Form 8-K - Current report

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):

November 8, 2023

Blue Dolphin Energy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-15905

73-1268729

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

801 Travis Street, Suite 2100

Houston, TX 77002

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(713) 568-4725

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol (s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		BDCO		OTCQX

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, Lazarus Energy LLC (“LE”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Dolphin Energy Company (“Blue Dolphin”), entered into a Crude Supply Agreement with Pilot Travel Centers LLC (“Pilot”) dated May 7, 2019, as amended on November 11, 2019. The Crude Supply Agreement was assigned by Pilot to Tartan Oil LLC (“Tartan”) pursuant to an Assignment of Contract dated March 20, 2020. Related to the Crude Supply Agreement, Tartan stores crude oil at Blue Dolphin’s Nixon facility under a Terminal Services Agreement with Nixon Product Storage, LLC (“NPS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Dolphin, dated June 1, 2019. Pursuant to a letter dated October 31, 2023 and received by LE and NPS on November 2, 2023, Tartan provided the required 60 days’ notice of its intention to terminate the Crude Supply Agreement and Terminal Services Agreement effective December 31, 2023. There were no penalties associated with the termination.

SIGNATURE

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: November 8, 2023

	Blue Dolphin Energy Company

	/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
	Jonathan P. Carroll Chief Executive Officer, President, Assistant Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Cover	Nov. 08, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Blue Dolphin Energy Company
Entity Central Index Key	0000793306
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 08, 2023
Entity File Number	0-15905
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	73-1268729
Entity Address Address Line 1	801 Travis Street
Entity Address Address Line 2	Suite 2100
Entity Address City Or Town	Houston
Entity Address State Or Province	TX
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	77002
City Area Code	713
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Local Phone Number	568-4725
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	BDCO