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| FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CAMBRIAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Two Houston Center, 909 Fannin, Suite 3150
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(Street)
Houston, Texas 77010
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/08/00
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an Entity
(Voluntary) 76-0504299
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Pan Western Energy Corporation
(PWEC)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
___ Director ___ Officer X 10% Owner ___ Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock 402,430 I as general partner
of a limited
partnership (1)
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I)
Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock Warrant (right
to buy) 07/01/98 06/30/03 Common Stock 200,000 $2.00 I as general partner
of a limited
partnership (1)
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Common Stock Warrant (right
to buy) 08/03/98 06/30/03 Common Stock 200,000 $2.00 I as general partner
of a limited
partnership (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Cambrian Capital Corporation is the general partner of Cambrian Capital
Partners, L.P. which directly owns the reported securities and Cambrian Capital
Corporation disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the
extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
Cambrian Capital Corporation,
By: /s/ Raymond O. Weems 09/14/00
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Raymond O. Weems, Managing Director Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
* If the form is filed by more than one reported person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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