Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On August 21, 2021, the Company signed a Letter Agreement to divest the Company’s wholly owned Canada subsidiary, Petrolia Canada Corporation (PCC) and its assets in consideration for $6,500,000 in Canadian dollars (approximately $5,150,000 in U.S. dollars) less any contingent liabilities. The buyer is Blue Sky Resources Ltd. (“Blue Sky”), an affiliated party to Zel C. Khan, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer. Petrolia Canada Corporation assets include a 50% working interest in approximately 28,000 acres located in the Utikuma Lake area in Alberta, Canada, and 28% working interest in the Luseland, Hearts Hill, and Cuthbert fields located in Southwest Saskatchewan and Eastern Alberta. The Company received a non-refundable deposit of $200,000 CND on August 31, 2021. The remaining payment schedule is as follows: $2,000,000 CND on the Closing Date (scheduled for September 30, 2021), $1,000,000 CND on October 31, 2021, less Petrolia’s contingent liabilities associated with the acquisition of Utikuma, and $3,300,000 CND on December 31, 2021. See Form 8-K reference in Exhibits section below. This transaction did not close, and the $200,000 CND was recognized as other income in the fourth quarter of 2021.

 

In October and November of 2021 and January of 2022, the Company entered into various subscription agreements to sell an aggregate amount of 11,000 shares of its newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at $10 per share. See Form 8-K filing reference in Exhibits section below.

 

On October 25, 2021, the Company issued one share each of its newly designated shares of Series B Preferred Stock to Board of Directors members James Burns, Leo Womack, and Ivar Siem. These shares vote in aggregate sixty percent of the total vote on all shareholder matters. See Form 8-K filing reference in Exhibits section below.

 

On December 30, 2021, the Company reached a settlement with Argonaut Insurance Company (Argo), regarding a final judgement of $52,749 that had been issued on March 6, 2018. The company paid Argo a lump sum of $15,000 in full satisfaction of the original judgement. See From 8-K reference in Exhibits section below.

 

On February 16, 2022, the Company entered into both a Purchase and Sale Agreement and a Debt Settlement Agreement with Prospera Energy. Prospera agreed to purchase the Company’s twenty-eight percent (28%) working interest in the Cuthbert, Luseland and Heart Hills assets in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Under these agreements Prospera will forgive $1,720,613 in accounts payable from the Company, arising from joint interest billings. Prospera will also issue a $510,000 convertible debenture to Petrolia Canada, which can be converted to common share units. Lastly, Prospera will pay the Company $75,000 CND in five equal installments. See Form 8-K reference in Exhibits section below.

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company filed a lawsuit in Harris County Texas against Jovian Petroleum Corporation, Zel Khan and Quinten Beasley. The lawsuit claims fraud and breach of contract against all named defendants, as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims against Zel Khan and Quinten Beasley. See Form 8-K reference in Exhibits section below.

 

On March 16, 2022, Petrolia Canada Corporation received a Notice of Intention to Retain Collateral Pursuant to Section 62 of the Personal Property Security Act (Alberta) from the counsel of Blue Sky Resources Ltd. related to a Loan Agreement and General Security Agreement between Petrolia Canada Corporation and Emmett Lescroart. Petrolia Canada Corporation was notified that Blue Sky Resources Ltd., as assignee of the Emmet Lescroart loan, intends to retain the Utikuma loan collateral pursuant to the General Security Agreement with Petrolia Canada Corporation. On March 30, 2022, Petrolia Canada Corporation’s counsel responded to Blue Sky Resources, Ltd. with a Notice of Objection.

 

On January 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings and Notice of Hearing Pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to suspend for a period not exceeding twelve months or revoke the registration of each class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act of the Company. The Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Division”) filed a Motion for Summary Disposition in this matter and the Company filed a Response to the Motion for Summary Disposition in April 2022. On May 5, 2022, the Division filed its Response in Support of its Motion for Summary Disposition.

 

On June 13, 2022, a Letter Agreement was signed between Blue Sky Resources Ltd. (“BSR”) and Petrolia Energy Corporation whereby Petrolia Canada Corporation (“PCC”) will sell to Blue Sky Resources its 50% working interest in the Utikuma Lake oil field. See Form 8-K reference in Exhibits section below.

 

Effective June 15, 2022, Heather Monk was promoted from Corporate Controller to Interim Chief Financial Officer.