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                                                                   Exhibit 10.43

THIS AGREEMENT is made as a Deed the 30th day of April 2004:-

BETWEEN

(1)   CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION, a company registered in Delaware,USA and
      having a place of business at PO Box 291, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3RR
      (the "COMPANY"); and

(2)   C A FIDUCIARY SERVICES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE SP525A SETTLEMENT of PO
      Box 198, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4HU (the "LENDER");

WHEREAS:-

(A)   The Lender has agreed to advance to the Company the Loan (as hereinafter
      defined) for the purpose of funding the Company's short term working
      capital requirements including the acquisition of long lead equipment on
      the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement; and

(B)   In consideration for the Lender agreeing to advance the Loan to the
      Company the Company has agreed to issue to the Lender a Warrant (as
      hereinafter defined) to subscribe for certain shares of common stock of
      par value of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company on the terms and
      subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS IT IS AGREED as follows:-

1     DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

      1.1   In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires

      "CORNELL FACILITY" means a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement between
      Cornell and the Company;

      "DEFAULT INTEREST RATE" means fifteen per cent (15%) per annum;

      "EXERCISE NOTICE" means a notice in writing in the form set out in Part 2
      of the Schedule served by the Lender on the Company pursuant to Clause
      6.2;

      "EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION" for the purposes of Clause 10 means a
      resolution proposed at a meeting of the holders of outstanding warrants to
      subscribe for shares of common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the
      Company duly convened and held and passed by a majority consisting of
      warrant holders entitled to subscribe for not less than 50 per cent of the
      shares of common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company which
      are subject to outstanding warrants;

      "EXERCISE PERIOD" means the period of 5 years commencing on the date of
      this Agreement;

      "EXERCISE PRICE" means a price of US$1.05 per Warrant Share;

      "INITIAL DEFAULT PERIOD" means a period of one month commencing on the
      date of expiry of the Term;

      "INTEREST RATE" means seven and a half per cent (7.5%) per annum;

      "LOAN" means the sum of(pound)170,000 (One hundred and Seventy Thousand
      Pounds Sterling);

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      "PENALTY INTEREST RATE" means twenty per cent (20%) per annum;

      "SCHEDULE" means the schedule in two parts attached to and forming part of
      this Agreement;

      "TERM" means a period of six months commencing on the date of drawdown by
      the Company of the Loan or any part thereof;

      "WARRANT" means a warrant to subscribe for the Warrant Shares pursuant to
      Clause 5.1;

      "WARRANT CERTIFICATE" means a certificate in the form set out in Part 1 of
      the Schedule; and

      "WARRANT SHARES" means 300,000 shares of common stock of par value of
      US$0.10 in the capital of the Company.

      1.2   In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified or the context
            otherwise requires:-

      (a)   words importing the singular only and shall include the plural and
            vice versa;

      (b)   words importing any gender shall include all other genders;

      (c)   reference to a Clause or Recital is to a clause or recital of this
            Agreement;

      (d)   reference to the Schedule is to the schedule to this Agreement;

      (e)   words importing the whole shall be treated as including a reference
            to any part thereof;

      (f)   reference to a "person" includes any individual, firm, company or
            other body corporate wherever incorporated or established,
            corporation, government, state or agency of state, trust or
            foundation, or any association, partnership or unincorporated body
            (whether or not having separate legal personality) or two or more of
            the foregoing; and

      (g)   reference to this Agreement or to any other document shall be
            construed as references to this Agreement or to that other document
            as modified, amended, varied, supplemented, assigned, novated or
            replaced from time to time.

      1.3   Headings used in this Agreement shall not affect its construction or
            interpretation.

      1.4   The Schedule and Recitals form part of this Agreement and have the
            same full force and effect as if expressly set out in their entirety
            in the operative part of this Agreement.

2     THE LOAN

      2.1   The Lender hereby agrees to advance the Loan to the Company on the
            terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.

      2.2   The Loan shall be made available to the Company and the Company
            shall be entitled to draw down all or any part of the Loan
            immediately following the execution of this Agreement.

      The Loan shall be made available and drawn down in one tranche, and upon
      drawdown shall be forwarded to the Company's bank account the details of
      which are as follows:-

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      CanArgo Energy Corporation Sterling Account
      Account Number: 82490951
      Sort Code: 40-49-24
      HSBC Bank International Limited
      PO Box 315
      St Peter Port
      Guernsey GY1 3JQ
      Channel Islands
      SWIFT: MIDLJESH

3     INTEREST

      3.1   Subject to Clause 3.2, the Loan shall bear interest at the Interest
            Rate. Such interest shall accrue from day to day from the date of
            drawdown of the Loan until the date of payment (both dates
            inclusive) and shall be calculated on the basis of actual days
            elapsed and a 365 day year.

      3.2   In the event that the Company shall fail to repay the Loan and all
            interest accrued thereon in full on or before the expiry of the Term
            then:-

      (a)   the outstanding balance of the Loan and all accrued interest shall
            bear interest at the Default Interest Rate which shall accrue from
            day to day from the date of the expiry of the Term until the date of
            payment (both dates inclusive) during the Initial Default Period;
            and

      (b)   any amount of the Loan and all accrued interest which remains
            outstanding following the expiry of the Initial Default Period shall
            bear interest at the Penalty Interest Rate which shall accrue from
            day to day from the date of the expiry of the Initial Default Period
            until the date of payment (both dates inclusive) and shall be
            calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 365 day year.

4     REPAYMENT

      4.1   The Loan together with all interest accrued thereon shall be repaid
            in full by the Company to the Lender on or before the date of expiry
            of the Term. In the event that the Company raises in excess of
            US$10,000,000 by way of an equity offering(s) the Loan shall be
            repayable within 7 days of receipt by the Company of the proceeds of
            that offering.

      4.2   In the event that the Company shall be unable to repay the Loan and
            all interest accrued thereon in accordance with Clause 4.1, the
            Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to the
            Lender that it shall use all reasonable endeavours to draw down
            sufficient funds from the Cornell Facility in order to repay such
            sums as soon as reasonably practicable following the expiry of the
            Term.

5     GRANT OF WARRANT

      5.1   Subject only to the Lender advancing the Loan to the Company, the
            Company hereby grants the Warrant to the Lender to subscribe for any
            or all of the Warrant Shares at the Exercise Price on the terms set
            out in this Agreement.

      5.2   Immediately following the execution of this Agreement the Company
            shall deliver to the Lender a Warrant Certificate in respect of the
            Warrant Shares.

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      5.3   In the event of any capitalisation issue, rights issue, open offer,
            consolidation, sub-division or reduction or other variation of share
            capital by the Company the number of Warrant Shares and/or the
            Exercise Price in relation to each Warrant Share may, if the Board
            of the Company considers it appropriate or at the request of the
            Lender, be adjusted in such manner as the Auditors confirm in
            writing to be fair and reasonable.

      5.4   The Company shall promptly after any adjustment has been made
            pursuant to this clause give notice thereof to each Warrant Holder.

6     EXERCISE OF WARRANT

      6.1   The Warrant may be exercised by the Lender at any time during the
            Exercise Period.

      6.2   The Warrant shall be exercised by the Lender giving notice in
            writing to the Company intimating that he wishes to exercise the
            Warrant and specifying the number of Warrant Shares which he then
            wishes to subscribe for.

      6.3   Once lodged, an Exercise Notice shall be irrevocable save with the
            consent of the directors of the Company. An Exercise Notice that is
            completed and lodged otherwise than in accordance with this Clause 6
            shall be of no effect.

      6.4   On receipt of an Exercise Notice the Company shall, subject to
            receipt by the Company of:-

      (a)   an amount equal to the aggregate of the Exercise Price due in
            respect of the number of Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise
            Notice; and

      (b)   the Warrant Certificate;

      and subject to compliance by the Company with the terms of Clause 6.5,
      issue and allot to the Lender the number of Warrant Shares specified in
      the Exercise Notice as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

      6.5   The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes and
            confirms to the Lender that it shall, prior to the issue and
            allotment of any Warrant Shares pursuant to Clause 6.4 ensure that
            it has complied in all respects with the rules and regulations of
            the Securities and Exchange Commission and American Stock Exchange
            in order to ensure that the Warrant Shares allotted to the Lender
            are freely tradable and not restricted as at the date of issue. To
            the extent that it is not possible and the Warrant Shares so issued
            are restricted, the Company shall use its best efforts to clear the
            said restricted stock as soon as possible thereafter.

      6.6   In the event that the Lender serves an Exercise Notice in respect of
            some only of the Warrant Shares (the "EXERCISE SHARES") the Company
            shall at the time of issue and allotment of the Exercise Shares
            issue to the Lender a new Warrant Certificate in respect of the
            balance of Warrant Shares remaining available to the Lender under
            the Warrant.

7     REGISTER

      7.1   The Company shall keep a register of warrants (the "REGISTER") at
            its registered office for the time being in which shall be entered:-

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      (a)   the name and address of the Lender and any other holders from time
            to time of any warrants;

      (b)   the date at which the Lender and any other warrant holder is entered
            in the Register respect of the warrant standing in his name; and

      (c)   the serial number of each warrant certificate issued by the Company
            and the date of issue thereof.

      7.2   The Lender shall be entitled at all reasonable times during normal
            business hours to inspect and take copies of the Register.

8     LAPSE OF WARRANT

      8.1   Time shall be of the essence for the purposes of the exercise of the
            Warrant.

      8.2   To the extent not already exercised before the expiry of the
            Exercise Period, the Warrant shall automatically lapse on the expiry
            of the Exercise Period.

9     RANKING OF WARRANT SHARES

      9.1   Warrant Shares issued and allotted to the Lender pursuant to Clause
            6.4 will rank for all dividends or other distributions declared on
            the shares of common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the
            Company after the date of allotment of such shares (but not before
            such date) and otherwise pari passu in all respects with the shares
            of common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company in
            issue on the date of such allotment.

10    VARIATION OF RIGHTS

      10.1  All or any of the rights for the time being attached to the Warrant
            may from time to time (whether or not the Company is being wound up)
            be altered or abrogated with the consent in writing of the Company
            and with either the consent in writing of all warrant holders
            entitled to subscribe for not less than 50 per cent of the shares of
            common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company which are
            subject to outstanding warrants or with the sanction of an
            Extraordinary Resolution of the warrantholders.

11    LOST OR DAMAGED WARRANT CERTIFICATES

      11.1  If any Warrant Certificate is worn out or defaced then upon
            production of such certificate to the directors of the Company they
            may cancel the same and may issue a new certificate in lieu thereof.

      11.2  If any Warrant Certificate is lost or destroyed then upon proof
            thereof to the reasonable satisfaction of the directors of the
            Company (or in default of proof, on such indemnity as the directors
            of the Company may deem adequate, being given) a new certificate in
            lieu thereof may be given to the Lender free of charge (save as
            regards any payment pursuant to any such indemnity).

      11.3  An entry as to the issue of any new Warrant Certificate and
            indemnity (if any) shall be made in the Register.

12    COMPANY UNDERTAKINGS

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      12.1  The Company undertakes to the Lender that it shall throughout the
            Exercise Period keep available for issue sufficient authorised but
            unissued shares of common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of
            the Company necessary to satisfy in full all subscription rights
            exercisable by the Lender pursuant to the Warrant.

      12.2  If an offer or invitation is made to all holders of shares of common
            stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company to acquire the
            whole or any part of such shares and the Company becomes aware that
            as a result of such offer or invitation the right to cast a majority
            of votes which may ordinarily be cast at a general meeting of the
            Company has become or may become vested in the offeror and/or
            persons acting in concert with the offeror, the Company shall, so
            far as it is able, procure that a like offer or invitation is made
            or extended at the same time to the Lender as if the Warrant had
            been exercised in full and as if the Warrant Shares issued pursuant
            to such exercise had been issued immediately prior to the record
            date for such an offer or invitation.

      12.3  For so long as the Warrant shall remain exercisable by the Lender
            the Company shall send to the Lender a copy of every document sent
            to the holders of shares of common stock of US$0.10 each in the
            capital of the Company at the same time as it is sent to such
            holders.

13    NOTICE

      13.1  Any notice to be given under, or in connection with the matters
            contemplated by, this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by or
            on behalf of the party giving it and shall be served by delivering
            it personally or sending it by pre-paid recorded delivery or
            registered post or by facsimile to the address and for the attention
            of the relevant party set out below (or as otherwise notified by
            that party hereunder). Any such notice shall be deemed to have been
            received:-

      (a)   if delivered personally, at the time of delivery; and

      (b)   in the case of pre-paid recorded delivery or registered post, 48
            hours from the date of posting;

      (c)   in the case of fax, at the time of transmission;

      Provided that if deemed receipt occurs before 9am on a business day the
      notice shall be deemed to have been received at 9am on that day and if
      deemed receipt occurs after 5pm on a business day, or on a day which is
      not a business day, the notice shall be deemed to have been received at
      9am on the next business day. For the purpose of this Clause 13 "BUSINESS
      DAY" means a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, on which clearing
      banks are open for commercial business in London.

      13.2  The addresses and facsimile numbers of the parties for the purposes
            of this Clause 13 are:-

      Company:                 CanArgo Energy Corporation

      Address:                 P.O. Box 291, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 3RR

      For the attention of:    Dr David Robson

      Fax number:              01481 729982

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      Lender:                  CA Fiduciary Services Limited as Trustees of The
                               SP525A Settlement

      Address:                 PO Box 198, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4HU

      Fax number:              01481 729726

      or such other address or facsimile number as may be notified in writing
      from time to time by the relevant party to the other party.

      13.3  For the avoidance of doubt notice given under this Agreement shall
            not be validly served if sent by e-mail.

14    FURTHER ASSURANCE

      The parties shall at their own cost do or procure the doing of all such
      acts and things and/or execute or procure the execution of all such
      documents as are reasonably required to give effect to the provisions of
      this Agreement.

15    ASSIGNMENT

      Neither party shall be entitled to assign in whole or in part any rights
      and/or obligations arising under this Agreement to a third party without
      the prior written consent of the other party.

16    ENTIRE AGREEMENT

      This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
      respect to the matters dealt with herein and supersedes any previous
      agreement between the parties in relation to such matters.

17    VARIATION

      No variation of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made by
      an instrument in writing signed by both of the parties.

18    WAIVER

      No waiver by either party of any of the requirements hereof or of any of
      its rights hereunder shall be effective unless given in writing and signed
      by or on behalf of that party and no forbearance, delay or indulgence by
      either party in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall prejudice
      or restrict the rights of that party nor shall any waiver by that party of
      any of the requirements hereof or any of its rights hereunder release the
      other from full performance of its remaining obligations stated herein.

19    SEVERABILITY

      Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed separately and (save
      as otherwise expressly provided herein) none of the provisions hereof
      shall limit or govern the extent, application or construction of any other
      of them and notwithstanding that any provision of this Agreement may prove
      to be illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions of this Agreement
      shall continue in full force and effect.

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20    COUNTERPARTS

      This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each
      of the parties on separate counterparts each of which when executed and
      delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all the counterparts
      together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

21    LAW AND JURISDICTION

      21.1  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
            the law of England.

      21.2  Each party hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
            Courts of England as regards any claim, dispute or matter arising
            out of or in connection with this Agreement and its implementation
            and effect.

IN WITNESS of which the parties have executed and delivered this document as a
deed on the date first before written.

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                                    SCHEDULE

                                     PART 1

                               WARRANT CERTIFICATE

CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY")

P.O. Box 291
Commerce House
Les Banques
St Peter Port
GUERNSEY
GY1 3RR

WARRANT REPRESENTING SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF PAR VALUE
OF US$0.10 IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY

This is to certify that C A Fiduciary Services Limited as Trustees of The SP525A
Settlement of PO Box 198, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4HU (the "HOLDER") is the
registered holder of a Warrant which entitles the holder to subscribe for
300,000 shares of common stock of par value of US$0.10 in the capital of the
Company fully paid (the "WARRANT SHARES") at a price of US$1.05 per Warrant
Share subject to the terms of the agreement between the Company and the Holder,
dated [ ]. Subject as aforesaid the Holder shall be entitled to subscribe for
the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant and may exercise the Warrant in
whole or in part and from time to time.

DATED

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
by CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
acting by
/s/: D Robson.............................   Director
Dr David Robson...........................   Full Name
/s/: E A Landles..........................   Secretary
Elizabeth Anne Landles....................   Full Name

NOTE: NO TRANSFER OF ANY OR ALL OF THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS
WARRANT WILL BE REGISTERED WITHOUT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS WARRANT OR AN
INDEMNITY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY.

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                                     PART 2

                                 EXERCISE NOTICE

TO:         THE DIRECTORS

            CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY")

FROM:       C A FIDUCIARY SERVICES LIMITED, AS TRUSTEES OF THE SP525A SETTLEMENT
(THE "WARRANTHOLDER")

DATE:       [                 ] 200[ ]

1     I/WE, THE REGISTERED HOLDER(S) OF THIS WARRANT HEREBY:-

1.1   GIVE NOTICE OF MY/OUR WISH TO EXERCISE MY/OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS IN
      RESPECT [ ] SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF PAR VALUE OF US$0.10 IN THE CAPITAL
      OF THE COMPANY (THE "WARRANT SHARES") IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTICULARS
      BELOW;

1.2   CONFIRM THAT US$[ ] HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE BANK ACCOUNT NOTIFIED TO
      ME/US BY THE COMPANY BEING PAYMENT IN FULL AT A PRICE OF [ ] PER SHARE FOR
      THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES FOR WHICH I/WE WISH TO SUBSCRIBE;

1.3   REQUEST THAT ALL OF SUCH WARRANT SHARES BE REGISTERED IN MY/OUR NAME(S)
      AND AUTHORISE THE ENTRY OF MY/OUR NAME(S) IN THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS IN
      RESPECT THEREOF;

1.4   AUTHORISE THE DESPATCH OF THE CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE WARRANT SHARES
      TO BE ALLOTTED TO ME/US AND A WARRANT IN MY/OUR NAME(S) FOR ANY BALANCE OF
      MY/OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS REMAINING EXERCISABLE BY POST AT MY/OUR RISK TO
      THE ADDRESS SHOWN ABOVE.

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SIGNATURE(S) OF REGISTERED WARRANTHOLDER(S)
        DATE(S)

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EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
by CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION acting by
/s/: D Robson.............................   Director
Dr David Robson...........................   Full Name
/s/: E A Landles..........................   Secretary
Elizabeth Anne Landles....................   Full Name

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED
by  C A FIDUCIARY SERVICES LIMITED, AS TRUSTEES OF
THE SP525A SETTLEMENT
/s/: P Caldwell...........................
before this witness
/s/: W J Lavenne..........................   Witness
Wendy J Lavenne...........................   Full Name
Compass Point, Ville Baudu,...............   Address
Vale, Guernsey............................

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                           LOAN AND WARRANT AGREEMENT

                                     between

                           CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION

                                       and

                 C A FIDUCIARY SERVICES LIMITED, AS TRUSTEES OF
                              THE SP525A SETTLEMENT

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