SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This Subscription Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) has been executed by the subscriber set forth in the signature page attached hereto (the “ Subscriber ”) in connection with the private placement offering (the “ Offering ”) of a minimum of 4,800,000 and a maximum of 12,000,000 units of securities (the “ PPO Units ”) issued by La Cortez Energy, Inc. (formerly known as La Cortez Enterprises, Inc.), a Nevada Corporation (the “ Company ”), at a purchase price of $1.25 per PPO Unit.  Each PPO Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), and (ii) a warrant, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “ Warrant ”), representing the right to purchase one share of Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.  This subscription is being submitted to you in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this Agreement and the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company dated March 30, 2009, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time, including all attachments, schedules and exhibits thereto (the “ Memorandum ”), relating to the Offering.

The minimum subscription amount is $25,000 (20,000 PPO Units).  The Company may accept subscriptions for less than $25,000 in its sole discretion.

The PPO Units being subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).  The Offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis to “accredited investors,” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, and non-”U.S. persons,” as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, to reject any Subscriber’s subscription in whole or in part, or to allot less than the number of PPO Units subscribed for.

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”).

The closing of the Offering (the “ Closing ;” and the date on which such Closing occurs hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing Date ”) shall be at the offices of Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, at 488 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company).  The Company may conduct multiple closings for the sale of the PPO Units until the termination of the Offering.  The Offering shall continue until May 29, 2009, which date may be extended until June 30, 2009 by the Company.

a.   Transaction Documents.   On or before the Closing Date, the Subscriber shall review, complete and execute the Omnibus Signature Page to this Agreement and the Investor Certification, attached hereto as Appendix A (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), and deliver the Transaction Documents to the Company’s attorneys, Gottbetter & Partners, LLP (“G&P”), at the address listed on the instruction sheet below.  Executed documents may be delivered to G&P by facsimile or electronic mail (e-mail), if the Subscriber delivers the original copies of the documents to G&P as soon as practicable thereafter.

b.   Purchase Price .   Simultaneously with the delivery of the Transaction Documents to G&P as provided herein, and in any event on or prior to the Closing Date, the Subscriber shall deliver to CSC Trust Company of Delaware (the “Escrow Agent”) the full Purchase Price by check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

c.   Company Discretion.   The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for PPO Units, in whole or in part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Subscriber of notice of acceptance of this subscription.  The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Subscriber an executed copy of this Agreement.  If this subscription is rejected in whole, or the offering of PPO Units is terminated, all funds received from the Subscriber will be returned without interest or offset, and this Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.  If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest or offset, and this Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.

a.   Organization and Qualification .  The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada.  The Company has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted, other than such failures that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, properties or financial condition (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).  The Company is duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

b.   Authorization .  As of the Closing, all action on the part of the Company, its board of directors, officers and existing stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrant, assuming due execution by the parties hereto and thereto, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

c.   Valid Issuance of the Common Stock and the Warrant .  The shares of Common Stock and the Warrant, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration expressed herein, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, shall be duly and validly issued and will be free of restrictions on transfer directly or indirectly created by the Company other than restrictions on transfer under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the terms of the Warrant and under applicable federal and state securities laws.

d.   Governmental Consents .  No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the offer, sale or issuance of the PPO Units, except for the following: (i) the filing of such notices as may be required under the Securities Act and (ii) the compliance with any applicable state securities laws, which compliance will have occurred within the appropriate time periods therefor.

e.   Litigation .  There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened before any court, administrative agency or other governmental body against the Company which question the validity of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant, or the right of the Company to enter into any of them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company is not a party or subject to, and none of its assets is bound by, the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

f.   Compliance with Other Instruments .  The Company is not in violation or default of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation, each as in effect immediately prior to the Closing, except for such failures as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in violation or default of any provision of any material instrument, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, contract, commitment, judgment, decree, order or obligation to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best of its knowledge, the Company is not in violation or default of any provision of any federal, state or local statute, rule or governmental regulation which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the issuance and sale of the PPO Units, will not result in any such violation, be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, a default under any such provision, require any consent or waiver under any such provision (other than any consents or waivers that have been obtained), or result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the properties or assets of the Company pursuant to any such provision.

g.   Certain Registration Matters .  Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the representations and warranties made by all other purchasers of PPO Units in the Offering, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the PPO Units by the Company to the Subscriber hereunder.

h.   No General Solicitation .  Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the PPO Units by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D).

a.   The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and designated representatives, if any, have the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Company, and have carefully reviewed and understand the risks of, and other considerations relating to, the purchase of PPO Units and the tax consequences of the investment, and have the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment.

b.   The Subscriber is acquiring the PPO Units for investment for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof.  The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the PPO Units, the shares of Common Stock and the Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein.  The Subscriber further represents that it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to any third person with respect to any of the PPO Units, the shares of Common Stock and the Warrant.  The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the offering of the PPO Units pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act nor under the state securities laws on the ground that the sale provided for in this Agreement and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

c.   The Subscriber understands that no public market now exists, and there never will be a public market for, the PPO Units, that an active public market for the Company’s Common Stock does not now exist and that there may never be an active public market for the shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering.

d.   The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and designated representatives, if any, have received and reviewed information about the Company and have had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with its management.  The Subscriber understands that such discussions, as well as any written information provided by the Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business and prospects which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company.  Some of such information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections may not be realized, may be based on assumptions which may not be correct and may be subject to numerous factors beyond the Company’s control.  Additionally, the Subscriber understands and represents that he is purchasing the Units notwithstanding the fact that the Company may disclose in the future certain material information the Subscriber has not received, including financial statements of the Company for the 12 month period ended December 31, 2008, which statements are currently being prepared and are expected to be filed with the SEC on or prior to March 31, 2009 and incorporated by reference into the Memorandum, and any subsequent period financial statements that will be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into the Memorandum, that he is not relying on any such information in connection with his purchase of the Units and that he waives any right of action with respect to the nondisclosure to him prior to his purchase of the Units of any such information.

e.   As of the Closing, all action on the part of Subscriber, and its officers, directors and partners, if applicable, necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Subscriber hereunder and thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, assuming due execution by the parties hereto and thereto, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

f.   The Subscriber either (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act or (ii) is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Regulation S as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, and, in each case, shall submit to the Company such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Company.

g.   The Subscriber, if a non-U.S. Person, agrees that it is acquiring the Shares in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S and hereby represents to the Company as follows:

(i)   Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and exec