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) August 2620, ~~2020~~2021

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware


Delaware	1-10762	77-0196707
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8117 Preston Road, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas		75225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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

8117 Preston Road, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas		75225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(214) 543-5122

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

~~In its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 11, 2020,~~ Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ~~reported~~has ~~that~~completed ~~the~~its ~~U.S.~~winding-up procedures ~~District~~in ~~Court~~accordance ~~for~~with ~~the~~Delaware ~~Southern~~law. ~~District~~There ofwill ~~Texas~~be ~~had~~no ~~set~~further ~~aside~~distributions to the Company’s $1stockholders.~~4 billion~~ ~~default~~Pursuant ~~judgment against~~to ~~Rafael~~an ~~Dario~~order ~~Ramirez~~of ~~Carreno in a lawsuit that alleged damages incurred by~~ the ~~Company~~Chancery asCourt ~~a result~~ of ~~its inability to sell its Venezuelan assets in two failed transactions due to requests that~~ the ~~Company~~State ~~pay~~of ~~bribes~~Delaware, ~~to complete~~ the ~~sale.~~termination ~~On August 26,~~of ~~2020,~~ the Company’s ~~dismissed~~corporate ~~the~~existence ~~litigation~~is effective ~~against~~on ~~Mr.~~August ~~Ramirez~~21, ~~after carefully assessing the business risks and benefits of the litigation~~2021.

The Company will continue to consider any possible additional remedies that it may have to realize recompense for the losses incurred as a result of the two failed transactions.

More information about the dismissed litigation is contained in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2018, November 28, 2018, December 26, 2018, February 19, 2019, September 3, 2019, and June 11, 2020.

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.

HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

Date: August 27, 2020

/s/ Harva Dockery

Date: August 20, 2021

/s/ Harva Dockery

Harva Dockery

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