Petrolia Energy Corporation (OTCMKTS:BBLS) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Effective on January 29, 2019, MaloneBailey, LLP (“MaloneBailey”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Petrolia Energy Corporation (the “Company”, “we” and “us”). Effective on January 31, 2019, the Company, with the recommendation and approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, engaged M&K CPAS, PLLC (“M&K”), as its independent registered public accounting firm.
to applicable rules, the Company makes the following additional disclosures:
(a)
MaloneBailey’s reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such reports contained explanatory paragraphs in respect to uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(b)
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through January 29, 2019 (the date of the resignation of MaloneBailey), there were no disagreements with MaloneBailey on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to MaloneBailey’s satisfaction would have caused it to make reference thereto in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through January 29, 2019, there were no events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
(c)
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and through January 29, 2019, the Company did not consult with M&K with respect to any matter whatsoever including without limitation with respect to any of (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements and either a written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that M&K concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (iii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or an event of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided MaloneBailey with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested that it furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made therein. A copy of such letter, dated February 22, 2019, is filed asExhibit 16.1to this Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 16.1* | Letter to Securities and Exchange Commission from MaloneBailey, LLP, dated February 22, 2019 |
* Filed herewith.
Petrolia Energy Corp Exhibit
EX-16.1 2 ex16-1.htm LETTER TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Petrolia Energy Corporation 8-K Exhibit 16.1 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Chief Accountant 100 F Street,…
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About Petrolia Energy Corporation (OTCMKTS:BBLS)
Petrolia Energy Corporation, formerly Rockdale Resources Corporation, is a domestic oil exploration and production company. The Company focuses on new oil wells in established areas of oil production. It is focused on acquisitions in the Southwest United States. The Company’s core area of operations is in the Minerva-Rockdale Field in Rockdale, Texas. The Company’s lease position offers the potential for approximately 100 new drilling locations. The Minerva-Rockdale Field is located approximately 30 miles Northeast of Austin and approximately 50 square miles in size. The main producing formation for this field is the Upper Cretaceous Navarro Group of sands and shale’s. The Company’s Slick Unit Dutcher Sands (SUDS) Field consists of approximately 2,600 acres located in Creek County, Oklahoma. Twin Lakes San Andres Unit (TLSAU) Field is approximately 50 miles from Roswell, Chavez County, New Mexico and consists of approximately 4,870 acres with over 130 wells.
