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): March 11, 2009 (March 11, 2009)
| ERHC ENERGY INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Colorado | | 000-1-7325 | | 88-0218499 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1440, Houston, Texas | | 77056 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | | (713) 626-4700 |
| None |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 11, 2009, ERHC Energy Inc. (the “Company”) issued an announcement regarding plans for exploratory drilling in certain Joint Development Zone (JDZ) Blocks in which the Company has interests. Earlier, ERHC’s technical partner, Addax Petroleum, announced it expects to receive delivery of the Deepwater Pathfinder, a fifth generation dynamically positioned deepwater drilling rig, at the end of the third quarter 2009. Addax, the operator of JDZ Block 4, in which ERHC holds a 19.5 percent interest, announced that it intends, subject to Joint Development Authority approval, to commence the drilling of the Kina prospect in Block 4 shortly after taking possession of the Deepwater Pathfinder during the fourth quarter of 2009.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit number | | Description |
| | Press Release dated March 11, 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.
| | | ERHC ENERGY INC. |
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| Dated :March 11, 2009 | | By: | /s/ Peter Ntephe |
| | | | Name: | Peter Ntephe |
| | | | Title: | Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer |
