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): October 30, 2007
Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc.
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(Exact Name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada 1-12850 84-1168832
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
7808 Creekridge Circle, Suite 105 Minneapolis, MN 55439
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(952) 746-9652
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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.
(d)
(1) On October 30, 2007, the Board of Directors acting by resolution appointed
Menno Wiebe and Stephen Newton as directors of the Company.
Since 2006, Menno Wiebe has been serving as Canadian Heavy Oil Aggregator at
Surge Global Energy, and has also been working on private client initiation and
funding. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Geology from the University of
Manitoba, Canada, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University
of Warwick, England. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum,
the Geologists' Geological Society of England and the Petroleum Exploration
Society of Great Britain. Mr. Wiebe served as Chief Operating Officer and as a
Member of the Board of Directors at Deep Well Oil and Gas from 2003-2005, and
was Vice President of Exploration of Adulis Resources from 2000-2006. In
addition, prior to being owner of Jacobean Resources from 2002-2004, where he
served as consultant to various Energy companies around the world, Mr. Wiebe was
the Chief Executive Officer of Pertacal Energy, Inc from 2000-2002.
Stephen Newton has been working as an Independent Energy Consultant, serving
companies who wish to invest in Latin America since March 2007. He received his
Bachelors in Engineering in Mining and Petroleum at the University of
Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and his Masters of Science in Petroleum
Engineering at the University of London, United Kingdom. He is a member of the
Society of Petroleum Engineers, and is the founding President of the Colombian
Petroleum Association (ACP). From 2004-2007, Mr. Newton served as Chief
Executive Officer and President of Solana Petroleum Exploration Colombia, as
well as serving as a Member of the Board of Directors. He served as Vice
President and Member of the Board of Directors for Solana Petroleum Exploration
from 2002-2004. Mr. Newton also worked as President and General Manager of AEC
Colombia and Ecuador. Prior to this position, Mr. Newton served in various
positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation from 1974-1999, eventually
becoming President of OXY Colombia and subsequently Vice President of Worldwide
Engineering and Technical Services.
(2) There are no arrangements or understandings between either Mr. Newton or Mr.
Wiebe and any other persons, pursuant to which Mr. Wiebe or Mr. Newton was
selected as a director.
(3) As the Board of Directors of the Company does not have any committees or
subdivisions, including, but not limited to, a compensation committee or an
audit committee, there are no committees to which either Mr. Wiebe or Mr. Newton
has been or is expected to be named.
(4) There are no related person transactions to be reported in connection with
either the appointment of Mr. Wiebe or Mr. Newton to the Company's Board of
Directors pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-B.
(5) In conjunction with Mr. Wiebe and Mr. Newton becoming directors of the
Company, each was granted one hundred thousand (100,000) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Company for their services as
Directors of the Company over the next twelve months. There are no further
material plans, contracts or other arrangements (or amendments thereto) to which
Mr. Wiebe or Mr. Newton is a party, or in which either person participates, that
was entered into or amended, in connection with Mr. Wiebe or Mr. Newton being
appointed as a director of the Company.
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.
Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc.
Date: October 30, 2007 By: /s/ Kent Rodriguez
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Kent Rodriguez, President