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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on <B>December 11</B>, 2023</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">Registration No. __________________</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">FORM S-8</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
  UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
  
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 50%"><B>Nevada</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 50%"><B>87-2538731</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(State or other jurisdiction of</P>
                                   <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">incorporation or organization)&#9;</P>
  
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(I.R.S. Employer</P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Identification No.)</P>
  &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Fort Worth, TX 76116</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(817) 438-1937</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive
  Offices)</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>Next Bridge Hydrocarbons,
  Inc.</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>2022 Equity Incentive
  Plan</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Full title of the plan)</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">___________________</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Clifton DuBose, Jr.</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Chief Executive Officer</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Fort Worth, TX 76116<BR>
  (817) 438-1937</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name, address and telephone number, including area
  code, of agent for service)</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">COPY TO:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Jack E. Jacobsen</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Jason A. Schumacher</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>O&#8217;Melveny &amp; Myers LLP</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>2801 North Harwood Street, Suite 1600</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75201</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>214-647-9270</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">___________________</P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-indent: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
  accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions
  of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging
  growth company&#8221; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>
  
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Large accelerated filer <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Accelerated filer <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Non-accelerated filer <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Smaller reporting company <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Emerging growth company <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="text-indent: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>PART I</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center">SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The document(s) containing the information specified
  in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;).</P>
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>PART II</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 69.6pt"><B>Item 3.</B></TD><TD><B>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following documents of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons,
  Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;)
  are incorporated herein by reference:</P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD>The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 31,
  2023, and subsequently amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2023 (Commission File No. 333-266143);</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD>The Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 13, 2023, October 4, 2023, July 3, 2023, June
  26, 2023, June 21, 2023, May 17, 2023, April 21, 2023, April 5, 2023, and January 24, 2023 (each, Commission File No.&nbsp;333-266143
  and in each case only as to the information &#8220;filed&#8221; with the Commission thereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) and not as to information &#8220;furnished&#8221; thereunder); and</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD>Not applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">All documents subsequently filed by the Company
  pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
  that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
  by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that
  documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated
  by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated
  or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
  to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
  by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
  so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</P>
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>General</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The following summarizes information concerning our capital stock,
  including material provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated By-laws and certain
  provisions of Nevada law. You are encouraged to read our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated
  By-laws, which have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, effective as
  of November 18, 2022 (File No. 333-266143) of which this prospectus is a part, for greater detail with respect to these
  provisions.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Company was incorporated on August 31, 2021, and as of December 11,
  2023, the Company had 248,830,516 shares of common stock outstanding.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Authorized Capital Stock</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock,
  par value $0.0001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Common Stock</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Voting Rights</I></B>. The holders of our common stock are entitled
  to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Holders of shares of our common stock
  do not have cumulative voting rights.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B><I>Other Rights</I></B><I>.&nbsp;</I>Subject to
  the preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock that may be outstanding, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the
  holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Fully Paid</I></B><I>.&nbsp;</I>The issued and outstanding shares
  of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable<I>.&nbsp;</I>Any additional shares of common stock that we may issue in the future
  will also be fully paid and non-assessable.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The holders of our common stock will not have preemptive rights or preferential
  rights to subscribe for shares of our capital stock.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Preferred Stock</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize our Board
  to designate and issue from time to time one or more series of preferred stock without stockholder approval. If we offer a new series
  of preferred stock, a more specific description may be filed with the SEC, and the designations and rights of such preferred stock will
  be described in an accompanying prospectus, including the following terms:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  
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      <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the series, the number of shares offered, and the liquidation value of the preferred stock;</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD>the price at which the preferred stock will be issued;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>the dividend rate, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, and other terms relating to the payment of dividends on the preferred stock;</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD>the liquidation preference of the preferred stock;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>the voting rights of the preferred stock;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>whether the preferred stock is redeemable, or subject to a sinking fund, and the terms of any such redemption or sinking fund;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>whether the preferred stock is convertible, or exchangeable for any other securities, and the terms of any such conversion or exchange; and</TD></TR>
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      <TD>any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of the preferred stock.</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The description of the terms of the preferred stock that will be set forth
  in an applicable prospectus will not be complete and will be subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate
  of designation relating to the applicable series of preferred stock. The registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part,
  will include the certificate of designation as an exhibit or incorporate it by reference.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Undesignated preferred stock may enable our Board to render more difficult
  or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, or otherwise and to thereby protect
  the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common
  stock. For example, any preferred stock issued may:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD>rank senior to our common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference, or both;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>have full or limited voting rights; and</TD></TR>
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      <TD>be convertible into shares of common stock or another series of preferred stock.</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The issuance of additional preferred stock could adversely affect the voting
  power, conversion or other rights of holders of common stock.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Certain Provisions of Nevada Law</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute</I></B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.), which
  apply to any Nevada corporation with more than 200 stockholders, prohibits an &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; from entering into
  a &#8220;combination&#8221; with the corporation for two years, unless certain conditions are met. A &#8220;combination&#8221; includes:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD>any merger of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation with an &#8220;interested stockholder,&#8221; or any other entity, whether or not itself an &#8220;interested stockholder,&#8221; which is, or after and as a result of the merger would be, an affiliate or associate of an &#8220;interested stockholder,&#8221;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>any sales, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition in one transaction, or a series of transactions, to or with an &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; or any affiliate or associate of an &#8220;interested stockholder,&#8221; of assets of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation:</TD></TR>
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      <TD>having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of the corporation&#8217;s assets, determined on a consolidated basis;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of all of the outstanding shares of the corporation; or</TD></TR>
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      <TD>representing more than 10% of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the corporation.</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the issuance or
      transfer by the corporation or any subsidiary, of any shares of the corporation or any subsidiary to an &ldquo;interested stockholder&rdquo;
      or any affiliate or associate of an &ldquo;interested stockholder,&rdquo; having an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of
      the aggregate market value of all of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, except under the exercise of warrants or rights
      to purchase shares offered, or a dividend or distribution paid or made, pro rata to all stockholders of the resident domestic corporation;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the adoption of any plan, or proposal for the liquidation
      or dissolution of the corporation, under any agreement, arrangement or understanding, with the &ldquo;interested stockholder.&rdquo;
      or any affiliate or associated of the &ldquo;interested stockholder;&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">if any of the following actions occurs:</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 24px; text-indent: 0">&#9679;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">a reclassification of the corporation&#8217;s securities, including, without limitation, any splitting of shares, share dividend, or other distribution of shares with respect to other shares, or any issuance of new shares in exchange for a proportionately greater number of old shares;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>recapitalization of the corporation;</TD></TR>
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      <TD>merger of consolidation of the corporation with any subsidiary; or</TD></TR>
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      <TD>any other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving the interested stockholder, under any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, which has the immediate and proximate effect of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of voting shares or securities convertible into voting shares of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation which is beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder; or</TD></TR>
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      <TD>any receipt by an &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; or any affiliate or associate of an &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; except proportionately as a stockholder of the corporation, of the benefit of any loan, advance, guarantee, pledge or other financial assistance or any tax credit or other tax advantage provided by or through the corporation.</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">An &#8220;interested stockholder&#8221; is a person who is:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 27.4pt">directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation; or</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4.85pt">an affiliate or associate of the corporation, which at any time within two years immediately before the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation.</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">A corporation to which the Combinations with Interested Stockholders
  Statute applies may not engage in a &#8220;combination&#8221; within two years after the interested stockholder first became an
  interested stockholder, unless the combination meets all of the requirements of the corporation&#8217;s articles of incorporation
  and (i) the combination or the transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder is approved by the board of
  directors before the person first became an interested stockholder, or (ii)(a) the combination is approved by the board of directors
  and (b) at or after that time, the combination is approved at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written
  consent, by the affirmative vote of the stockholders representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding voting power of
  the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder.
  If this approval is not obtained, the combination may be consummated after the two year period expires if either (i)(a) the
  combination or transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder is approved by the board of directors before
  such person first became an interested stockholder, (b) the combination is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting power of
  the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, or
  (c) the combination otherwise meets the requirements of the Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute. Alternatively, a
  combination with an interested stockholder engaged in more than 2 years after the date the person first became an interested
  stockholder may be permissible if the aggregate amount of cash and the market value of consideration other than cash to be received
  by holders of shares of common stock and holders of any other class or series of shares meets the minimum requirements set forth in
  the statue, and prior to the completion of the combination, except in limited circumstances, the interested stockholder has not
  become the beneficial owner of additional voting shares of the corporation.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute</I></B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">In addition, Nevada&#8217;s &#8220;Acquisition of Controlling Interest
  Statute,&#8221; prohibits an acquiror, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a target corporation&#8217;s stock after crossing
  certain threshold ownership percentages, unless the acquiror obtains the approval of the target corporation&#8217;s stockholders. Sections
  78.378 to 78.3793 of the N.R.S. only apply to Nevada corporations with at least 200 stockholders, including at least 100 record stockholders
  who are Nevada residents, that do business directly or through an affiliated corporation in Nevada and whose articles of incorporation
  or bylaws in effect 10 days following the acquisition of a controlling interest by an acquiror do not prohibit its application. Our Bylaws
  presently provide that Nevada&#8217;s Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute does not apply to us.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters</I></B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our Articles of Incorporation contain provisions that limit the liability
  of our current and former directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. Nevada law provides that directors
  of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, unless the presumption
  that the directors have acted in good faith, on an informed basis, and with a view to the interests of the corporation has been rebutted,
  in which case directors may be liable for damages resulting from intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. To the extent
  that indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our
  company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
  than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense
  of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by any of our directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the securities
  being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
  of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
  and will be governed by the final adjudication of that issue.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Subscription Agent and Registrar</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The subscription agent and registrar for the common stock is American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, LLC.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>No Listing</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our common stock is not listed on any securities
  exchange and will not be eligible for electronic trading through DTC or any other established clearing corporation. There is no established
  public trading market for the&nbsp;shares of common stock being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. We
  do not intend to register any shares of common stock under the Securities Act for sale by the holders of our common stock.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 69.85pt"><B>Item 6.</B></TD><TD><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation and By-laws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, any officer or director
  of the Company, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
  whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he/she is or was or has agreed to serve at the request
  of the Company as a director or officer of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or
  has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
  employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity. For the
  avoidance of doubt, the foregoing indemnification obligation includes, without limitation, claims for monetary damages against indemnitee
  to the fullest extent permitted under Section 78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes as in existence on the date hereof.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The indemnification provided shall be from and
  against expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
  indemnitee or on indemnitee&#8217;s behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only
  be provided if indemnitee is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or acted in good faith and in a manner
  indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action,
  suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe indemnitee&#8217;s conduct was unlawful.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In the case of any threatened, pending or completed
  action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he/she is or was a director,
  or officer of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the
  request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
  benefit plan or other enterprise, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which indemnitee shall
  have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such action or suit was brought
  or other court of competent jurisdiction shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
  all the circumstances of the case, indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem
  proper.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The termination of any action, suit or proceeding
  by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
  that the indemnitee is liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes or did not act in good faith and in a manner which
  indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action
  or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that indemnitee&#8217;s conduct was unlawful.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">To the extent that indemnification for liabilities
  arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing
  provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
  the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
  us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense of any action, suit
  or proceeding) is asserted by any of our directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered,
  we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
  the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
  final adjudication of that issue.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 69.85pt"><B>Item 8.</B></TD><TD><B>Exhibits</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">See the attached Exhibit Index at page 7, which
  is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 69.85pt"><B>Item 9.</B></TD><TD><B>Undertakings</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.25in">(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period
  in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in; text-indent: 0">(i)&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus
  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in; text-indent: 0">(ii)&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus
  any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
  which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9;To include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
  such information in this Registration Statement;</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><I>provided, however,</I> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
  do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
  with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
  in this Registration Statement.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.25in">(2)&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
  fide</I> offering thereof.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.25in">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9;To remove from registration
  by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
  Registrant&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
  benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
  the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
  of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
  by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
  opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
  whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
  of such issue.</P>
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Exhibit</P>
  
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1in"><U>Number</U></TD>
    <TD><U>Description of Exhibit</U></TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936756/000119312522238430/d302576dex107.htm">4</A></TD><TD><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936756/000119312522238430/d302576dex107.htm">Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended), effective as of November 18, 2022 (Commission File No. 333-266143), and incorporated herein by this reference.)</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="nbh_ex5-1.htm">5</A></TD><TD><A HREF="nbh_ex5-1.htm">Opinion of Woodburn and Wedge (opinion re legality).</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
  <TD STYLE="width: 0pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="nbh_ex23-1.htm">23.1</A></TD><TD><A HREF="nbh_ex23-1.htm">Consent of B.F. Borgers &nbsp;CPA (consent of independent registered public accounting firm).</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="nbh_ex5-1.htm">23.2</A></TD><TD><A HREF="nbh_ex5-1.htm">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">24</TD><TD>Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under &#8220;Signatures&#8221;).</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="nbh_ex107.htm">107</A></TD><TD><A HREF="nbh_ex107.htm">Filing Fee Table</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S&#45;8
  and has duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
  the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on December 11, 2023.</P>
  
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      <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr.</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Clifton DuBose, Jr.<BR>Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"><B>POWER
  OF ATTORNEY</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints Clifton DuBose, Jr. and Lucas T. Hawkins, and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true
  and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place,
  and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
  to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
  purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
  of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 36%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><U>Title</U></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 24%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><U>Date</U></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0">/s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr.</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Clifton DuBose, Jr.</P></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ Lucas T. Hawkins</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Lucas T. Hawkins</P></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"></P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(Principal Financial and</P>
      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ Gregory McCabe</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Chairman</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
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      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ Mia Pitts</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Director</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 31%; text-indent: 0">
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      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Mia Pitts</P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 36%; text-indent: 0"></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 24%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ Kristin Whitley</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Director</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
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      <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Kristin Whitley</P></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/ Robert L. Cook</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Director</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">December 11, 2023</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Robert L. Cook</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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text: As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on
  December 11
  , 2023
  Registration No. __________________
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  ___________________
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  ___________________
  Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  ___________________
  Nevada
  87-2538731
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950
  Fort Worth, TX 76116
  (817) 438-1937
  (Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive
  Offices)
  ___________________
  Next Bridge Hydrocarbons,
  Inc.
  2022 Equity Incentive
  Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  ___________________
  Clifton DuBose, Jr.
  Chief Executive Officer
  6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950
  Fort Worth, TX 76116
  (817) 438-1937
  (Name, address and telephone number, including area
  code, of agent for service)
  COPY TO:
  Jack E. Jacobsen
  Jason A. Schumacher
  O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  2801 North Harwood Street, Suite 1600
  Dallas, Texas 75201
  214-647-9270
  ___________________
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
  accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions
  of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging
  growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  o
  Accelerated filer
  o
  Non-accelerated filer
  þ
  Smaller reporting company
  þ
  Emerging growth company
  þ
  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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
  o
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
  SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The document(s) containing the information specified
  in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  2
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3.
  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
  The following documents of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons,
  Inc. (the "Company" or "Registrant") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
  are incorporated herein by reference:
  (a)
  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 31,
  2023, and subsequently amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the Commission on May 1, 2023 (Commission File No. 333-266143);
  (b)
  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 13, 2023, October 4, 2023, July 3, 2023, June
  26, 2023, June 21, 2023, May 17, 2023, April 21, 2023, April 5, 2023, and January 24, 2023 (each, Commission File No. 333-266143
  and in each case only as to the information "filed" with the Commission thereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and not as to information "furnished" thereunder); and
  (c)
  Not applicable.
  All documents subsequently filed by the Company
  pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
  that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
  by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that
  documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules shall not be deemed incorporated
  by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated
  or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
  to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
  by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
  so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  3
  Item 4.
  Description of Securities
  General
  The following summarizes information concerning our capital stock,
  including material provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated By-laws and certain
  provisions of Nevada law. You are encouraged to read our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated
  By-laws, which have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, effective as
  of November 18, 2022 (File No. 333-266143) of which this prospectus is a part, for greater detail with respect to these
  provisions.
  The Company was incorporated on August 31, 2021, and as of December 11,
  2023, the Company had 248,830,516 shares of common stock outstanding.
  Authorized Capital Stock
  Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock,
  par value $0.0001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
  Common Stock
  Voting Rights
  . The holders of our common stock are entitled
  to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Holders of shares of our common stock
  do not have cumulative voting rights.
  Other Rights
  .
  Subject to
  the preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock that may be outstanding, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the
  holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders.
  Fully Paid
  .
  The issued and outstanding shares
  of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable
  .
  Any additional shares of common stock that we may issue in the future
  will also be fully paid and non-assessable.
  The holders of our common stock will not have preemptive rights or preferential
  rights to subscribe for shares of our capital stock.
  Preferred Stock
  Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize our Board
  to designate and issue from time to time one or more series of preferred stock without stockholder approval. If we offer a new series
  of preferred stock, a more specific description may be filed with the SEC, and the designations and rights of such preferred stock will
  be described in an accompanying prospectus, including the following terms:
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  ●
  the series, the number of shares offered, and the liquidation value of the preferred stock;
  ●
  the price at which the preferred stock will be issued;
  ●
  the dividend rate, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, and other terms relating to the payment of dividends on the preferred stock;
  ●
  the liquidation preference of the preferred stock;
  ●
  the voting rights of the preferred stock;
  ●
  whether the preferred stock is redeemable, or subject to a sinking fund, and the terms of any such redemption or sinking fund;
  ●
  whether the preferred stock is convertible, or exchangeable for any other securities, and the terms of any such conversion or exchange; and
  ●
  any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of the preferred stock.
  The description of the terms of the preferred stock that will be set forth
  in an applicable prospectus will not be complete and will be subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate
  of designation relating to the applicable series of preferred stock. The registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part,
  will include the certificate of designation as an exhibit or incorporate it by reference.
  Undesignated preferred stock may enable our Board to render more difficult
  or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, or otherwise and to thereby protect
  the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common
  stock. For example, any preferred stock issued may:
  ●
  rank senior to our common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference, or both;
  ●
  have full or limited voting rights; and
  ●
  be convertible into shares of common stock or another series of preferred stock.
  The issuance of additional preferred stock could adversely affect the voting
  power, conversion or other rights of holders of common stock.
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  Certain Provisions of Nevada Law
  Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute
  Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.), which
  apply to any Nevada corporation with more than 200 stockholders, prohibits an "interested stockholder" from entering into
  a "combination" with the corporation for two years, unless certain conditions are met. A "combination" includes:
  ●
  any merger of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation with an "interested stockholder," or any other entity, whether or not itself an "interested stockholder," which is, or after and as a result of the merger would be, an affiliate or associate of an "interested stockholder,"
  ●
  any sales, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition in one transaction, or a series of transactions, to or with an "interested stockholder" or any affiliate or associate of an "interested stockholder," of assets of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation:
  ●
  having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of the corporation's assets, determined on a consolidated basis;
  ●
  having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of all of the outstanding shares of the corporation; or
  ●
  representing more than 10% of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the corporation.
  ●
  the issuance or
      transfer by the corporation or any subsidiary, of any shares of the corporation or any subsidiary to an "interested stockholder"
      or any affiliate or associate of an "interested stockholder," having an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of
      the aggregate market value of all of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, except under the exercise of warrants or rights
      to purchase shares offered, or a dividend or distribution paid or made, pro rata to all stockholders of the resident domestic corporation;
  ●
  the adoption of any plan, or proposal for the liquidation
      or dissolution of the corporation, under any agreement, arrangement or understanding, with the "interested stockholder."
      or any affiliate or associated of the "interested stockholder;"
  ●
  if any of the following actions occurs:
  ●
  a reclassification of the corporation's securities, including, without limitation, any splitting of shares, share dividend, or other distribution of shares with respect to other shares, or any issuance of new shares in exchange for a proportionately greater number of old shares;
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  ●
  recapitalization of the corporation;
  ●
  merger of consolidation of the corporation with any subsidiary; or
  ●
  any other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving the interested stockholder, under any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, which has the immediate and proximate effect of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of voting shares or securities convertible into voting shares of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation which is beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder; or
  ●
  any receipt by an "interested stockholder" or any affiliate or associate of an "interested stockholder" except proportionately as a stockholder of the corporation, of the benefit of any loan, advance, guarantee, pledge or other financial assistance or any tax credit or other tax advantage provided by or through the corporation.
  An "interested stockholder" is a person who is:
  ●
  directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation; or
  ●
  an affiliate or associate of the corporation, which at any time within two years immediately before the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation.
  A corporation to which the Combinations with Interested Stockholders
  Statute applies may not engage in a "combination" within two years after the interested stockholder first became an
  interested stockholder, unless the combination meets all of the requirements of the corporation's articles of incorporation
  and (i) the combination or the transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder is approved by the board of
  directors before the person first became an interested stockholder, or (ii)(a) the combination is approved by the board of directors
  and (b) at or after that time, the combination is approved at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written
  consent, by the affirmative vote of the stockholders representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding voting power of
  the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder.
  If this approval is not obtained, the combination may be consummated after the two year period expires if either (i)(a) the
  combination or transaction by which the person first became an interested stockholder is approved by the board of directors before
  such person first became an interested stockholder, (b) the combination is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting power of
  the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, or
  (c) the combination otherwise meets the requirements of the Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute. Alternatively, a
  combination with an interested stockholder engaged in more than 2 years after the date the person first became an interested
  stockholder may be permissible if the aggregate amount of cash and the market value of consideration other than cash to be received
  by holders of shares of common stock and holders of any other class or series of shares meets the minimum requirements set forth in
  the statue, and prior to the completion of the combination, except in limited circumstances, the interested stockholder has not
  become the beneficial owner of additional voting shares of the corporation.
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  Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute
  In addition, Nevada's "Acquisition of Controlling Interest
  Statute," prohibits an acquiror, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a target corporation's stock after crossing
  certain threshold ownership percentages, unless the acquiror obtains the approval of the target corporation's stockholders. Sections
  78.378 to 78.3793 of the N.R.S. only apply to Nevada corporations with at least 200 stockholders, including at least 100 record stockholders
  who are Nevada residents, that do business directly or through an affiliated corporation in Nevada and whose articles of incorporation
  or bylaws in effect 10 days following the acquisition of a controlling interest by an acquiror do not prohibit its application. Our Bylaws
  presently provide that Nevada's Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute does not apply to us.
  Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters
  Our Articles of Incorporation contain provisions that limit the liability
  of our current and former directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. Nevada law provides that directors
  of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, unless the presumption
  that the directors have acted in good faith, on an informed basis, and with a view to the interests of the corporation has been rebutted,
  in which case directors may be liable for damages resulting from intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. To the extent
  that indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our
  company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public
  policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
  than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense
  of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by any of our directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the securities
  being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
  of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
  and will be governed by the final adjudication of that issue.
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  Subscription Agent and Registrar
  The subscription agent and registrar for the common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
  No Listing
  Our common stock is not listed on any securities
  exchange and will not be eligible for electronic trading through DTC or any other established clearing corporation. There is no established
  public trading market for the shares of common stock being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. We
  do not intend to register any shares of common stock under the Securities Act for sale by the holders of our common stock.
  Item 5.
  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  The Company's Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation and By-laws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, any officer or director
  of the Company, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
  whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he/she is or was or has agreed to serve at the request
  of the Company as a director or officer of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or
  has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
  employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity. For the
  avoidance of doubt, the foregoing indemnification obligation includes, without limitation, claims for monetary damages against indemnitee
  to the fullest extent permitted under Section 78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes as in existence on the date hereof.
  The indemnification provided shall be from and
  against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
  indemnitee or on indemnitee's behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only
  be provided if indemnitee is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or acted in good faith and in a manner
  indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action,
  suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
  In the case of any threatened, pending or completed
  action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he/she is or was a director,
  or officer of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the
  request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
  benefit plan or other enterprise, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which indemnitee shall
  have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such action or suit was brought
  or other court of competent jurisdiction shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
  all the circumstances of the case, indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem
  proper.
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  The termination of any action, suit or proceeding
  by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
  that the indemnitee is liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes or did not act in good faith and in a manner which
  indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action
  or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
  To the extent that indemnification for liabilities
  arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company pursuant to the foregoing
  provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
  the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
  us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in the successful defense of any action, suit
  or proceeding) is asserted by any of our directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered,
  we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
  the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
  final adjudication of that issue.
  Item 7.
  Exemption from Registration Claimed
  Not applicable.
  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  See the attached Exhibit Index at page 7, which
  is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 9.
  Undertakings
  (a)       The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)      To file, during any period
  in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
  (i)	     To include any prospectus
  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)	     To reflect in the prospectus
  any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
  which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
  (iii)     	To include any material
  information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
  such information in this Registration Statement;
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  provided, however,
  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
  do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
  with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
  in this Registration Statement.
  (2)	     That, for the purpose of
  determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
  relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona
  fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)     	To remove from registration
  by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b)       The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
  Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
  benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
  Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (h)       Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
  the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
  of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
  the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
  paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
  by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
  opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
  whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
  of such issue.
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description of Exhibit
  4
  Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended), effective as of November 18, 2022 (Commission File No. 333-266143), and incorporated herein by this reference.)
  5
  Opinion of Woodburn and Wedge (opinion re legality).
  23.1
  Consent of B.F. Borgers  CPA (consent of independent registered public accounting firm).
  23.2
  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
  24
  Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures").
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  Filing Fee Table
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
  and has duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
  the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on December 11, 2023.
  NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr.
  Clifton DuBose, Jr.
  Chief Executive Officer
  POWER
  OF ATTORNEY
  Each person whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints Clifton DuBose, Jr. and Lucas T. Hawkins, and each of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her true
  and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place,
  and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other
  documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority
  to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
  purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
  of them individually, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
  Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr.
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  December 11, 2023
  Clifton DuBose, Jr.
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  /s/ Lucas T. Hawkins
  Chief Financial Officer
  December 11, 2023
  Lucas T. Hawkins
  (Principal Financial and
  Accounting Officer)
  /s/ Gregory McCabe
  Chairman
  December 11, 2023
  Gregory McCabe
  /s/ Mia Pitts
  Director
  December 11, 2023
  Mia Pitts
  /s/ Kristin Whitley
  Director
  December 11, 2023
  Kristin Whitley
  /s/ Robert L. Cook
  Director
  December 11, 2023
  Robert L. Cook
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