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, 2017

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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 21, 2016, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and its wholly owned subsidiary, HNR Energia BV, a Curacao company ("HNR Energia"), entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the "Sale and Purchase Agreement") with BW Energy Gabon Pte. Ltd, a private Singapore company ("BW Energy"). Under the Sale and Purchase Agreement, HNR Energia agreed to sell to the Purchaser all of HNR Energia’s 100% ownership interest in Harvest Dussafu B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company ("Harvest Dussafu") (the "Transaction"). Harvest Dussafu owns a 66.67% interest in the Dussafu production sharing contract covering a 210,000 acre area located offshore Gabon.

On March 17, 2017, all parties agreed to extend the current Longstop Date under the Sale and Purchase Agreement from March 21, 2017 to March 31, 2017.






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.
          
March 21, 2017   By:   Keith L. Head
       
        Name: Keith L. Head
        Title: Vice Presient, General Counsel