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): January 30,
2009
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UNITED
STATES OIL FUND, LP
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-32834
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20-2830691
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1320
Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 145
Alameda,
California 94502
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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(510) 522-3336
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written
communication 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))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
January 30, 2009, the United States Oil Fund, LP (the “Registrant”) issued its
monthly account statement for the month ended December 31, 2008, which is
presented in the form of a Statement of Income (Loss) and a Statement of Changes
in Net Asset Value, as required pursuant to Rule 4.22(h) under the Commodity
Exchange Act. A copy of the monthly account statement is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and also can be found on the
Registrant’s website at www.unitedstatesoilfund.com. The information
furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not
be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in any such filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1 Monthly Account Statement of the Registrant for the month ended December
31, 2008.
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.
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UNITED
STATES OIL FUND, LP
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By:
United
States Commodity Funds LLC, its general partner |
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Date: January
30 , 2009
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By:
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/s/ Howard Mah
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Name: Howard
Mah
Title: Chief
Financial
Officer
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