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): September 8, 2009
LA CORTEZ ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-138465 | 20-5157768 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
| Calle 67 #7-35 Oficina 409, Bogota, Colombia | N/A |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(941)-870-5433
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(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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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a press release issued by La Cortez Energy, Inc. (“the Company”) on September 8, 2009.
This press release announces that Emerald Energy Plc., the operator of the Maranta Block in the Putumayo Basin of Colombia, where the Company will hold a 20% working interest, has reached the intended total depth of 11,578 feet on the Mitro-1 exploration well, with oil and gas showed recorded across the four target reservoirs. Three of the four potentially hydrocarbon bearing intervals have been flow tested with one (the Villeta U sand interval) flowing at a material initial oil rate. The fourth interval (the Villeta N sand interval) is currently being tested.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 8, 2009 |
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.
| | La Cortez Energy, Inc. | |
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| Date: September 8, 2009 | By: | /s/ Andres Gutierrez Rivera | |
| | | Andres Gutierrez Rivera, President | |
