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Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

All of the transactions/events mentioned below occurred subsequent to June 30, 2019.

 

On April 10, 2019, Jovian, a related party, purchased 4 units of the debt private placement with gross proceeds of $50,000. These proceeds included $10,000 of cash and a $40,000 reduction in the Jovian LOC. At maturity, the holder has the option to either collect the principal or convert the balance into shares/warrants. The conversion would be for 625,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.08 per unit. On August 21, 2019, Jovian converted the debt balance into 625,000 shares of common stock.

 

On April 10, 2019, Joel Oppenheim, a related party, purchased 4 units of the debt private placement with gross proceeds of $50,000. These proceeds included $10,000 of cash and a $10,000 reduction in a bridge loan and a $30,000 reduction in shareholders advances. At maturity, the holder has the option to either collect the principal or convert the balance into shares/warrants. The conversion would be for 625,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.08 per unit. On August 21, 2019, Joel Oppenheim converted the debt balance into 625,000 shares of common stock.

 

On April 10, 2019, American Resources Offshore, Inc., a related party, purchased 2 units of the debt private placement with gross proceeds of $25,000. These proceeds included $5,000 of cash and a $20,000 reduction in a bridge loan. At maturity, the holder has the option to either collect the principal or convert the balance into shares/warrants. The conversion would be for 312,500 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.08 per unit. On August 21, 2019, American Resource Offshore, Inc., converted the debt balance into 312,500 shares of common stock.

  

On April 10, 2019, Leo Womack, a related party, purchased 2 units of the debt private placement with gross proceeds of $25,000. These proceeds included $5,000 of cash and a $3,000 reduction in a shareholder advance balance and a $17,000 reduction in accrued board compensation from 2016. At maturity, the holder has the option to either collect the principal or convert the balance into shares/warrants. The conversion would be for 312,500 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.08 per unit. On August 21, 2019, Leo Womack converted the debt balance into 312,500 shares of common stock.

 

 

The Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) for the sale of the same NOACK property with Flowtex Energy LLC. (“FT”), which was reclaimed after the default by HE (see Note 4). The purchaser agreed to pay $400,000 for the NOACK Assets including a $20,000 deposit that was received on August 15, 2019 and the remaining balance of $380,000 to be received by September 30, 2019. By December 31, 2019, FT had made cumulative payments of $375,000, resulting in a $25,000 account receivable to the Company at December 31, 2019 which is included in other current assets. The $400,000 was recorded as a gain on sale of properties.

 

A Company director Joel Martin Oppenheim exercised warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $15,000 at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. These shares were not issued until January 2020.

 

A Company director Joel Martin Oppenheim exercised warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock. Consideration for the exercise price of $1,000 or $0.10 per share was satisfied by forgiving a bridge loan debt outstanding to the holder of $10,000, with no gain or loss recognized. Since the consideration provided was due to a conversion of debt, the debt balance was transferred to the additional paid in capital account. These shares were not issued until January 2020.

 

Effective July 13, 2020, Richard Dole, Joel Oppenheim and Saleem Nizami resigned as Directors on the Board. This reduced the size of the Board from seven to four members, which is helping to streamline the Company.

 

On May 29, 2020, Petrolia Energy Corporation acquired a 50% working interest in approximately 28,000 acres located in the Utikuma Lake area in Alberta, Canada. The property is an oil-weighted asset currently producing approximately 500 bopd of low decline light oil. The working interest was acquired from Blue Sky Resources Ltd. in an affiliated party transaction as Zel C. Khan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is related to the ownership of Blue Sky. Blue Sky acquired a 100% working interest in the Canadian Property from Vermilion Energy Inc. via Vermilion’s subsidiary Vermilion Resources. The effective date of the acquisition was May 1, 2020.

 

On September 1, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a contractual Employment Agreement between the Company and Mark Allen to appoint him as the new President of the Company. Mr. Allen’s contract term is 6 months, with a cash payment of $90,000 in equal monthly installments of $15,000, including an option to extend. In addition, Mr. Allen is due to receive incentive compensation of 2,000,000 shares of common stock (1,000,000 were issued at signing and the remining shares are yet to be issued). He also is to receive 1,000,000 warrants at $0.08 per share that expire in 36 months and vest over a two-year period. Mr. Allen has been in the oil and gas industry for over 25 years, most recently as Vice President, Oil and Gas Consulting for Wipro Limited, a leading global consulting and information technology services firm. Prior to Wipro Limited, Mr. Allen was Vice President, Exploration and Production Services for SAIC, a Fortune 500 company.

 

On September 16, 2020, Zel C.Khan resigned as a member of the Board to solely focus on his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Petrolia Energy Corporation.

 

Company President Mark Allen, was issued 1,650,000 common shares for exercising warrants at $0.05 per share with cash proceeds of $82,500

 

The Company signed an Executive Salary Payable Agreement with Zel Khan as the Chief Executive Officer. All of Mr. Khan’s previous salary obligation will be satisfied by the issuance of 1,992,272 shares of the Company, within 15 days of the signed agreement.

 

The Company entered into a promissory note with American Resources for $125,000. The Note bears interest at 10% per annum and is due in full at maturity on June 1, 2020. In addition, 500,000 shares of common stock were granted in association with the note.

 

Jovian, a related party, purchased 1 unit of the debt private placement with gross proceeds of $12,500. At maturity, the holder has the option to either collect the principal or convert the balance into shares/warrants. The conversion would be for 156,250 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 312,500 shares of common stock at a price of $0.08 per unit. Jovian converted the debt into shares during 2020.

 

Paul Deputy was reinstated as Interim Chief Financial Officer, signed a Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement. In exchange for releasing the Company for any current, outstanding payroll and/or service-related liability at January 29, 2021, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Deputy $50,000, to be paid in $2,500 monthly increments, starting April 1, 2021. In addition, was issued 250,000 shares of Petrolia common stock.

 

Mark Allen converted $30,000 of unpaid contract wages from early 2020 into 333,333 common shares of common stock at a rate of $0.09 per share.

 

Mark Allen converted a defaulted secured loan of $270,000 that was due on December 15, 2019. The debt was converted at a rate of $0.05 per share and resulted in the issuance of 5,400,000 shares of common stock and 5,400,000 warrants to purchase common stock. The warrants have a strike price of $0.08 per share and expire in 36 months.

 

Between July 1, 2019 and May 10, 2021, 1,000,641 shares of common stock were issued for subscriptions to third parties.