8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 reported): December 4, 2008

TRIANGLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nevada	000-51321	98-0430762
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Suite 1250, 521-3rd Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada	T2P 3T3
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (403) 262-4471

Copies to:

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Thomas A. Rose, Esq.

James M. Turner, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP

61 Broadway

New York, New York 10006

Phone: (212) 930-9700

Fax: (212) 930-9725

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 Instructions A.2. below):

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

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

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

ITEM 8.01Other Events

On December 4, 2008, Triangle Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it shares of common stock will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada on December 5, 2008 under the symbol “TPE.” The Company’s common stock will continue to be available for quotation in the United States on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol, “TPLM.”

A copy of the press release that discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference in, this report. The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

ITEM 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

99.1Press Release, dated December 4, 2008, issued by Triangle Petroleum Corporation

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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.

	TRIANGLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Dated: December 4, 2008	By:	/s/ SHAUN TOKER
		Name: Shaun Toker
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Triangle Petroleum to Commence Trading

on TSX Venture Exchange

Calgary, Alberta - December 4, 2008 - Triangle Petroleum Corporation (the “Company” or “Triangle”) (TSXV: TPE, OTCBB: TPLM) today reported that its common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange at market open on December 5, 2008 under the symbol “TPE”. Triangle's shares will continue to trade in the United States on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “TPLM”.

Shaun Toker, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “Our listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada creates a natural synergy between our operations, management and finances, whereby we are focused on Canadian shale gas, are managed from Calgary, and now trade on a Canadian stock exchange.  We look forward to further success in the future as we continue to unlock the value of our Eastern Canadian shale assets and opportunities available in the Canadian shale gas sector.”

In connection with its application for listing, the Company filed a non-offering prospectus, which is available on SEDAR under the Company's profile.

About Triangle Petroleum Corporation

Triangle is an exploration company focused on emerging Canadian shale gas projects covering 584,000 gross acres in the Maritimes Basin in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick through Elmworth Energy Corporation, its Calgary based operating subsidiary. Triangle’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TPE and on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol TPLM.

For more information please visit www.trianglepetroleum.com.

For more information contact:

Jason Krueger, CFA, Corporate Communications

E-mail: info@trianglepetroleum.com

Telephone: (403) 374-1234

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Safe Harbor Statement. This news release includes statements about expected future events and/or results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to the Company’s proposed development of properties, including drilling projects. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the possibility that additional investments will not be made or that appropriate opportunities for development will not be available or will not be properly developed. For additional risk factors about our Company, readers should refer to risk disclosure contained in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and on SEDAR.