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):

June 26, 2025

Blue Dolphin Energy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-15905	73-1268729
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

801 Travis Street, Suite 2100

Houston, TX 77002

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(713) 568-4725

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Not Applicable)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

		Name of each exchange
Title of each class	Trading Symbol (s)	on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BDCO	OTCQX

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Blue Dolphin Energy Company ("Blue Dolphin") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. local time. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered proposals to: (i) elect five (5) director nominees, all of whom shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or in each case until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, and (ii) ratify the selection of UHY LLP (“UHY”) as Blue Dolphin’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The voting results are set forth below:

1. All director nominees were elected:

					Votes		Broker
	For		Against		Withheld		Non-Votes
Jonathan P. Carroll		12,515,137		335		—		80,584
Amitav Misra		12,515,072		400		—		80,584
Christopher T. Morris		12,514,637		835		—		80,584
Ryan A. Bailey		12,514,672		800		—		80,584
Herbert N. Whitney		12,515,172		300		—		80,584

2. UHY was ratified:

			Broker
For	Against	Abstain	Non-Votes
12,596,056	290	—	—

No other business was presented or discussed during the Annual Meeting.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 1, 2025

	Blue Dolphin Energy Company

	/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
	Jonathan P. Carroll
	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
	President, Assistant Treasurer, and Secretary
	(Principal Executive Officer)

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