SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 210 E STATE STREET (Street) BATAVIA IL 60510 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP [ EVOR.OB ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	18,232,033	I	See footnote(1)
Series B Preferred Stock	103,500.07	I	By RAM Trading, Ltd.(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 210 E STATE STREET (Street) BATAVIA IL 60510 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RAM TRADING LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2100 ENTERPRISE AVE (Street) GENEVA IL 60134 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RAM CAPITAL LLC /IL (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 ENTERPRISE AVE (Street) GENEVA IL 60134 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RAM CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2100 ENTERPRISE AVE (Street) GENEVA IL 60134 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* THR INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 ENTERPRISE AVENUE (Street) GENEVA IL 60134 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITCHIE A R THANE (Last) (First) (Middle) RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2100 ENTERPRISE AVE (Street) GENEVA IL 60134 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 438,750 of these shares are owned directly by Ritchie Maple Trading, Ltd. and the remainder of these shares are owned directly by RAM Trading, Ltd. RAM Trading, Ltd. has shared voting and dispositive power over the shares it owns directly and Ritchie Maple Trading, Ltd. has shared voting and dispositive power over the shares it owns directly, in each case, with the following entities and individual: Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C. (RCM), RAM Capital, L.L.C., RAM Capital Investments, Ltd., THR, Inc. and A.R. Thane Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie controls RCM directly and indirectly through THR, Inc. RCM acts as the investment adviser to RAM Capital, L.L.C. and RAM Capital Investments, Ltd., each of which invest in RAM Trading, Ltd. and Ritchie Maple Trading, Ltd. (to whom RCM also acts as the investment adviser).

2. These shares are owned directly by RAM Trading, Ltd. RAM Trading, Ltd. has shared voting and dispositive power over these shares with the following entities and individual: Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C. (RCM), RAM Capital, L.L.C., RAM Capital Investments, Ltd., THR, Inc. and A.R. Thane Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie controls RCM directly and indirectly through THR, Inc. RCM acts as the investment adviser to RAM Capital, L.L.C. and RAM Capital Investments, Ltd., each of which invest in RAM Trading, Ltd. (to whom RCM also acts as the investment adviser).

Remarks:

	Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C. By: /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie A.R. Thane Ritchie Chief Executive Officer	03/01/2004
	RAM Trading, Ltd. By: Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C., its Investment Manager By: /s/ A.R. Thane RitchieA.R. Thane Ritchie Chief Executive Officer	03/01/2004
	RAM Capital, L.L.C. By: Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C., its Investment Manager By: /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie A.R. Thane Ritchie Chief Executive Officer	03/01/2004
	RAM Capital Investments, Ltd. By: Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C., its Investment Manager By: /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie A.R. Thane Ritchie Chief Executive Officer	03/01/2004
	THR, Inc. By: /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie A.R. Thane Ritchie Chief Executive Officer	03/01/2004
	Ritchie Maple Trading, Ltd. By: /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie and /s/ A.R. Thane Ritchie A.R. Thane Ritchie	03/01/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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