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) November 13, 2009

BLACKSANDS PETROLEUM, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 

000-51427

20-1740044

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

401 Bay Street, Suite 2700, PO Box 152

Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2Y4 

_____________________________________________

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(416) 359-7805

__________________

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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(Former Name, Address and Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation for the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events


Blacksands Petroleum Inc. acquired the J.E. Pettus Gas Unit in Goliad County, Texas from Pioneer Natural Resources, Inc. on November 13, 2009. See the attached press release for further details.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated November 16, 2009

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.


 


 


 

Date:  November 16, 2009

By:  

/s/ Mark Holcombe 

 

Name:  

 Mark Holcombe

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1

Press Release dated November 16, 2009