Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                          File Number 333-134756


                           PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

                 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DATED JULY 7, 2006
                        TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 16, 2006
                          (REGISTRATION NO. 333-134756)

                          HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.

     This  Prospectus Supplement No. 1 supplements our Prospectus dated June 16,
2006  that  was  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19,
2006.  The shares that are the subject of the Prospectus have been registered to
permit  their  resale  to  the  public  by the selling stockholders named in the
Prospectus.  We  are not selling any shares of common stock in this offering and
therefore  will  not  receive  any  proceeds  from this offering, other than the
exercise  price, if any, to be received upon exercise of warrants referred to in
the  Prospectus.  You should read this Prospectus Supplement No. 1 together with
the  Prospectus.

     This Prospectus Supplement includes the following documents, as filed by us
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission:

     -    The  attached  Current  Report  on Form 8-K of Houston American Energy
          Corp.  dated  July  5, 2006 and filed with the Securities and Exchange
          Commission  on  July  6,  2006.

     Our  common  stock is traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the
symbol  "HUSA.OB".

     NEITHER  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION  HAS  APPROVED  OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY  OR  ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY  IS  A  CRIMINAL  OFFENSE.

            THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS JULY 7, 2006.



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 5, 2006

                          HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

            Delaware                    0-33027                76-0675953
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission             (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File No.)          Identification No.)

                          801 Travis Street, Suite 2020
                              Houston, Texas 77002
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)


                                  713-222-6966
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                            (Issuer Telephone number)


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item  1.01.     Entry  into  a  Material  Definitive  Agreement

In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Houston
American Energy Corp. (the "Company")(see Item 5.02 below), the compensation of
Jay Jacobs has been established as follows: (1) base salary of $125,000; and (2)
a stock option to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock at $2.98 per share,
the closing price on first day of employment, vesting over a 3 year period and
exercisable over a period of ten years. The Company has agreed, by the end of
the 2nd quarter of 2007, to retain the services of an outside compensation
consulting firm to review and make recommendations with respect to the
compensation of Mr. Jacobs and each of the Company's executive officers and
directors.

Item  5.02.     Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
                Directors;  Appointment  of  Principal  Officers.

Effective July 5, 2006, the Company appointed James "Jay" Jacobs as Chief
Financial Officer.

Mr. Jacobs, age 28, served, from April 2003 until joining the Company, as an
Associate and as Vice President - Energy Investment Banking at Sanders Morris
Harris, Inc., an investment banking firm, where he specialized in energy sector
financing and transactions. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was an Energy Finance Analyst
at Duke Capital Partners, LLC from June 2001 to April 2003 and a Tax Consultant
at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Jacobs holds a Masters of Professional Accounting
from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                               HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.

Dated: July 5, 2006
                                         By:   /s/ John Terwilliger
                                               John Terwilliger,
                                               President and
                                               Chief Executive Officer