UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2016
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UNITED STATES OIL FUND, LP |
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1530 Oakland, California 94612 |
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| (510) 522-9600 | (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
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Not Applicable |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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8.01. Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference are the audited Statements of Financial Condition of United States Commodity Funds LLC (“USCF”), the general partner of the United States Oil Fund, LP (the “Registrant”), as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Audited Statements of Financial Condition of USCF as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. | |
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.
| UNITED STATES OIL FUND, LP | ||
| By: | United States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner | |
| Date: March 24, 2016 | By: | /s/ Stuart Crumbaugh |
| Name: | Stuart Crumbaugh | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |