Imperial Petroleum Inc.
331 Kifissias Avenue
Erithrea 14561
Athens, Greece
May 13, 2022
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: | Cheryl Brown |
Irene Barberena-Meissner
Re: | Imperial Petroleum Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-264675)
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
To whom it may concern:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Imperial Petroleum Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-264675), as amended, be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on May 16, 2022, or as soon thereafter as possible.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Finn Murphy of Goodwin Procter LLP at (212) 459-7257 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
Very truly yours, | ||
Imperial Petroleum Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Harry Vafias | |
Name: Harry Vafias | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director |
cc: Finn Murphy, Goodwin Procter LLP