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): ~~January~~February 284, 2015

IVANHOE ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Yukon, Canada	000-30586	98-0372413

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


Suite 654 – 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC, Canada		V6C 3E1

(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

(604) 688-8323

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 81.0102 ~~Other~~Termination ~~Event~~of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On ~~January~~October 288, ~~2015~~2008, Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador Inc. (~~the~~ “~~Company~~IE Ecuador”) ~~announced~~, ~~that~~an itindirect, ~~continues~~wholly-owned tosubsidiary beof ~~actively~~Ivanhoe ~~engaged~~Energy inInc. ~~discussions with various stakeholders to recapitalize~~ (the “Company.”), ~~Strategic~~entered ~~and~~into ~~financial~~a ~~alternatives~~Specific ~~under~~Services ~~consideration~~Contract ~~are~~(the ~~focused~~“Contract”) onwith ~~relieving~~Empresa ~~the~~Estatal ~~financial~~de ~~burden~~Petroleos ofdel Ecuador, Petroecuador (“Petroecuador”), the ~~Company’s~~state ~~current~~oil ~~debt structure~~company of Ecuador, and ~~obtaining~~its ~~additional~~affiliate, ~~financing~~Empresa ~~necessary~~Estatal tode ~~fund~~Exploracion ~~ongoing~~y ~~operations.~~Produccion ~~There~~de ~~can~~Petroleos bedel noEcuador, ~~assurance~~Petroproduccion (“Petroproduccion”) ~~that~~to ~~the~~explore ~~current~~and ~~process will~~develop ~~result~~Block in20, a ~~transaction~~contract ~~or,~~area ifin athe ~~transaction~~Amazon isBasin ~~undertaken,~~of Ecuador that itincludes ~~will~~the Pungarayacu beheavy-oil ~~successfully~~field, ~~concluded~~utilizing inthe aCompany’s ~~timely~~patented ~~manner~~heavy-to-light or(“HTL™”) ~~at all~~upgrading technology.

~~The~~By ~~Company~~agreement ~~announced~~dated onFebruary ~~December 12~~4, ~~2014~~2015 ~~that it did not expect to make~~ (the ~~cash interest payment (approx. C$2.1 million / US$1.8 million~~“Termination Agreement”) ~~due on December 31~~, ~~2014~~Ivanhoe inEnergy ~~respect of its outstanding 5~~Inc.~~75%~~ ~~convertible unsecured subordinated debentures. To date,~~ (the “Company”) ~~has not made the interest payment~~ and ~~does not expect to do so by January 30, 2015,~~ the ~~date~~other ~~upon~~parties ~~which~~thereto ~~the~~terminated ~~failure to make~~ the ~~payment~~Contract ~~will~~by ~~constitute an event of default under the~~mutual ~~terms of the debentures~~consent. ToUnder ~~date,~~ the ~~Company~~terms ~~has not received a notice~~ of ~~default from~~ the ~~debenture~~Termination ~~trustee. However~~Agreement, ~~there~~all ~~can be~~mutual noobligations ~~assurance~~and ~~that~~rights ~~such~~under ~~notice~~the ~~will~~Contract ~~not~~were ~~be given by the trustee~~terminated.

AAs ~~copy~~first ofannounced in August 2014, the ~~press~~Company ~~release~~and ~~relating~~Petroamazonas EP, the successor to Petroecuador and Petroproduccion, agreed to a process to mutually terminate the ~~foregoing~~Contract isunder ~~filed~~which the Company has been operating since 2008 as a step towards entering ~~Exhibit~~into 99a new Service Contract with a consortium consisting of the Company and one of the world’s largest national oil companies (NOC), which has experience working in Ecuador.1 The Company has worked closely with Petroamazonas and officials from the Ecuadorian government in terminating the contract according to ~~this~~Ecuadorian ~~report~~law, and the Company has fulfilled all of its termination responsibilities. There were no material early termination penalties incurred as a result of the termination of the Contract.

On January 21, 2015, the Company announced that it is scaling back its activities in Ecuador in response to significantly lower oil prices and a delay in discussions with the Company’s partner on moving ahead with development plans for the Company’s Block 20 heavy-oil project. While oil price volatility makes it challenging to move Block 20 forward in the short term, the Company remains willing to work with its partner and the Ecuadorian government to explore development alternatives for Block 20 over the medium and longer term.

A copy of the press release announcing the termination of the Contract is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Termination Agreement, a copy of which the Company intends to file as an exhibit to its next periodic report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated ~~January~~February 284, 2015

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: ~~January~~February 2910, 2015

IVANHOE ENERGY INC. By: ~~/s/~~ “William Parry” Name: William Parry Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
99.1		Press Release dated ~~January~~February 284, 2015

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