AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP /NV/
SC 13G/A, 1999-11-02
PETROLEUM REFINING
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                          SCHEDULE 13G
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 2)*

          AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
                         (Name of Issuer)

             Common Stock, par value $0.08 per share
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           026909-20-0
                         (CUSIP Number)

                        September 1, 1999

     (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:

[ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
[X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)


*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the "Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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(1)  Name of Reporting Person          Infinity Investors Limited

     I.R.S. Identification
     No. of Above Person (entities only)                      N/A
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(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a                      (a)  [ ]
     Member of a Group (see instructions)                (b)  [X]
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(3)  SEC Use Only
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(4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization     Nevis, West Indies
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With:               (5)  Sole Voting Power                770,735
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (6)  Shared Voting Power                    0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (7)  Sole Dispositive Power           770,735

- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (8)  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
     by Each Reporting Person                           1,285,194
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in                     [ ]
     Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by                         1.7%
     Amount in Row (9)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(12) Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)               CO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

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(1)  Name of Reporting Person                IEO Holdings Limited

     I.R.S. Identification
     No. of Above Person (entities only)                      N/A
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a                      (a)  [ ]
     Member of a Group (see instructions)                (b)  [X]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC Use Only
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization     Nevis, West Indies
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With:               (5)  Sole Voting Power                191,053
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (6)  Shared Voting Power                    0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (7)  Sole Dispositive Power           191,053
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (8)  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
     by Each Reporting Person                           1,285,194
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in                    [  ]
     Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by                         1.7%
     Amount in Row (9)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(12) Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)               CO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

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(1)  Name of Reporting Person             Glacier Capital Limited

     I.R.S. Identification
     No. of Above Person (entities only)                      N/A
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a                      (a)  [ ]
     Member of a Group (see instructions)                (b)  [X]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC Use Only
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization     Nevis, West Indies
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With:               (5)  Sole Voting Power                162,104
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (6)  Shared Voting Power                    0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (7)  Sole Dispositive Power           162,104
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (8)  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned                1,285,194
     by Each Reporting Person
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in                     [ ]
     Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by                         1.7%
     Amount in Row (9)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(12) Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)               CO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

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 (1) Name of Reporting Person              Summit Capital Limited

     I.R.S. Identification
     No. of Above Person (entities only)                      N/A
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a                      (a)  [ ]
     Member of a Group (see instructions)                (b)  [x]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC Use Only
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization      Nevis, West Indies
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With:               (5)  Sole Voting Power                164,003
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (6)  Shared Voting Power                    0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (7)  Sole Dispositive Power           164,003
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                    (8)  Shared Dispositive Power               0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned                1,285,194
     by Each Reporting Person
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in                    [  ]
     Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent of Class Represented by                         1.7%
     Amount in Row (9)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
(12) Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)               CO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

          NOT AMENDED.

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive offices:

          NOT AMENDED.

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

          The response to Item 2(a) is hereby amended and
          restated, in its entirety, to read as follows:

          Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) promulgated under the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          "Exchange Act"), this Statement on Schedule 13G is
          filed jointly by Infinity Investors Limited
          ("Infinity"), IEO Holdings, Limited ("IEO"), Glacier
          Capital Limited ("Glacier"), and Summit Capital Limited
          ("Summit").  Infinity, IEO, Glacier and Summit are
          collectively referred to herein as the "Reporting
          Persons."  This Statement amends and supplements the
          Statement on Schedule 13G originally filed by the
          Reporting Person on May 1, 1998, as amended by that
          Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting
          Person on February 16, 1999. The Reporting Persons
          include as Appendix A to their original Statement on
          Schedule 13G an agreement in writing that this
          Statement is filed on behalf of each of them.

          Additionally, information is included herein with
          respect to the following persons (collectively, the
          "Controlling Persons"): HW Partners, L.P. ("HW
          Partners"), HW Finance, L.L.C. ("HW Finance"), HW
          Capital, L.P. ("HW Capital"), HW Capital GP, L.L.C.
          ("HW Capital LLC"), Infinity Emerging Opportunities
          Limited ("Emerging"), Lion Capital Partners, L.P.
          ("Lion"), Mountain Capital Management, L.L.C.
          ("Mountain"), Sandera Partners, L.P. ("Sandera"),
          Sandera Capital Management, L.P. ("S.C.M."), Sandera
          Capital, L.L.C. ("Capital"), John A. (Pete) Bricker,
          Jr. ("Bricker"), Randall Fojtasek ("Fojtasek"), J. R.
          Holland, Jr. ("Holland"), Clark K. Hunt ("Hunt"), Mark
          E. Schwarz ("Schwarz") and Barrett Wissman ("Wissman").
<PAGE>


          Bricker, Fojtasek, Holland, Hunt, Schwarz and Wissman
          are U.S. citizens and residents of the State of Texas.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
          Residence:

          The response to Item 2(b) is hereby amended and
          restated, in its entirety, to read as follows:

          The principal address of each of Infinity, IEO, Summit,
          Glacier and Emerging is Hunkins Waterfront Plaza, Main
          Street, P. O. Box 556, CharlesTown, Nevis, West Indies.
          The principal address of the other entities set forth
          herein is 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4000, Dallas, Texas
          75201.

Item 3.   NOT AMENDED.

Item 4.   Ownership:

          The response to Item 4 is hereby amended and
          restated, in its entirety, to read as follows:

Infinity
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     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 770,735

     (b)  Percent of Class: 1%

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 770,735

          (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  0

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                 disposition of: 770,735
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          (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                 of: 0

          No single shareholder has a controlling interest in
          Infinity.

          HW Partners is a Texas Limited Partnership, the
          principal business of which is acting as advisor to
          Infinity and activities related thereto.

          HW Finance is a Delaware limited liability company,
          the principal business of which is serving as the general
          partner of HW Partners and activities related thereto.
          Wissman is the Manager of HW Finance.

          The principal occupation of Wissman is financial
          management.

IEO
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     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 191,053

     (b)  Percent of Class: Less than one percent (1%)

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 191,053

          (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

          (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                  disposition of: 191,053

          (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                  of: 0

          IEO is 100% owned by Emerging.  Emerging is a
          Nevis, West Indies corporation, the principal business
          of which is the purchase, sale, exchange, acquisition
          and holding of investment securities.


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          HW Capital is a Texas limited partnership, the
          principal business of which is acting as an advisor to
          IEO, Glacier and Summit and activities related thereto.

          HW Capital LLC is a Texas limited liability
          company, the principal business of which is serving as
          the general partner of HW Capital and activities
          related thereto.  Hunt and Wissman are the Managers of
          HW Capital LLC.

Glacier
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     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 162,104
     (b)  Percent of Class: Less than one percent (1%)

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 162,104

          (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                 disposition of: 162,104

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                of: 0

          Glacier is a Nevis, West Indies corporation that
          is 100% owned by Lion.  Its principal business is the
          purchase, sale, exchange, acquisition and holding of
          investment securities.  The directors of Glacier
          Capital Limited are James A. Loughran and Cofides S.A.

          Lion is a Texas limited partnership, the principal
          business of which is the purchase, sale, exchange,
          acquisition and holding of investment securities.

          Mountain is a Texas limited liability company, the
          principal business of which is serving as the general
          partner of Lion and activities related thereto. Hunt,
          Wissman and Fojtasek are the Managers of Mountain.

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          HW Capital is a Texas limited partnership, the
          principal business of which is acting as an advisor to
          IEO, Glacier and Summit and activities related thereto.

          HW Capital LLC is a Texas limited liability company,
          the principal business of which is serving as the
          general partner of HW Capital and activities related
          thereto.  Hunt and Wissman are the Managers of HW
          Capital LLC.


Summit
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     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 164,003

     (b)  Percent of Class:  Less than one percent (1%)

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 164,003

          (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                 disposition of: 164,003

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                of: 0

     Summit is a Nevis, West Indies corporation that is 100%
     owned by Sandera.  Its principal business is the purchase,
     sale, exchange, acquisition and holding of investment
     securities.  The directors of Summit Capital Limited are
     Cofides S.A. and James A. Loughran.

     Sandera is a Texas limited partnership, the principal
     business of which is the purchase, sale, exchange,
     acquisition and holding of investment securities.

     SCM is a Texas limited partnership, the principal business
     of which is serving as the general partner of Sandera and
     activities related thereto.

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     Capital is a Texas limited liability company, the principal
     business of which is serving as the general partner of SCM
     and activities related thereto.  Bricker, C. Hunt and
     Schwarz are the Managers of Capital; and Bricker (President)
     and C. Hunt (Vice President and Secretary) are its principal
     officers.

     HW Capital owns 100% of Capital. HW Capital is a Texas
     limited partnership, the principal business of which is
     acting as an advisor to IEO, Glacier and Summit and
     activities related thereto.

     HW Capital LLC is a Texas limited liability company, the
     principal business of which is serving as the general
     partner of HW Capital and activities related thereto.  Hunt
     and Wissman are the Managers of HW Capital LLC.

Item 5.   Ownership of 5 Percent of Less or a Class:
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          The response to Item 5 is hereby amended and
          restated, in its entirety, to read as follows:

          If this statement is being filed to report the
          fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person
          has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5
          percent of the class of securities, check the
          following:          [X]

Item 6.   Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:

          NOT AMENDED.

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
          Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
          Parent Holding Company:

          NOT AMENDED.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the
          Group:

          NOT AMENDED.

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Item 10.  Certifications:

     By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the
best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

Date: November 2, 1999

                         Infinity Investors Limited


                         By: /s/ J.A. LOUGHRAN
                            --------------------------------
                         Name:   J.A. Loughran
                              ------------------------------
                         Title:   Director
                               -----------------------------


                         IEO Holdings Limited


                         By:  /s/ J.E. MARTIN
                            -------------------------------
                         Name:  J.E. Martin
                              -----------------------------
                         Title:    Director
                               ----------------------------

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                         Glacier Capital Limited



                         By:     /s/ J.A. LOUGHRAN
                            -------------------------------
                         Name:     J.A. Loughran
                              -----------------------------
                         Title:    Director
                               ----------------------------


                         Summit Capital Limited


                         By:    /s/ J.A. LOUGHRAN
                            -------------------------------
                         Name:    J.A. Loughran
                              -----------------------------
                         Title:    Director
                               ----------------------------


            Attention:  Intentional misstatements or
              omissions of fact constitute Federal
            criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001)





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