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): April 5, 2011
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Suite 654 – 999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC, Canada |
V6C 3E1 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 688-8323
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 5, 2011 Ivanhoe Energy Inc. issued a press release announcing that positive gas flows have been recorded during testing operations on the Xu-5 formation of the Zitong-1 natural gas discovery well in China’s Sichuan Province, that the Yixin-2 well has been prepared for fracture stimulation and that Sunwing Energy Ltd. is preparing a provisional development plan for the Zitong Block. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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 otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be 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 News release, dated April 5, 2011.
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.
| Date: April 5, 2011 | IVANHOE ENERGY INC. | |
| Beverly A. Bartlett | ||
| Name: Beverly A. Bartlett | ||
| Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No | Description | |
99.1
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News release, dated April 5, 2011. |