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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):
May 16, 2024
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-15905
 
73-1268729
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
801 Travis Street, Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)
 
(713) 568-4725
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Not Applicable)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


 
 

 
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, and is not deemed incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On May 15, 2024 Blue Dolphin Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (“Blue Dolphin”), issued a press release reporting its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and its financial condition as of March 31, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1
Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued May 15, 2024.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
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SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Date: May 16, 2024
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
 
   
/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
 
Jonathan P. Carroll
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
Exhibit Index
 
99.1
Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued May 15, 2024.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 
 
 
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