POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Clark

Moore and Linda Kaufman as the undersigned's true and

lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of

substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned

and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign

any and all Securities and Exchange Commission statements

of beneficial ownership of securities of Pacific Asia

Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company") on Forms 3, 4 and 5 as

required under Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to file the same

with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in

connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange

Commission and the Company, granting unto said attorneys-

in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform

each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under

said Section 16(a), as fully and to all intents and purposes

as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact

and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

hereof.

A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with

the Securities and Exchange Commission. The authorization

set forth above shall continue in full force and effect

until the undersigned revokes such authorization by

written instructions to the attorneys-in-fact.

The authority granted hereby shall in no event be

deemed to impose or create any duty on behalf of the

attorneys-in-fact with respect to the undersigned's

obligations to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities

and Exchange Commission.

Dated: October 15, 2006

/s/Elizabeth P. Smith

Elizabeth P. Smith

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