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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>UNITED
        STATES</strong></font></div>
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        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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        DC 20549</strong></font></div>
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        8-K</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CURRENT
        REPORT</strong></font></div>
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        to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
        1934</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date
        of
        Report (Date of earliest reported): </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">June
        16,
        2005</font></div>
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        PETROLEUM CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
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        name of registrant as specified in charter)</font></div>
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                  Number)</font></div>
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                  Employer</font></div>
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                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><u><font size="2">Sun
                  Life Plaza, Suite 1600, 144-4<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                  Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada </font></font></u></div>
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        telephone number, including area code: (403) 269-2129</font></div>
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        to:</font></div>
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        Sichenzia, Esq.</font></div>
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        A.
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        Ross Friedman Ference LLP</font></div>
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        Avenue of the Americas</font></div>
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        York,
        New York 10018</font></div>
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        (212) 930-9700</font></div>
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        (212) 930-9725</font></div>
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        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):</font></div>
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        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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        material pursuant to
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        pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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        pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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        board
        of directors of Triangle Petroleum Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). Neither Mr.
        Stetsenko nor Ms. Bilynska served on any committees of the Board. Also on
        June
        16, 2005, Ron W. Hietala and John D. Carlson were appointed as members of
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        - Since
        February 2004, Mr. Hietala has been the president of Golden Eagle Energy
        Ltd.,
        located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a private company which is engaged in
        the
        business of oil and gas production. From July1995 to January 2004, Mr. Hietala
        was president of Petro-Hunt Oil and Gas Ltd., located in Calgary, Alberta,
        Canada. Petro-Hunt Oil and Gas Ltd. is engaged in the business of oil and
        gas
        exploration and production.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>John
        D. Carlson - </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Since
        August 2004, Mr. Carlson has been a director and consultant to Torrent Energy
        Corporation, Coos Bay, Oregon. Torrent Energy Corporation is engaged the
        exploration of coalbed methane in Coos Bay, Oregon. Since March 2005, Mr.
        Carlson has been chief operating officer of Methane Energy Corp., a wholly
        owned
        subsidiary corporation of Torrent Energy Corporation. Methane Energy Corp.
        is
        engaged in the business of coalbed methane exploration. From February 2004
        to
        July 2004, Mr. Carlson was the president and a director of Pacific Rodera
        Ventures Inc., a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and development company.
        From September 2003 to July 2004, Mr. Carlson was vice president - operations
        for Pacific Rodera Ventures Inc. From September 2001 until December 2003,
        Mr.
        Carlson was the president of Samson Oil and Gas Inc., a Hobbema, Alberta-based
        oil and gas exploration and development company. Between January 2001 and
        August
        2001, Mr. Carlson was the general manager of Samson Oil and Gas Inc., a Hobbema,
        Alberta-based oil and gas exploration and development company. From July1984
        to
        December 2000, Mr. Carlson was an associate and senior petroleum engineer
        for
        Sproule Associates, Ltd. located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and engaged
        in the
        business of petroleum reservoir analysis. Mr. Carlson is a registered
        professional engineer and received a bachelor of science degree in civil
        engineering from the University of Calgary in 1977.</font></div>
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                    PETROLEUM CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
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                    June 20, 2005</font></div>
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                <td><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By:&#160;&#160;</font></td>
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                    MARK GUSTAFSON</font></div>
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Unassociated Document
UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        DC 20549
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
Pursuant
        to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of
        1934
Date
        of
        Report (Date of earliest reported):
June
        16,
        2005
TRIANGLE
        PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
000-51321
98-0430762
(State
                  or other jurisdiction
of
                  incorporation)
(Commission
File
                  Number)
(IRS
                  Employer
Identification
                  No.)
Sun
                  Life Plaza, Suite 1600, 144-4
th
Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P3N4
(Address
                  of principal executive
                  offices)
(Zip
                  Code)
Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code: (403) 269-2129
Copies
        to:
Gregory
        Sichenzia, Esq.
Thomas
        A.
        Rose, Esq.
Sichenzia
        Ross Friedman Ference LLP
1065
        Avenue of the Americas
New
        York,
        New York 10018
Phone:
        (212) 930-9700
Fax:
        (212) 930-9725
Check
        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
o
Written
        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
        230.425)
o
Soliciting
        material pursuant to
        Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
        communications
        pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
        communications
        pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
        5.02
Departure
        of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
        Principal Officers.
On
        June
        16, 2005, Sergei Stetsenko and Maryna Bilynska resigned as members of the
        board
        of directors of Triangle Petroleum Corporation (the "Company"). Neither Mr.
        Stetsenko nor Ms. Bilynska served on any committees of the Board. Also on
        June
        16, 2005, Ron W. Hietala and John D. Carlson were appointed as members of
        the
        Company's Board of Directors. Biographies of each of Messrs. Hietla and Carlson
        are set forth below.
Ron
        W. Hietala
- Since
        February 2004, Mr. Hietala has been the president of Golden Eagle Energy
        Ltd.,
        located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a private company which is engaged in
        the
        business of oil and gas production. From July1995 to January 2004, Mr. Hietala
        was president of Petro-Hunt Oil and Gas Ltd., located in Calgary, Alberta,
        Canada. Petro-Hunt Oil and Gas Ltd. is engaged in the business of oil and
        gas
        exploration and production.
John
        D. Carlson -
Since
        August 2004, Mr. Carlson has been a director and consultant to Torrent Energy
        Corporation, Coos Bay, Oregon. Torrent Energy Corporation is engaged the
        exploration of coalbed methane in Coos Bay, Oregon. Since March 2005, Mr.
        Carlson has been chief operating officer of Methane Energy Corp., a wholly
        owned
        subsidiary corporation of Torrent Energy Corporation. Methane Energy Corp.
        is
        engaged in the business of coalbed methane exploration. From February 2004
        to
        July 2004, Mr. Carlson was the president and a director of Pacific Rodera
        Ventures Inc., a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and development company.
        From September 2003 to July 2004, Mr. Carlson was vice president - operations
        for Pacific Rodera Ventures Inc. From September 2001 until December 2003,
        Mr.
        Carlson was the president of Samson Oil and Gas Inc., a Hobbema, Alberta-based
        oil and gas exploration and development company. Between January 2001 and
        August
        2001, Mr. Carlson was the general manager of Samson Oil and Gas Inc., a Hobbema,
        Alberta-based oil and gas exploration and development company. From July1984
        to
        December 2000, Mr. Carlson was an associate and senior petroleum engineer
        for
        Sproule Associates, Ltd. located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and engaged
        in the
        business of petroleum reservoir analysis. Mr. Carlson is a registered
        professional engineer and received a bachelor of science degree in civil
        engineering from the University of Calgary in 1977.
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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.
TRIANGLE
                    PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Dated:
                    June 20, 2005
By:
/s/
                    MARK GUSTAFSON
Mark
                    Gustafson,
President
                    and Chief Executive
                    Officer
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