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
November 11, 2020
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PETROTEQ ENERGY
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario, Canada
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000-55991
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None
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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15315 W. Magnolia Blvd., Suite
120
Sherman Oaks, California
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91403
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(Address of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(800) 979-1897
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s)
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SECTION 3 -
SECURIIIES AND TRADING MARKETS
Item
3.02 Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities.
Petroteq Energy Inc. (the
"Company") has issued a US$500,000 principal amount secured
convertible note (the "Note") to an arm's length lender. The
Note is convertible into units of the Company at US$0.0562 per unit
with each unit consisting of one common share of the Company and
one warrant. Each warrant would entitle the holder thereof to
acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of
US$0.0562 per share until 60 months from the issuance of the
Note. The Note and the securities issuable under the Note are and
will be issued in reliance on the exclusion from the registration
requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), provided by Rule 903 of
Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. Such securities
will be issued as "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144
under the U.S. Securities Act. In addition, the Note and the
securities issuable under the Note are subject to a Canadian
four-month hold period.
The proceeds of the Note offering
will be used by the Company on its extraction technology in Asphalt
Ridge, Utah, and for working capital.
SECTION 7 -
REGULATION FD
Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On November 11, 2020, the Company
disseminated a news release which is reproduced below in its
entirety.
PETROTEQ ENERGY ASSAY OF OIL
SANDS SATURATION EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
Completed Assays Show 14-18% Oil
Saturations by Weight
SHERMAN OAKS, California, November
11, 2020 -- Petroteq Energy Inc. ("Petroteq" or the
"Company") (TSXV:PQE; OTC:PQEFF; FSE:PQCF), an integrated
oil company focused on the development and implementation of its
proprietary oil-extraction technologies, today announced
that assays of oil sands samples taken during a recent survey of
the Petroteq lease properties have now been completed.
As reported on October 29, 2020, a
recent survey of the Petroteq lease properties identified three key
areas where the oil sands ore appeared to have higher oil
saturations than what was previously mined. Samples were taken from
each location and lab assays of the samples have now been
completed. The areas sampled show very rich oil saturations ranging
from 14 to 18 per cent by weight. Ore having an oil saturation of
14 per cent contains roughly 0.8 barrels of bitumen per ton of ore.
The area from which the samples were taken is estimated to contain
approximately 60-70,000 tons of mineable ore, which is expected to
be sufficient to feed the Company's oil sands plant at Asphalt
Ridge (the "POSP") for over three months at a production
rate of 400-500 barrels per day. These areas will be the focus of
mining efforts during the initial operation of the POSP following
its pending restart.
Planning is underway for the
Company to drill and core at six locations on the lease during
November. This is expected to allow Petroteq's mining consultant to
develop an expanded and detailed mining plan which will direct
future mining operations for continued plant operations once the
areas described above have been mined and processed.
George Stapleton, Petroteq COO,
commented "We have so far been able to remain mostly on schedule
and are still on track to begin starting up the POSP in late
November. The assays of our oil sands samples exceeded expectations
and have confirmed the areas where we will concentrate our initial
mining efforts after the restart of the POSP. Because we will be
able to extract more bitumen per ton of ore than our earlier
estimates, we will need to mine less tonnage per barrel, thereby
reducing our mining cost per barrel and, by extension, POSP
operating expenses."
The Company also announces the
issuance of a US$500,000 principal amount secured convertible note
(the "Note") to an arm's length lender. The Note is
convertible into units of the Company at US$0.0562 per unit with
each unit consisting of one common share of the Company and one
warrant. Each warrant would entitle the holder thereof to acquire
one common share of the Company at an exercise price of US$0.0562
per share until 60 months from the issuance of the Note. The Note
and the securities issuable under the Note are and will be issued
in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S.
Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws, and
will be issued as "restricted securities" (as defined in Rule 144
under the U.S. Securities Act). In addition, the Note and the
securities issuable under the Note are subject to a Canadian
four-month hold period.
About Petroteq Energy
Inc.
Petroteq is a clean technology
company focused on the development, implementation and licensing of
a patented, environmentally safe and sustainable technology for the
extraction and reclamation of heavy oil and bitumen from oil sands
and mineable oil deposits. Petroteq is currently focused on
developing its oil sands resources at Asphalt Ridge and upgrading
production capacity at its demonstration heavy oil extraction
facility located near Vernal, Utah.
Petroteq believes that its
technology can produce a relatively sweet heavy crude oil from
deposits of oil sands at Asphalt Ridge without requiring the use
of water, and therefore without generating wastewater which would
otherwise require the use of other treatment or disposal facilities
which could be harmful to the environment. Petroteq's process is
intended to be a more environmentally friendly extraction
technology that leaves clean residual sand that can be returned to
the environment, without the use of tailings ponds or further
remediation.
For more information, visit
www.Petroteq.energy.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in
this press release contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. and Canadian securities laws. Words such as
"may," "would," "could," "should," "potential," "will," "seek,"
"intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and
similar expressions as they relate to the Company are intended to
identify forward-looking information, including: the estimation of
tons of mineable ore; the ore being sufficient for the POSP for
over three months; the POSP producing at 400-500 barrels per day;
the Company's plan to drill and core at six locations during
November; Petroteq's mining consultant developing an expanded and
detailed mining plan; the ore being further mined and processed;
and the POSP starting up again for production in late November.
Readers are cautioned that there is no certainty that it will be
commercially viable to produce any portion of the resources. All
statements other than statements of historical fact may be
forward-looking information. Such statements reflect the Company's
current views and intentions with respect to future events, based
on information available to the Company, and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without
limitation: the Company and its partners having the resources and
services available to continue and complete work on its plant;
equipment required to restart the plant being delivered on time;
and the plant producing as expected. Material factors or
assumptions were applied in providing forward-looking information.
While forward-looking statements are based on data, assumptions and
analyses that the Company believes are reasonable under the
circumstances, whether actual results, performance or developments
will meet the Company's expectations and predictions depends on a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual
results, performance and financial condition of the Company to
differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the "risk
factors" that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the Company's forward-looking statements in this press release
include, without limitation: uncertainties inherent in the
estimation of resources, including whether any reserves will ever
be attributed to the Company's properties; since the Company's
extraction technology is proprietary, is not widely used in the
industry, and has not been used in consistent commercial
production, the Company's bitumen resources are classified as a
contingent resource because they are not currently considered to be
commercially recoverable; full scale commercial production may
engender public opposition; the Company cannot be certain that its
bitumen resources will be economically producible and thus cannot
be classified as proved or probable reserves in accordance with
applicable securities laws; changes in laws or regulations; the
ability to implement business strategies or to pursue business
opportunities, whether for economic or other reasons; status of the
world oil markets, oil prices and price volatility; oil pricing;
state of capital markets and the ability of the Company to raise
capital; litigation; the commercial and economic viability of the
Company's oil sands hydrocarbon extraction technology, and other
proprietary technologies developed or licensed by the Company or
its subsidiaries, which currently are of an experimental nature and
have not been used at full capacity for an extended period of time;
reliance on suppliers, contractors, consultants and key personnel;
the ability of the Company to maintain its mineral lease holdings;
potential failure of the Company's business plans or model; the
nature of oil and gas production and oil sands mining, extraction
and production; uncertainties in exploration and drilling for oil,
gas and other hydrocarbon-bearing substances; unanticipated costs
and expenses, availability of financing and other capital;
potential damage to or destruction of property, loss of life and
environmental damage; risks associated with compliance with
environmental protection laws and regulations; uninsurable or
uninsured risks; potential conflicts of interest of officers and
directors; risks related to COVID-19 including various
recommendations, orders and measures of governmental authorities
to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border
closures, non-essential business closures, quarantines,
self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing,
disruptions to markets, economic activity, financing, supply
chains and sales channels, and a deterioration of general
economic conditions including a possible national or global
recession; and other general economic, market and business
conditions and factors, including the risk factors discussed or
referred to in the Company's disclosure documents, filed with
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at
www.sec.gov (including, without limitation, its most recent annual
report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), and with the securities regulatory authorities in
certain provinces of Canada and available at
www.sedar.com.
Should any factor affect the
Company in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying
the forward- looking information prove incorrect, the actual
results or events may differ materially from the results or events
predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly
qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover,
the Company does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness of such forward-looking information. The
forward-looking information included in this press release is made
as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
information, other than as required by applicable law.
The securities referred to in
this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not
be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the
account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an
applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This
news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities,
nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities. Any public
offering of securities in the United States must be made by means
of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company
and management, as well as financial statements
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor
its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Petroteq Energy Inc.
Alex Blyumkin
Executive Chairman
Tel: (800) 979-1897
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.
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PETROTEQ ENERGY INC.
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DATE: November 12, 2020
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By: /s/ Alex
Blyumkin
Alex
Blyumkin
Executive
Chairman
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