8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): October 3, 2006
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                        Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                001-32998                  20-4606266
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)             Identification No.)

               2450 First Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia 25703
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (304) 528-2791
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 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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     (17 CFR 230.425)

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

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     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))


Item 8.01. Other Events

     On October 3, 2006,  Energy Services  Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") was
informed by Ferris,  Baker Watts,  Incorporated,  the lead  underwriter  for the
Company's  initial public  offering of Units  (consisting of one share of common
stock,  $0.0001 par value per share and two  warrants  to purchase  one share of
common  stock),  that the  separate  trading of the  Company's  common stock and
warrants may commence on or about  October 3, 2006. A copy of the press  release
announcing the separate  trading of the common stock and warrants is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None

     (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information: None

     (c)   Shell company transactions: None

     (d)   Exhibits:

           Exhibit 99.1:  Press release dated October 3, 2006



                                   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.


                                     Energy Service Acquisition Corp.


Date:  October 3, 2006            By: /s/ Jack Reynolds
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                                      Jack Reynolds
                                      President and Chief Financial Officer
                                      (Duly Authorized Representative)

EX-99.1

                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 3, 2006


For further information contact
Edsel R. Burns
Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
(304) 528-2791

Press Release

Energy Services Acquisition Corp. announces separate trading of its Common Stock
and Warrants

Huntington,  West Virginia,  October 3, 2006 - Energy Services Acquisition Corp.
(the  "Company";   AMEX:  ESA-U)  announced  today  that  Ferris,  Baker  Watts,
Incorporated,  lead underwriter for the initial public offering of the Company's
initial  public  offering of  8,600,000  units,  has  notified  the Company that
separate  trading of the common stock and  warrants  included in the units would
commence on or about  October 3, 2006.  The common stock and warrants will trade
on  the  American   Stock   Exchange  under  the  symbols  "ESA"  and  "ESA-WS,"
respectively.

A  registration  statement  relating to these  securities was filed and declared
effective by the  Securities and Exchange  Commission.  This press release shall
not  constitute  an  offer  to sell or the  solicitation  of an offer to buy the
securities of Energy Services  Acquisition Corp., nor shall there be any sale of
these  securities  in  any  state  or  jurisdiction  in  which  such  an  offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to  registration  or  qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Energy Services  Acquisition Corp.
Energy  Services  Acquisition  Corp.  is a newly  organized  blank check company
formed for the purpose of acquiring,  through a merger,  capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition or other similar business combination,  an operating business.
The Company intends to focus their efforts on acquiring an operating business in
the energy services sector  headquartered in North America, but their efforts in
identifying  a prospective  target  business will not be limited to a particular
industry.