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 and Exchange Act of 1934

(Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~August 2517, 2012

IMPERIAL PETROLEUM, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada	0-9923	95-3386019
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification)

101 NW First Street, Suite 213

Evansville, IN 47708

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(812) 867-1433

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 84.01 ~~OTHER~~CHANGE ~~EVENTS~~IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS

On ~~May 25~~August 17, 2012, Imperial Petroleum, Inc., (“Company”) received a ~~subpoena~~letter of resignation from Weaver Martin & Samyn LLC, the Registrant’s certifying accountants. The auditor’s opinion for the ~~period~~each of ~~January 1~~the fiscal years ending July 31, 2010 toand ~~the~~July ~~present~~31, as2011 ~~part~~contained of a ~~fact-finding~~going ~~inquiry~~concern ~~from~~opinion due to losses the ~~Division~~Company ofhad ~~Enforcement~~incurred in prior periods. There had been no disagreements between management of the ~~Securities~~Registrant and ~~Exchange~~its ~~Commission (“SEC”)~~auditors during the periods referenced. ~~The~~In ~~subpoena~~providing ~~requires~~its usresignation, the auditors have advised that as a result of information brought to ~~produce~~the ~~numerous~~auditor’s ~~documents~~attention related to the ~~Company~~recent ~~and~~investigations ~~our~~into alleged fraudulent activities of e-Biofuels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant that filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 4, ~~E-Biofuels~~2012, ~~LLC.~~that ~~The~~the ~~subpoena~~auditors ~~demands~~could ~~the~~no ~~production~~longer ofrely ~~documents~~on ~~related~~Management’s torepresentations for the ~~operations,~~periods ~~accounting,~~ending ~~business practices~~July 31, ~~purchase~~2010 and ~~sales~~July 31, 2011 through the period of ~~biodiesel,~~the ~~tax~~current ~~credits~~fiscal year and ~~incentives~~that ~~from~~the ~~any~~auditors ~~state,~~no ~~federal~~longer ormaintain ~~agency,~~their ~~the~~opinions ~~production~~in ~~process~~connection ofwith the ~~biodiesel,~~financial ~~including,~~statements ~~the~~for ~~purchase~~those ofperiods. ~~any~~(Registrant ~~products~~filed Form 8-K in connection with certain investigations and subpoenas related tothereto by the ~~manufacturing~~Division of ~~biodiesel,~~Enforcement ~~financing,~~of ~~stock issuances,~~the ~~executives~~Securities and ~~employees.~~Exchange ~~The~~Commission ~~purpose~~(“SEC”) ofand in connection with a Grand Jury investigation into the ~~subpoena~~activities isof tothe ~~determine~~Company ~~whether~~and ~~any~~e-Biofuels, ~~federal~~LLC ~~laws~~dated ~~have~~May ~~been~~25, ~~violated~~2012. )

InITEM ~~addition,~~4.02 ~~on May 24, 2012, the Company and E~~NON-~~Biofuels,~~RELIANCE ~~LLC,~~ON ~~received~~PREVIOUSLY ~~subpoenas~~ISSUED inFINANCIAL connection with a Grand Jury investigation into the activities of the Company and E-Biofuels, LLC, for the period of January 1, 2006 to the present. In conjunction with the Grand Jury investigation, on May 24, 2012, the United States District Court of the Southern District of Indiana authorized search warrants to obtain records, documents and evidence related to the ongoing investigation. The search warrants were executed on May 24, 2012. STATEMENTS

~~The~~In ~~Company~~connection ~~intends~~with tothe ~~fully~~resignation ~~cooperate~~of ~~with~~ the ~~investigations.~~Registrant’s ~~Currently~~certifying accountants, the ~~Company~~auditors ~~cannot~~have ~~estimate~~ advised that the ~~ultimate~~auditors ~~financial~~could ~~impact~~no longer rely on Management’s representations for the periods ending July 31, if2010 ~~any~~and July 31, ~~resulting~~2011and ~~from~~through the ~~investigations.~~period Inof the ~~event~~current fiscal year and that ~~violations~~the ofauditors ~~state~~no orlonger ~~federal~~maintain ~~are~~their ~~determined,~~opinions ~~such~~in ~~determination~~connection ~~could~~with ~~have~~the afinancial ~~material~~statements ~~negative~~for ~~impact~~those onperiods. ~~the~~The ~~operations~~President of the Company. Indiscussed ~~addition,~~with ifthe ~~it is~~auditors ~~determined~~the ~~that~~circumstances surrounding their resignation and ongoing investigations related to the Company’s ~~subsidiary,~~and Ee-~~biofuels~~Biofuels, LLC, ~~received~~in ~~improper~~particular ~~tax~~and ~~credits for~~ the ~~sale~~issues ofcreated ~~bio-diesel,~~by ~~then~~ the ~~results~~allegations ~~could~~of ~~have~~possible afraudulent ~~material~~activity ~~impact~~related onto the ~~Company.~~biofuels business of e-Biofuels.

As previously reported, on April 4, 2012, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, E-Biofuels, LLC filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana

ITEM 9.01

EXHIBITS

NONE

99.1	Resignation of Weaver Martin & Samyn LLC.

99.2	Letter of Review of Form 8-K by Weaver Martin & Samyn LLC

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	Imperial Petroleum, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Jeffrey T. Wilson
		Jeffrey T. Wilson
	Title:	President

Dated: ~~May 31~~August 20, 2012

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