US NATURAL GAS CORP EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(a)

"Affiliate" of any Person means any stockholder or person or entity controlling, controlled by under common control with such Person, or any director, officer or key executive of such Person or any of their respective relatives. For purposes of this definition, "control," when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings that correspond to the foregoing.

(b)

"Cause" shall mean (i) the Company being subjected to any criminal liability under any applicable law as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Employee, which the Employee did not, at the time, reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Company; (ii) the conviction or admission of the Employee of, or plea by the Employee of nolo contendre to, a felony or crime which the Board of Directors concludes is likely to have a material and adverse effect on the reputation of the Company; (iii) if the Employee is chronically addicted to any narcotic or other illegal or controlled substance or repeatedly abuses any alcoholic product or any prescription stimulants or depressant, as determined by a physician designated by the Company, which in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company materially interferes with Employee's performance of his duties and obligations hereunder; (i v) the Employee committing fraud, or stealing or misappropriating any asset or property of the Company, including, without limitation, any theft or embezzlement; or (v) a breach of a material term or provision of this Agreement by the Employee which is not cured by the Employee within ten (10) business days after written notice of such breach from the Company is received by the Employee.

(c)

"Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a Person or group of Persons, other than any current member of the Board of Directors, obtains beneficial ownership of at least thirty percent (40%) of the outstanding capital stock of the Company; or (ii) a change in the membership of more than seventy percent (70%) of the current Board of Directors in any twelve (12) month period.

(d)

"Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any other class of common stock of the Company created after the date of this Agreement in accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

(e)

"Competing Business" shall mean any business, enterprise or other Person that as one of its businesses or activities, is engaged in the development of and/or energy exploration, leasing of mineral rights, crude or natural gas production therewith that are provided by the Company.

(f)

"Confidential and Proprietary Information" shall mean any and all (i) confidential or proprietary information or material not in the public domain about or relating to the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or any of the Company's or any such Affiliate's trade secrets, including, without limitation, research and development plans or projects; data and reports; computer materials such as programs, instructions and printouts; formulas; product testing information; business improvements, processes, marketing and selling strategies; strategic business plans (whether pursued or not); budgets; unpublished financial statements; licenses; pricing, pricing strategy and cost data; information regarding the skills and compensation of executives; the identities of clients and potential clients; intellectual property strategies and any work on any patents, trade marks and tradenames, prior to any filing or the use thereof in commerce; pricing, timing, sales terms, service plans, methods, practices, strategies, forecasts, know-how and other marketing techniques; and (ii) information, documentation or material not in the public domain by virtue of any action by or on the part of the Employee, the knowledge of which gives or may give the Company or any Affiliate of the Company an advantage over any Person not possessing such information. For purposes hereof, the term Confidential and Proprietary Information shall not include any information or material (i) that is known to the general public other than due to a breach of this Agreement by the Executive or (ii) was disclosed to the Employee by a Person who the Employee did not reasonably believe was bound to a confidentiality or similar agreement with the Company.

(h)

"Discretionary Bonus" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 4(c) hereof.

(i)

"Employment Term" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2 hereof.

(j)

"Good Reason" shall mean a substantial change to or reduction in the duties or responsibilities of the Employee such that the responsibilities of the Employee are no longer commensurate with the Employee's job title and daily duties with the Company as set forth herein, or the occurrence of Change of Control or a change in the Employee's job title from that of Field Supervisor of the Company which is not concurred in by the Employee within one (1) month of its occurrence or the breach of a material term or provision of this Agreement by the Company which is not cured by the Company within ten (10) business days after written notice of such breach from the Employee is received by the Company. The failure to renew this Agreement after the expiration of the Employment Term shall not constitute Good Reason.

(k)

"Incapacity" shall mean any illness or mental or physical incapacity or disability which prevents the Employee from performing his duties or obligations hereunder for a continuous period of sixty (60) consecutive days or for shorter periods aggregating ninety (90) days within any consecutive twelve (12) month period.

(l)

"Inventions" shall mean inventions, discoveries, concepts and ideas, whether patentable or not, patents, patent applications, copyrights and other intellectual property, including, without limitation, processes, methods, formulae and techniques, and improvements thereof or know-how related thereto, concerning any business activity of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, with which the Employee becomes, directly or indirectly, involved as a result in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, of the Employee's employment by the Company, or any Affiliate of the Company, and whether conceived of solely by the Employee or jointly with the efforts of others.

(m)

"Performance Bonus" shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 4(c) hereof.

(n)

"Person" shall mean, without limitation, any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture association, trust or other similar entity or firm.

(p)

"Without Cause" shall mean the termination of the Employee's employment hereunder by the Company, other than termination by the Company due to the Employee's death or Incapacity or based upon Cause.

·         the preparation of all financial statements and documents in compliance with U.S. GAAP required to complete the Transaction, including drafting of all financial statements, Management Discussions and Analyses, and any other documents required by U.S. regulatory bodies;

·        creating and maintaining proper financial controls which shall include, but not be limited to, evaluating the Company’s internal controls and procedures in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to identify improvements to endure compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements;

·        coordinating post-transaction capital raise with any investment banking firm, including preparation of detailed projections and English business plan/presentation, and meetings with, and presentations to, potential investors; and

·        communication with investors and shareholders regarding financial and operational matters of the Company.

·       preparation of all public filings, including annual and quarterly reports, management discussion and analysis, material change reports, insider ownership reports, and any other public reports required to be filed by the Company with a regulatory agency to maintain its stock exchange listing or quotation;

·       coordination with independent auditors on quarterly reviews and annual audits, including (i) supervision of Company staff to prepare financial results, schedules, and documents associated with such audit or review, (ii) resolution of complicated accounting issues that may arise during the review or audit, including drafting of comprehensive audit memos referencing appropriate U.S. accounting literature and reaching consensus with senior audit team members, and (iii) ensuring that all financials are properly presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as applicable;

·       implementation of internal controls and procedures improvements to comply with applicable regulatory and reporting, including performing required testing of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure that management is comfortable signing the certifications required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

·       ensuring that the Company is in compliance with all other exchange requirements; communication with shareholders, analysts, and other investors;

·       supervision of Company accounting staff on monthly closings and other matters; and

·       other services as CFO and the Company may agree during the engagement

Employee and Employer agree that the Employee shall devote his full time, attention and skills during the normal working hours designated to him hereunder exclusively to the performance of his duties hereunder, and effectively perform his duties and make his best endeavors to ensure the satisfactory accomplishment of the assignment to him as Employer’s Chief Financial Officer. Employee shall perform the Employee's duties and obligations hereunder diligently, competently, faithfully and to the best of his ability. The Employee may not serve on the board of directors or other governing boards of other corporations or businesses or industry organizations.

(a)

In consideration of the performance of all of the duties and obligations to be performed by the Employee hereunder, the Company agrees to pay and the Employee agrees to accept, salary at an annual rate as defined below (the “Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices as from time to time in effect, less all withholdings and other deductions required to be deducted in accordance with any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, rule or regulation.

July 1, 2010-September 30, 2010

$50,000.00

September 30, 2010-December 31, 2010

$65,000.00

January 1, 2011- December 31, 2011

$90,000.00

(b)

In consideration of the Employee’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Executive options to purchase common stock of the Company as set forth below. All of the options set forth in this Section 4(b) shall have an expiration period three years from the date they are fully vested and shall fully vest upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or upon a termination of this Agreement by the Employee for Good Reason.  The Company shall use its best efforts to have all shares underlying these options to be freely trading shares upon exercise of such options and covenants that failure to do so, or failure to do so within a timely period following execution of this Agreement, shall constitute “Good Reason” for purposes of this agreement:

(c)

The Employee shall be entitled to additional options or bonuses in amounts and under terms as determined by the Board of Directors, or the Compensation committee if the Company so forms one.

(d)

Should there be a Change of Control of the Company or any other transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity during the Employment Term, then as part of that transaction, the Company shall try in its best efforts to have the surviving entity modify the Agreement in an equitable manner to provide the Employee the same type of benefits that he is entitled to earn pursuant to Section 4(c) of this Agreement.

(a)

During each contract year of the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of vacation. The Employee shall take vacation at such time or times as the Employee desires, subject to the concurrence of the Company based upon the then-current business needs and activities of the Company. Vacation shall accrue if unused during the term of employment and shall be payable upon request of the Employee within 30 days after the end of the year in which the vacation was accrued and unused.

(b)

During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible to participate in the profit sharing and other benefit plans that the Company from time to time makes available to the senior executives of the Company as a group, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of such plans, including, without limitation, any vesting periods and eligibility criteria.

(a)

In the event of the Employee 's Incapacity, the Company may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Employee 's employment hereunder upon written notice to the Employee; provided, however, that the Employee or the Employee 's legal representative, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay, (i) any accrued and unpaid Salary for a two (2) month period from the date of termination, less any amounts received by the Employee under any disability insurance policy maintained by the Company; and (ii) any Performance Bonus that would be payable for the two (2) month period after the Employee's employment is terminated due to Incapacity and reimbursement of business expenses which are properly owing to the Employee pursuant to Section 6 hereof, through the date of termination;

(b)

The Company shall have the right to terminate the Employee's employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause upon written notice to the Employee. In the event the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Company shall only be obligated to pay accrued and unpaid Salary through the date of termination and the Company shall pay any accrued and unreimbursed business expenses which are properly owing to the Employee through the date of termination.

(c)

The Company shall have the right to terminate the Employee's employment hereunder Without Cause at any time upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Employee. If the Company terminates the Employee's employment hereunder Without Cause, the Company shall (i) continue to pay Salary to the Employee provided for hereunder for a period equal to a two (2) month from the date of termination and (ii) pay any unreimbursed business expenses which are properly owing to the Executive pursuant through the date of termination. In addition, should the Employee's employment hereunder be terminated Without Cause, the Company shall pay to the Employee the Performance Bonus, if any, for the entire contract year in which the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company hereunder occurs.. The Employee shall not be under any obligation to mitigate the Company's obligation pursuant to this Section 6(d) by secur ing other employment or otherwise.

(d)

The Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment with the Company hereunder for Good Reason, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. Should the Employee terminate his employment hereunder for Good Reason, the Company shall be obligated to make the payments to the Employee provided for in Section 6(c) hereof upon the termination of the Employee's employment by the Company Without Cause.

(e)

The failure of the Company to continue the employment of the Employee upon expiration of the Employment Term as defined in Section 2 shall not be considered a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement. The Company's obligations with respect to the Performance Bonus for the last year of the Employment Term, if any, shall survive the expiration of this Agreement.

(a)

The Employee hereby covenants and agrees that, during the Employment Term and thereafter, unless otherwise authorized by the Company in writing, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, under any circumstance: (i) disclose to any other Person (other than in the regular course of business of the Company) any Confidential and Proprietary Information, other than pursuant to applicable law, regulation or subpoena or with the prior written consent of the Company; (ii) act or fail to act so as to impair the confidential or proprietary nature of any Confidential and Proprietary Information; (iii) use any Confidential and Proprietary Information related to the Company's business other than for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company; or (iv) offer or agree to, or cause or assist in the inception or continuation of, any such disclosure, impairment or use of any Confidential and Proprietary Information. Follo wing the Employment Term, the Employee shall return all documents, records and other items containing any Confidential and Proprietary Information to the Company (regardless of the medium in which maintained or stored), without retaining any copies, notes or excerpts thereof, or at the request of the Company, shall destroy such documents, records and items (any such destruction to be certified by the Executive to the Company in writing).

(b)

The Employee covenants and agrees that, while the Employee is employed by the Company and for  (6) six months after the Employee ceases to be employed by the Company, if the Employee (i) voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason or (ii) is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, manage, operate or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or otherwise become interested in (whether as an owner, partner, lender, consultant, Executive, agent, supplier, distributor or otherwise) any Competing Business whose operations are in the state of West Virginia, Kentucky, or, directly or indirectly, induce or influence any customer or other Person that has a business relationship with the Company, or any Affiliate of the Company, to discontinue or reduce the extent of such relationship; provided that in the case of a termination by the Employee pursuant to clause (i) the Company at all times continues to pay the amounts owing to the Employee pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed to be directly or indirectly interested in a business if he is engaged or interested in that business as a director, officer, Employee, agent, partner, individual proprietor, consultant, advisor or otherwise, but not if the Employee's interest is limited solely to the ownership of not more than 5% of the securities of any class of equity securities of a corporation or other Person whose shares are listed or admitted to trade on a national securities exchange or are quoted on NASDAQ or a similar means if NASDAQ is no longer providing such information.

(c)

While the Employee is employed by the Company and for (6) six months after the Employee ceases to be employed by the Company, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit to employ for himself or others any employee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company who was an employee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company as of the date of the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company, or to solicit any such employee to leave such employee's employment or join the employ of another, then or at a later time; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any family member of the Employee who is employed by the Company or any such Affiliate or the Employee's administrative assistant.

(d)

The parties agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or negate the common law of torts, confidentiality, trade secrets, fiduciary duty and obligations where such laws provide the Company with any broader, further or other remedy or protection than those provided herein.

(e)

Because the breach of any of the provisions of this Section 7 may result in immediate and irreparable injury to the Company for which the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies, to a decree of specific performance of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 7 and to a temporary and permanent injunction enjoining such breach, without posting a bond or furnishing similar security.