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): December 5, 2014
BLACKSANDS PETROLEUM, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
| 0-51427 |
| 20-1740044 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 Bering, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 554-4490
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective December 5, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board by one member and appointed Al Conrad Kerr, Jr., as a Director to the Board.
Mr. Kerr is a senior energy professional with over thirty (30) years of diversified experience in the natural gas, LNG, power generation, exploration and production industries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America. His experience includes international business development, project execution and marketing as well as strategy planning. Since January 2011, Mr. Kerr has served as the Vice President of Pacific LNG Operations Ltd. in Singapore, a natural gas exploration company. Between June 2009 through January 2011, Mr. Kerr was a Principal of Caribbean LNG (Jamaica) Limited, a company working to develop natural gas distribution in Jamaica. Previously, Mr. Kerr was a Managing Director – Head of Global LNG at Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc. (2007 – 2009). Mr. Kerr previously worked for Mobil and ExxonMobil (1996 – 2007), Tenneco Gas Company (1994 – 1996), TransAlta Utility Corp. (1992 – 1994), Stewart and Stevenson Corporation (1986 – 1992) and Koomey Incorporated (1980 – 1985).
Mr. Kerr has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas. Mr. Kerr was previously an Officer in the U.S. Merchant Marines with a Captain’s License from the United States Coast Guard.
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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.
| BLACKSANDS PETROLEUM, INC. | |||
| Dated: December 11, 2014 | By | /s/ RHONDA ROSEN | |
| Rhonda Rosen | |||
| Interim President | |||
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