~~Oromin~~UNITED ~~Explorations Ltd. 2000 - 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9 Phone: (604) 331-8772 Fax: (604) 331-8773~~STATES

~~August~~SECURITIES ~~14,~~AND ~~2013~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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~~Dear Sir or Madam:~~FORM 6-K

~~RE:~~REPORT ~~Oromin~~OF ~~Explorations~~FOREIGN ~~Ltd.~~PRIVATE ~~- (File #0-30614) Form 6-K~~ISSUER

OnPURSUANT ~~behalf~~TO ofRULE ~~Oromin~~13A-16 ~~Explorations~~OR ~~Ltd., a corporation under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, we enclose for filing, one (1) copy of Form 6~~15D-K,16 ~~including exhibits.~~OF

IfTHE ~~you~~SECURITIES ~~have~~EXCHANGE ~~any~~ACT ~~questions,~~OF ~~please contact the undersigned at your convenience.~~1934

Very truly yours,

OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.

“Ian D. Brown”

per: Ian D. Brown Chief Financial Officer

Enclosures

cc: Miller Thomson, Attn: Mr. Peter McArthur

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Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2013

Commission File Number: 0-30614

OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.~~(Translation of registrant’s name into English)~~

~~Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6E 2E9~~(~~Address~~Translation of ~~principal~~registrant’s ~~executive~~name ~~office~~into English)

~~Indicate~~Suite 2000, by1055 ~~check~~West ~~mark~~Hastings ~~whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or 40-F~~St.

~~Form~~Vancouver, ~~20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]~~B.C.

~~Indicate~~Canada byV6E ~~check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____~~2E9

~~Note: Regulation S-T rule 101~~(~~b)(1)~~Address ~~only permits the submission in paper~~ of aprincipal ~~Form~~executive ~~6-k if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.~~office)

Indicate by check mark ifwhether the registrant isfiles ~~submitting~~or ~~the~~will ~~Form~~file ~~6-K~~annual inreports ~~paper~~under ascover ~~permitted~~of ~~by Regulation S~~Form 20-TF ~~Rule~~or ~~101(b)(7): _____~~Form 40-F.

~~Note: Regulation S~~Form 20-TF ~~Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of~~ x Form 6 40-KF if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a From 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.o

~~Exhibit~~Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

~~99.1~~Indicate ~~Report~~by ofcheck ~~Voting~~mark ~~Results~~if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

~~SIGNATURES~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On August 27, 2013 Oromin Explorations Ltd. filed on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com the following documents: (i) Material Change Report, dated August 27, 2013 and (ii) News Release, dated August 27, 2013. Copies of the filings are attached to this Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference, as follows:

· Exhibit 99.1 — Material Change Report, dated August 27, 2013

· Exhibit 99.2 — News Release, dated August 27, 2013

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.(Registrant)
	OROMIN EXPLORATIONS LTD.
Date: August 14, 2013	By	”Ian D. Brown”
		(Registrant)
		Ian D. Brown, Chief Financial Officer
	By:	/s/ David Savarie
	Name:	David Savarie
	Title:	Corporate Secretary
Date: August 28, 2013

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~~SEC 1815(04-09)~~EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Material Change Report, dated August 27, 2013

99.2		News Release, dated August 27, 2013

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