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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-07-163897
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070727

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			North American Energy Partners Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001368519
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL, GAS FIELD SERVICES, NBC [1389]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE 3, ACHESON INDUSTRIAL AREA
		STREET 2:		2-53016 HIGHWAY 60
		CITY:			ACHESON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T7X 5A7
		BUSINESS PHONE:		780-960-7171

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE 3, ACHESON INDUSTRIAL AREA
		STREET 2:		2-53016 HIGHWAY 60
		CITY:			ACHESON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T7X 5A7

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY PARTNERS INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NACG Holdings Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060707
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">North American Energy Partners Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Zone 3, Acheson Industrial Area </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2-53016 Highway 60 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acheson, Alberta T7X 5A7 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">July&nbsp;27, 2007
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100 F Street, N.E.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Garrett Johnston
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">North American Energy Partners Inc. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registration Statement on Form F-1 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">File No.&nbsp;333-144222 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned, North American Energy Partners Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby
requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form F-1 be accelerated to 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, July&nbsp;31, 2007, or as soon thereafter as practicable. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company acknowledges that (i)&nbsp;should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; (ii)&nbsp;the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective,
does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and (iii)&nbsp;the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding
initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">North American Energy Partners Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Douglas A. Wilkes</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Douglas A. Wilkes</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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