UNITED STATES 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): March 17, 2014

 

IVANHOE ENERGY INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Yukon, Canada   000-30586   98-0372413
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

     
Suite 654 – 999 Canada Place    
Vancouver, BC, Canada   V6C 3E1
 
(Address of Principal Executive Office)   (Zip Code)

(604) 688-8323

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Event.

 

On March 17, 2014, Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that following a thorough review the Company has suspended activity on its current Tamarack oil sand project. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

                99.1 Press Release dated March 17, 2014

 

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 17, 2014

 

 

    IVANHOE ENERGY INC.
    By: 

 “Gerald Schiefelbein”
     

Name:  Gerald Schiefelbein

Title:    Sr. VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer