UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

~~PURSUANT~~ TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

~~OF THE~~ SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~September~~January 324, ~~2019~~2020

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-10762		77-0196707
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(CommissionFile Number)		(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1000 Dallas, Texas		75225
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1000Dallas, Texas		75225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(214) 451-6909

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

11111Katy Fwy, Suite 900

Houston, Texas

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each ~~exchange~~exchangeon on which registered N/A N/A N/A

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

InBackground. On ~~its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February~~May 134, ~~2019~~2017, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) ~~reported~~dissolved ~~that~~by filing its certificate of dissolution with the ~~U.S.~~Delaware Secretary ~~District~~of ~~Court~~State, ~~for~~following the ~~Southern~~authorization ~~District~~by ofits ~~Texas~~stockholders ~~had~~to ~~trebled~~do ~~the~~so ~~damages—from~~at ~~$472~~a ~~million~~special tomeeting ~~$1.4~~held ~~billion—in~~on February ~~the~~23, ~~default~~2017. Under ~~judgment~~Delaware ~~awarded~~law, toa ~~the~~corporation continues ~~Company~~its ~~against~~corporate ~~defendant~~existence ~~Rafael~~after ~~Dano~~dissolution ~~Ramirez~~for ~~Carreno~~the inpurpose of winding up the ~~Company~~corporation’s ~~lawsuit~~affairs, ~~against~~including (among Mrother things) prosecuting and defending lawsuits. ~~Ramirez~~This ~~relating~~winding toup ~~prior~~period ~~efforts~~continues tofor ~~sell~~three years after the certificate ~~Company’s~~of ~~Venezuelan~~dissolution ~~assets. The~~is ~~original~~filed, ~~default~~or ~~judgment~~for ~~was~~such ~~awarded~~longer toperiod that the ~~Company~~Delaware inCourt ~~December 2018~~of Chancery shall direct.

~~Since receiving~~Extension of the Company’s ~~default~~Corporate ~~judgment,~~Existence by the ~~Company~~Delaware ~~has~~Court ~~sought~~of ~~ways~~Chancery. On toJanuary 24, ~~collect~~2020, on the ~~judgment,~~Delaware ~~and~~Court ~~continues~~of toChancery doissued ~~so,~~an ~~including~~order extending the ~~conduct~~Company’s corporate existence until the earlier of (1) May 4, ~~investigations~~2022 ~~into~~or ~~Mr.~~(2) ~~Ramirez’s~~the ~~assets and~~date ~~discussions~~by ~~with~~which ~~third~~the ~~parties~~Company ~~relating~~has taken all actions necessary to ~~possible~~wind ~~financing~~up its affairs, including all actions to ~~support~~enforce the Company’s ~~efforts~~default judgment against Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno regarding the Company’s attempts to sell ~~continue~~ its ~~collection~~Venezuelan ~~efforts~~ assets or to otherwise monetize ~~all~~any orclaims ~~part~~the ofCompany ~~the~~may ~~default judgment~~ have related to ~~realize~~those ~~immediate~~attempts, ~~value~~and ~~for~~distribute ~~its~~the net proceeds ultimately recovered to the Company’s stockholders.

~~After~~Available ~~these~~Information ~~investigations~~About ~~and~~the ~~discussions~~Ramirez ~~had continued for months, in June 2019, Mr~~Litigation. ~~Ramirez’s~~The ~~legal~~Company ~~counsel~~has ~~approached~~reported ~~the~~information ~~Company~~on ~~requesting that~~ the ~~default~~Ramirez ~~judgment~~litigation bein ~~set~~its ~~aside. After~~Current ~~the~~Reports ~~Company~~on ~~refused~~Form to8-K ~~do so, Mr. Ramirez~~ filed ~~a motion~~ with the ~~court~~Securities toand ~~set~~Exchange ~~aside~~Commission ~~the~~on ~~default judgment~~March 2, ~~alleging primarily~~2018; ~~(1)~~November ~~lack~~28, of2018; ~~proper~~December 26, ~~service~~2018; ofFebruary 19, ~~process~~2019; and ~~(2)~~September ~~resulting~~3, ~~lack of personal jurisdiction in the original proceeding~~2019. ~~The~~There ~~Company~~can ~~believes~~be ~~these~~no ~~allegations~~assurances ~~are~~as ~~without merit, has denied these allegations through court motions, and intends~~ to ~~vigorously defend~~ the ~~efficacy~~ultimate outcome of ~~the~~this ~~default judgment against Mr~~litigation. ~~Ramirez. The~~ ~~parties are currently conducting discovery relating to Mr. Ramirez’s motion.~~

~~While~~2 there can be no assurances as to the outcome of Mr. Ramirez’s motion to set aside the default judgment against him, the Company continues to pursue means by which it can realize value on the default judgment for its stockholders.

2SIGNATURES

~~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.

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.

HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

/s/ Harva Dockery

Date: January 27, 2020

Harva Dockery

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