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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 19, 2013

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-10762 77-0196707
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300, Houston, Texas   77077
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   281-899-5700

Not Applicable
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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 Events.

On November 19, 2013, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. ("Harvest") issued a press release announcing a revised proposal with Pluspetrol Venezuela S.A., to sell Harvest's 32% interest in Petrodelta, S.A., its Venezuelan equity affiliate.

Harvest also announced that negotiations with Vitol S.A. for the sale of it's 66.667% interest in the Dussafu Marine Permit PSC, offshore Gabon, have terminated.

The press release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1:

Press release dated November 19, 2013, announcing a revised proposal with Pluspetrol for it's Venezuelan assets and termination of negotiations with Vitol for Harvest's assets in Gabon.






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.

         
    Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.
          
November 21, 2013   By:   Keith L. Head
       
        Name: Keith L. Head
        Title: Vice President & General Counsel


Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press release dated November 19, 2013, announcing a revised proposal with Pluspetrol for it's Venezuelan assets and termination of negotiations with Vitol for Harvest's assets in Gabon.