RW/A TRANSMERIDIAN EXPLORATION INC. September 30, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street NW. Washington, D. C. 20549 Atten: Mr. John Mahon We wish to withdraw the following SB2 Registration Statement filed on September 19, 2002. No securities were sold under this offering. COMPANY: TRANSMERIDIAN EXPLORATION INC FORM TYPE: SB-2 NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS: 2 RECEIVED DATE: 19-Sep-2002 08:05 ACCEPTED DATE: 19-Sep-2002 08:06 FILING DATE: 19-Sep-2002 08:05 TEST FILING: NO CONFIRMING COPY: NO ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-02-001052 FILE NUMBER(S): 1. 333-99763 REGISTRANT(S): 1. CIK: 0001132645 COMPANY: TRANSMERIDIAN EXPLORATION INC FORM TYPE: SB-2 FILE NUMBER(S): 1. 333-99763 Thank you, /s/ J. W. Tucker Jim W. Tucker, Vice President, Finance 397 N Sam Houston Pkwy, Suite 300 Tel. 281-999-9091 Fax 281-999-9094 Houston, Texas 77060