be the
"Probation  Term"  during  which  time  the  Consultant  shall be subject to the
termination  provisions contained in Article 9.01(a) hereof and such other terms
and  conditions  set  forth  throughout  this  Agreement.


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2.02    This  Agreement  may  be renewed from time to time for a further one (1)
year  term or such other term as the parties may agree, upon the written consent
of  both  parties  hereto.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY CONSULTANT
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3.01     The Corporation shall pay the following fees (the "Consulting Fees") to
     the  Consultant  in  respect  of  the provision of the Consulting Services:

     (a)  the sum of United States dollars Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty
          Four  (U.S.$10,834)  dollars per month (being  U.S.$130,000 per annum)
          from the Commencement  date until the Expiry Date of this Agreement or
          until this  Agreement is terminated  in  accordance  with Article 9.01
          herein.

The  Consulting  Fees  shall be payable on the last day of each month during the
term  hereof.

3.02     In  addition  to  the  Consulting  Fees,  the  Consultant  or,  at  its
discretion,  the  Named  Representative  shall  receive  155,000 incentive stock
options  (the  "Stock  Options")  to  purchase  common shares of Abacan Resource
Corporation  ("Abacan"), being the parent company of the Corporation.  The Stock
Options  are  to  be  issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the
incentive  stock  option  plan of Abacan Resource Corporation (the "Plan") at an
exercise  price of Cdn.$5.35 per common share, exercisable on or before five (5)
years  from  the  date  hereof.  The  issuance  and  exercise price of the Stock
Options  shall  at  all times be subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable
regulatory  and  stock exchange approval.  The Corporation may change the number
or  price  of  the  Stock  Options  issuable  herein  in  accordance  with  the
requirements  of  the applicable regulatory authority or stock exchange, and any
such  changes  shall hereafter be binding upon the Consultant without additional
consideration.  Provided  that this Agreement has not been previously terminated
by  the  Corporation  in  accordance  with  the  terms hereof, the Stock Options
granted  hereby  shall  vest  to  the  Consultant or the Named Representative as
follows:

     (a)  55,000 Stock Options on December 1, 1996;

     (b)  50,000 Stock Options on August 31, 1998;

     (c)  50,000 Stock Options on August 31, 1999.

The  Stock  Options  will  be  issued in accordance with the usual form of stock
option  agreement  currently  in  use by Abacan with such changes as counsel for
Abacan  may  advise  in  order  to  reflect  the  terms  contained  herein.  The
Corporation  acknowledges  that  in  the  event of termination of this agreement
pursuant  to  Article  9.01(d) (death of the Named Representative), all unvested
stock  options  shall  immediately  vest  to  the  Consultant  or  the  Named
Representative  (as  the  case  may  be)  on  the  date  of  termination.

3.03     In  addition  to  the  compensation set forth in Articles 3.01 and 3.02
herein,  the  Corporation shall pay the Consultant a premium of U.S.$300 per day
for  each  day the Named Representative is outside the continental United States
and  Canada  for business purposes.  The premium does not apply to days ("Travel
Days")  where  the  Named  Representative  is  en-route  by  air to the business
destination  where  the  Named  Representative  elects to travel to the business
destination  in  business  class  or equivalent.  The premium will be payable in
respect  of  Travel Days if the Named Representative elects to fly economy class
or  its  equivalent.


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3.04     In addition to the other compensation set forth herein, the Corporation
shall pay the Consultant a one-time Pension Compensation Payment of U.S. $30,000
on September 1, 1996, in lieu of the Name  Representative's loss of pension plan
from his previous employer. The Consultant shall be responsible for and promptly
pay any foreign  and  domestic  taxes that may become  payable in respect of the
Pension Compensation Payment.

3.05     In addition to the compensation set forth herein, the Corporation shall
pay  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  Consultant the following costs and expenses:

     (a)  corporate vehicle required for business purposes;

     (b)  one half of the costs of a term life  insurance  policy  for the Named
          Representative in the amount of U.S.$500,000,  with a double indemnity
          provision  in the event of  accidental  death.  The  Consultant  is to
          arrange for the aforesaid  life insurance  policy,  the terms of which
          are to be pre-cleared by the Corporation.

3.06     The  Consultant  shall  be  responsible  for  and shall pay any and all
domestic or foreign income or related taxes that may become payable by virtue of
     receiving  compensation  for  the  provision  of  the  Consulting Services.

3.07     The  Consultant  and  the  Named Representative are authorized to incur
reasonable  expenses  in  or  about  the  provision  of  the Consulting Services
hereunder,  including  living  expenses of the Named Representative while absent
from  his city of employment, travel and meeting expenses.  Subject to approval,
the  Corporation  shall reimburse the Consultant for all such business expenses,
provided  the Consultant or the Named Representative presents to the Corporation
the  following:

     (a)  A monthly  expense  report  in a form  acceptable  to the  Corporation
          completed by the Consultant at the end of each calendar month:

          (i)  stating the amount of the expenditure;

          (ii) the time, place, and designation of the type of entertainment and
               travel or other expense incurred by the Consultant;

          (iii)the  business  reason  for  the  expenditure  and to  the  extent
               possible,  the nature of the business benefit derived or expected
               to be derived as a result of the expenditure;

          (iv) the  names,   occupations,   addresses,   and  other  information
               concerning  each  person  who  was  entertained,   sufficient  to
               establish a business relationship to the Corporation.

     (b)  Documentary  evidence to be appended  to the monthly  expense  report,
          such as a receipt or a paid bill, that states  sufficient  information
          to establish the amount,  date, place, and the essential  character of
          the expenditure, for each expenditure.

3.08     The  Named  Representative  shall  be  expected  to  travel  on  the
Corporation's  behalf  as required from time to time.  Such travel shall be made
in accordance with the Corporation's domestic and international travel policies.
The  Corporation  acknowledges  that  all  international travel will be business
class  or  equivalent  and  when not available, economy class or its equivalent.


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3.09     In  the  event  the  Named  Representative  is  assigned  overseas, the
Corporation will reimburse the Consultant for reasonable in-transit expenses for
the Named Representative and his dependants,  such as meals,  limousine and taxi
fares, tips, en-route  accommodation,  etc. for the initial assignment overseas,
transfer  between foreign  assignments and return to the Named  Representative's
home of record.  Included in the in-transit expenses will be an allowance of one
hundred  (100)  pounds  weight for  "unaccompanied  air baggage" for the initial
assignment  overseas,  transfer  between  foreign  assignments and return to the
Consultant's home of record.  The Consultant shall provide an expenditure report
to the Corporation in respect of such expenses.

3.10     The  Named  Representative may be issued a corporate credit card of the
Corporation  (the  "credit card").  The Consultant confirms that the credit card
is  supplied  to  be  used  exclusively  to  cover  costs  of  business  travel,
accommodation  and  meals incurred by the Named Representative while on business
for  the  Corporation outside of the city or location of his current assignment.
All  expenditures  incurred  on  the  credit  card  shall  be  submitted  to the
Corporation  along  with  an  expense report prepared by the Consultant or Named
Representative  setting  forth:

     (a)  the date and place of expenditure;

     (b)  the  business  reason for the trip abroad,  including  details of work
          done while outside city or location of his current assignment;

     (c)  the names of persons entertained while outside his city or location of
          current assignment.

The Consultant agrees that the Named Representative will surrender the corporate
credit card to the Corporation immediately upon request and in any event, at the
Expiry  Date  of  this  Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                             REVIEW OF COMPENSATION
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4.01     Subject  to  renewal  as  herein  provided,  the  remuneration  payable
pursuant  to  Article  3.01  hereof  may  be  reviewed  annually by the Board or
Operating  Committee on or before the anniversary date hereof, at which time the
Board  shall  consider  such  matters  as  it  may  consider  relevant and shall
determine,  in  its  absolute  discretion,  whether  to maintain or increase the
annual  remuneration payable by the Corporation to the Consultant hereunder.  In
the  event  the  Board  or  Operating Committee elects to amend the Consultant's
remuneration,  such an amendment shall not effect the other provisions set forth
in  this  Agreement.


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                                    ARTICLE 5
                        INCAPACITYOF NAMED REPRESENTATIVE
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5.01     The  Corporation agrees that the Named Representative shall be entitled
to  reasonable  time  from  service:

     (a)  without  loss  of  compensation  payable  to  the  Consultant,  due to
          sickness  or  injury  or other  incapacity  on the  part of the  Named
          Representative   directly   associated   with  the  provision  of  the
          Consulting Services to the Corporation;

     (b)  without  compensation  being paid to the Consultant due to sickness or
          pre-existing  injury  or  medical  condition  on the part of the Named
          Representative on the effective date of this Agreement;

     (c)  without  compensation  being paid to the  Consultant  for a  voluntary
          medical  procedure on the part of the Named  Representative,  provided
          that the prior consent of the Corporation is obtained.

5.02     Nothing  herein  shall  prohibit the Corporation, during of the term of
any  such  incapacity  of  the  Named  Representative  referred  to  herein from
terminating  the  services  of  the  Consultant  in accordance with Article 9.01
herein.

5.03     The  Consultant  shall,  prior to the end of the Probation Term, advise
the  Corporation  in  writing  of  any pre-existing medical condition, injury or
sickness  on  the  part of the Named Representative that could prevent the Named
Representative  from fully and effectively performing the Consulting Services on
behalf  of  the  Consultant  for  the  term  of  this  Agreement.

5.04     The  Consultant  shall, prior to the end of the Probation Term, require
the  Named  Representative  to  submit  to  a  full  medical  examination with a
practitioner  of  the  Corporation's  choice,  all  at  the  Corporation's cost.

5.05     The  Consultant  acknowledges  that  the Named Representative may, from
time  to  time  and  without notice, be required by the Corporation to submit to
tests  and  related  procedures relating to the use of illicit or illegal drugs.
The  Consultant  shall  enter  into  an  agreement with the Named Representative
requiring  the  Named  Representative  to  voluntarily submit to such tests when
requested in a co-operative manner.  The Consultant waives any and all claims or
actions  against  the  Corporation  and  its  affiliates  in  respect  of  the
requirement  of  such  tests  whatsoever  that  he  might  have by reason of any
existing  or future legislation and shall obtain a similar waiver from the Named
Representative  upon  request  of  the  Corporation.

5.06     In  the  event  the Consultant insures the Named Representative through
the  Corporation or through a group plan provided by the Corporation for loss of
income  as  a  result  of disability and the Consultant receives compensation or
disability  income  pursuant  thereto, then the amount of remuneration which the
Consultant  is  otherwise  entitled  to  receive  hereunder during the period of
illness  or  incapacity on the part of the Named Representative shall be reduced
by  the  amount of compensation or disability income paid by such insurer to the
Consultant  or Named Representative and the Consultant covenants and agrees that
it  shall immediately advise the Corporation from time to time of the receipt of
any  such  disability income paid by such insurer to the Consultant or the Named
Representative.


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                                    ARTICLE 6
                            CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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6.01     The Consultant covenants and agrees that during the term hereof and for
a  period  of  three  (3)  years  thereafter,  it will keep in strict confidence
and  shall not use, directly or indirectly, for any other purpose other than for
the purpose of providing services hereunder, all knowledge, information (whether
oral  or  written)  and  materials obtained or acquired during the course of its
providing  services  hereunder relating to the Corporation or their business and
affairs.  Other than information disclosed or divulged to the Board or Operating
Committee  and  duly  authorized  officers and employees of the Corporation, the
Consultant  will  not  disclose,  divulge,  publish or transfer, or authorize or
permit  anyone  else to disclose, divulge, publish or transfer or use to his own
advantage  any  such  knowledge,  materials,  business data or other information
obtained  pursuant  to  this  Agreement  or  which  relate  in any manner to the
business  and  affairs  of the Corporation, without the prior written consent of
the  Corporation, which consent may not be arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld.
The  Consultant  shall  obtain  an undertaking of confidentiality from the Named
Representative  in  the  form  of  Schedule  "A"  attached.

6.02     The  obligation  of  the  Consultant  or  the  Named  Representative as
identified  in  Article  6.01  hereof  shall  not  apply  to  such  knowledge,
information,  material  or  business data obtained pursuant to this Agreement or
relating  in  any  manner  to  the  business  affairs  of the Corporation which:

     (a)  was  demonstrably  known to the  Consultant  prior to receipt  thereof
          pursuant to this Agreement;

     (b)  is available to the public in the form of written publication;

     (c)  shall  have  become   available  to  the   Consultant   or  the  Named
          Representative  in good faith  from a third  party who has a bona fide
          right to disclose same; and

     (d)  that  information  which is required to be  disclosed  to any federal,
          provincial,  state or local government or governmental branch,  board,
          agency or  instrumentality  necessary to comply with  relevant  timely
          disclosure laws or regulatory  authorities,  including stock exchanges
          having jurisdiction in respect of securities of the Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                    VACATION
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7.01     The  Named  Representative  shall  be  entitled  to  one (1) thirty day
(inclusive  of  business days and weekends) vacation (the "Vacation Period") for
each  year  throughout  the  term  of  this  Agreement  and any and all renewals
thereof,  provided  that  the Named Representative shall not be entitled to take
any  vacation  time  until  following  the  expiry  of  the Probation Term.  The
Consultant  shall  continue  to  receive the Consulting Fees during the Vacation
Term.


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                                    ARTICLE 8
                                NON-ASSIGNABILITY
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9.01     This  contract  for Consulting Services and all other rights, benefits,
and  privileges  herein  conferred may not be assigned by the Consultant without
the  express  written  consent  of  the  Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                                   TERMINATION
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1.30     Notwithstanding the term of this Agreement as set forth in Article 2.01
     hereof,  this Agreement and the Consulting Services being provided shall be
terminable  by  the  Corporation upon the occurrence of any one of the following
events:

     (a)  at any time  without  notice or  additional  compensation  during  the
          Probation Term;

     (b)  except in the case of termination for cause, at any time following the
          Probation  Term,  upon the provision to the  Consultant of ninety (90)
          days written  notice (or payment in lieu  thereof) of its intention to
          terminate this Agreement;

     (c)  at  any  time  by  the  Corporation,  without  notice,  or  additional
          compensation for cause. "Cause" shall, without limiting its meaning in
          common law,  include the  conviction  of the  Consultant  or the Named
          Representative  for an indictable  criminal offence,  the failure of a
          medical  examination  or drug test, or the breach by the Consultant or
          the  Named  Representative  of any of the  covenants  or terms of this
          Agreement;

     (d)  immediately upon the death of the Named  Representative  provided that
          the  Corporation  agrees to pay the Consultant the equivalent of three
          month's Consulting Fees;

     (e)  immediately upon the Consultant or the Named  Representative  becoming
          bankrupt  or making an  assignment  for the  benefit of  creditors  in
          general without additional compensation;

     (f)  immediately  upon the  Corporation  becoming  bankrupt  or  making  an
          assignment  for the  benefit of credits in general or ceasing to carry
          on business for a period greater than six (6) months; and

     (g)  immediately upon confirmation of permanent incapacity due to permanent
          illness, injury or disability on the part of the Named Representative.
          For the purposes hereof,  "permanent incapacity" means illness, injury
          or disability on the part of the Named  Representative  incurred while
          performing the  Consulting  Services for the  Corporation  that in the
          opinion of an independent  medical expert acceptable to the Consultant
          (or  his  legal  personal  representative)  and the  Corporation  will
          prevent  the  Named  Representative  from  performing  his  duties  or
          providing the  Consulting  Services on behalf of the  Consultant for a
          period  longer  than six (6)  consecutive  months.  Should  the  Named
          Representative become permanently  incapacitated and this agreement is
          terminated for this reason,  the Corporation  shall pay the Consultant
          the  equivalent of three months  Consulting  Fees.  All unvested stock
          options shall vest to the Consultant or the Named  Representative  (as
          the case may be) on the  termination  date in the event of termination
          due to permanent incapacity.


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9.02     Subject  to Article 10.04, in the event this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with the provisions of Article 9.01 hereof,  the Consultant shall not
be entitled to additional remuneration payable by the Corporation hereunder from
and after the date of  termination  except as  specifically  provided in Article
9.01 herein. In the event the Named  Representative is relocated  overseas,  the
Corporation  shall pay for  reasonable  in-transit  expenses to enable the Named
Representative  to return to his home  jurisdiction  as set out in Article  3.08
upon the termination of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 10
             CHANGE OF CONTROL, MERGER, AMALGAMATION, SALE OF ASSETS
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10.01     In  the  event  of:

     (a)  a change of  control  of the  Corporation  or Abacan  (as such term is
          customarily used in the Securities Act,  Alberta) through ownership of
          its common shares; or

     (b)  a change in all or  substantially  all of the Board of the Corporation
          or Abacan; or

     (c)  the Corporation or Abacan merging,  amalgamating or re-organizing with
          another  corporation  that is not an affiliate with the Corporation or
          Abacan; or

     (d)  the sale of all or substantially  all of the assets or undertakings of
          the  Corporation,  the  Corporation  shall provide the Consultant with
          Notice of such events (the "Change of Control Event").

10.02    Not  later  than  30  days  following  the  completion of the Change of
Control  Event  contemplated in Article 10.01(a), (b) or (c), the Corporation or
its  successor  shall  advise the Consultant whether the Consultant Services are
still  required.

10.03    Should  notice  be  provided  that  the Consultant's services are still
required  after  the Change of Control Event, the Consultant, Corporation or the
successor  shall  continue  to  be  bound  by  the  terms  of  this  agreement.

10.04    Should  the  Change of Control Event be pursuant to Article 10.01(d) or
should  notice be provided that the Consultant's services are no longer required
after  the  Change of Control Event, in accordance with Article 10.02 herein, or
should the services of the Consultant be terminated within 30 days of the Change
     of  Control  Event  (other  than  in  accordance  with  Article  9.01(c)),

     (a)  the  Consultant   shall  be  entitled  to  a  lump  sum  payment  upon
          termination of the equivalent of three months Consulting Fees; and

     (b)  all unvested stock options shall immediately vest to the Consultant or
          the  Named  Representative  (as the case may be)  effective  as of the
          Change of Control Event.


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                                   ARTICLE 11
                              CONFLICT OF INTEREST
                              --------------------

11.01    The  Consultant  covenants  and agrees with the Corporation that during
the  term  hereof  and  for a period of three (3) years thereafter, it will not,
either  individually  or  in  partnership  or jointly or in conjunction with any
person  or  association,  syndicate, as principal, agent, shareholder, or in any
other  manner  whatsoever  carry  on  or  be  engaged in or be concerned with or
interested in or advise, lend money to, guarantee the debts or obligations of or
permit  its  name  or  any  part  thereof  to  be used by any person or persons,
including,  without  limitation,  any  individual, firm, association, syndicate,
company, corporation, or other business enterprise, engaged in or concerned with
or  interested  in  any business or any part thereof presently carried on by the
Corporation  with  respect  to  their business or any other business at any time
during  the term hereof carried on by the Corporation, without the prior written
consent of the Corporation which consent will not be arbitrarily or unreasonably
withheld.  The  Consultant shall obtain an equivalent undertaking from the Named
Representative  in  the  form  of  Schedule  "B"  attached.

11.02    During the period identified in Article 11.01, the Consultant shall not
solicit,  engage  in,  assist  or  have  an interest in or be connected with any
person,  firm  or corporation soliciting any customer known or ought to be known
to  the  Consultant  to  be a customer or business associate of the Corporation.

11.03    During the period identified in Article 11.01, the Consultant shall not
induce,  entice  or  attempt  to  obtain  the withdrawal from the Corporation of
any  employee  or management personnel either before or after the termination of
this  Agreement.


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11.04    If  the Corporation ceases to carry on business for a continuous period
of  six  (6)  months  or  more,  then the provisions of Article 6 and Article 11
hereof shall be null and void and shall cease to have any force and effect after
the  expiration  of  the  aforesaid  period  of  time.

                                   ARTICLE 12
                                     NOTICES
                                     -------

12.01    All  notices required or allowed to be given under this Agreement shall
be  made  either  personally  or  by  mailing  same  by prepaid registered post,
addressed as hereinafter set forth or to such other address as may be designated
from  time  to  time  by  such  party  in  writing,  and  any  notice  mailed as
aforesaid shall be deemed to have been received by the addressees thereof on the
fifth  business  day  following  the  day  of  mailing:

     Corporation:               Liberty  Technical  Services  Ltd.
                                7th  Floor,  Folawiyo  Plaza
                                38  Warehouse  Road,  Apapa,  Lagos
                                Nigeria
                                Fax:  (234)  1-545-0301

     with  a  copy  to:         Abacan  Resource  Corporation
                                1750,  800  -  5th  Avenue  S.W.
                                Calgary,  Alberta
                                T2P  3T6
                                Fax:  (403)  269-3944

     Consultant:                Texada  Holdings  Ltd.
                                64  Tradewinds  Building
                                Bay  Street
                                P.O.  Box  N-8220
                                Nassau,  Bahamas
                                Attention:  Bruce  C.  Bell
                                Tel:  (809)  322-8020
                                Fax:  (809)  328-7330

     Any party may from time to time change its address for service hereunder on
written  notice to the other parties.  Any notice may be served by hand delivery
or  by  mailing  same  by  prepaid,  registered  post,  in  a properly addressed
envelope,  addressed  to  the  party  to  whom  the notice is to be given at its
address  for  service  hereunder.


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                                   ARTICLE 13
                                  SEVERABILITY
                                  ------------

13.01    Each  provision  of this Agreement is declared to constitute a separate
and  distinct  covenant  and  to  be  severable from all other such separate and
distinct  covenants.  If  any  covenant  or provision herein is determined to be
void  or  unenforceable  in whole or in part, it will not be deemed to affect or
impair the enforceability or validity of any other covenant or provision of this
Agreement  or  any  part  thereof.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                                     RELIEF
                                     ------

14.01     The  parties  to  this  Agreement  recognize  that  a  breach  by  the
Consultant  or  Named  Representative  of  any of the covenants herein contained
would  result  in  damages to the Corporation and that the Corporation could not
adequately  be compensated for such damages by monetary award.  Accordingly, the
Consultant agrees that in the event of any such breach, in addition to all other
remedies  available to the Corporation at law or in equity, the Corporation will
be  entitled  as  a  matter  of right to apply to a court of competent equitable
jurisdiction  of  such relief by way of restraining order, injunction, decree or
otherwise,  as  may  be  appropriate to ensure compliance with the provisions of
this  Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 15
                                     WAIVER
                                     ------

15.01    The parties agree that all restrictions in this Agreement are necessary
and  fundamental  to  the  protection  of the Corporation and are reasonable and
valid,  and  all  defences to the strict enforcement of Article 6 and Article 11
hereof  by  the  Corporation  are  hereby  waived  by  the  Consultant.

                                   ARTICLE 16
                                     GENERAL
                                     -------

16.01    The  parties  hereto agree that they have expressed herein their entire
understanding  and agreement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and
it  is expressly agreed that no implied covenant, condition, term or reservation
or  prior  representation or warranty shall be read into this Agreement relating
to  or  concerning the subject matter hereof or any matter or operation provided
for  herein.

16.02    The  provisions  of  this Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be
binding  upon  the  successors  and  assigns  of  the Corporation and Consultant
respectively.

16.03    Wherever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement,
the  same  shall  be  construed  as  meaning  the  plural  or feminine or a body
politic  or  corporate and vice versa where the context of the parties hereto so
require.

16.04    Time  is  of  the  essence  hereof.


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16.05    This  Agreement  shall  be construed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of England and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably attorns to
the  jurisdiction  of  the  courts  of  such  jurisdiction.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  this  Agreement
effective  as  of  the  date  and  year  first  above  written.


                                        LIBERTY  TECHNICAL  SERVICES  LTD.



                                        Per: /s/ Wade Cherwayko
                                             ------------------------
                                        Wade G. Cherwayko, President


                                        TEXADA  HOLDINGS  LTD.



                                        Per: /s/ Bruce Bell
                                             -----------------
                                             Bruce C. Bell


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                                  Schedule "A"

                         Undertaking of Confidentiality
                         ------------------------------

In  consideration  of  the  execution of a Consulting Services Agreement between
Texada Holdings Ltd. (the "Consultant") and Liberty Technical Services Ltd. (the
"Corporation"), the undersigned covenants and agrees with the Consultant and the
Corporation  as  follows:

1.     That  during  the  term  of  the  Consulting Services Agreement and for a
period of three (3) years thereafter, I will keep in strict confidence and shall
not  use,  directly  or  indirectly,  for  any  other purpose other than for the
purpose  of  providing  services thereunder, all knowledge, information (whether
oral  or  written)  and  materials obtained or acquired during the course of the
provision  of  the services under the Consulting Services Agreement on behalf of
the  Consultant  relating to the Corporation or its business and affairs.  Other
than  information  disclosed or divulged to the Board or Operating Committee and
duly  authorized officers and employees of the Corporation, I will not disclose,
divulge,  publish  or  transfer, or authorize or permit anyone else to disclose,
divulge,  publish  or  transfer  or use to his own advantage any such knowledge,
materials,  business  data  or  other  information  obtained  pursuant  to  this
Agreement  or  which  relate  in  any  manner to the business and affairs of the
Corporation, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent
may  not  be  arbitrarily  or  unreasonably  withheld.

2.     My  obligation  of confidentiality as identified above shall not apply to
such knowledge, information, material or business data obtained pursuant to this
Agreement  or  relating in any manner to the business affairs of the Corporation
which:

     (a)  was  demonstrably  known  by me  prior  to the  effective  date of the
          Consulting Services Agreement;

     (b)  is available to the public in the form of written publication;

     (c)  shall have become available to mr in good faith from a third party who
          has a bona fide right to disclose same; and

     (d)  that  information  which is required to be  disclosed  to any federal,
          provincial,  state or local government or governmental branch,  board,
          agency or  instrumentality  necessary to comply with  relevant  timely
          disclosure laws or regulatory  authorities,  including stock exchanges
          having jurisdiction in respect of securities of the Corporation.

Dated  this  ____  day  of  August,  1996

                                                       /s/ Thomas Horricks
                                                       -------------------
                                                       Thomas Horricks


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                                  Schedule "B"

                         Undertaking of Non-Competition
                         ------------------------------

In  consideration  of  the  execution of a Consulting Services Agreement between
Texada Holdings Ltd. (the "Consultant") and Liberty Technical Services Ltd. (the
"Corporation"), the undersigned covenants and agrees with the Consultant and the
Corporation  as  follows:

1.     That  during  the  term  of  the  Consulting Services Agreement and for a
period  of  three  (3)  years  thereafter, I will not, either individually or in
partnership  or  jointly  or  in  conjunction  with  any  person or association,
syndicate,  as  principal, agent, shareholder, director, officer, employee or in
any  other  manner  whatsoever carry on or be engaged in or be concerned with or
interested in or advise, lend money to, guarantee the debts or obligations of or
permit my name or any part thereof to be used employed by any person or persons,
including,  without  limitation,  any  individual, firm, association, syndicate,
company, corporation, or other business enterprise, engaged in or concerned with
or  interested  in  any business or any part thereof presently carried on by the
Corporation  with  respect  to  its  business  or any other business at any time
during  the term hereof carried on by the Corporation, without the prior written
consent of the Corporation which consent will not be arbitrarily or unreasonably
withheld.

2.     During  the  period  identified  above,  I  shall not solicit, engage in,
assist  or  have  an  interest  in  or  be  connected  with  any person, firm or
corporation  soliciting  any  customer  known or ought to be known by me to be a
customer  or  business  associate  of  the  Corporation.

3.     During the period identified above, I shall not induce, entice or attempt
to  obtain  the  withdrawal  from  the Corporation of any employee or management
personnel  either  before  or  after  the  termination  of  this  Agreement.

Dated  this  ____  day  of  August,  1996

                                                       /s/ Thomas Horricks
                                                       -------------------
                                                           Thomas Horricks


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