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Exhibit 3.1
 YUKON
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation:IVANHOE ENERGY INC.
 
 2.
    
    The Articles of the above-named Corporation were amended pursuant to a Court order:Yes o           No þ
 
 3.
    
    The Articles of the above named corporation are amended as follows:4. Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Directors:Not less than three (3), nor more than thirteen (13).
 
 4.
    
    Date: August 22, 2007
 Signature:
    
    /s/ Beverly A. Bartlett
    
    
    
    Title:
    
    Vice President andBeverly A. Bartlett
    
    
    
    
    
    Corporate Secretary
 
 FILEDAugust 22 2007REGISTRAROF CORPORATIONS




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YUKON
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation:
 IVANHOE ENERGY INC.
 
 2.
    
    The Articles of the above-named Corporation were amended pursuant to a Court order:
 Yes   o No   þ
 
 3.
    
    The Articles of the above named corporation are amended as follows:4. Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Directors:Not less than three (3), nor more than thirteen (11).
 
 4.
    
    Date: September 22/05
 Signature:
    
    /s/  R. Edward Flood
    
    

    

    Title:
    
    DirectorR. Edward Flood
 
 FILEDSEP 28 2005DEPUTY REGISTRAR
OF CORPORATIONS




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YUKON
 BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT  Sections 27 or 171
 Form 5-01
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation:BLACK SEA ENERGY LTD.
          Corporate Access Number 25151
 
 2.
    
    THE ARTICLES OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CORPORATION WERE AMENDED PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER:Yes o            No þ
 
 3.
    
    THE ARTICLES OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CORPORATION WERE AMENDED PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER:Name of Corporation changed to:           Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
 
 4.
 June 22, 1999
    
    /s/ Beverly Downing
    
    Corporate SecretaryDATE
    
    SIGNATURE
    
    TITLE
 
 FILEDJUN 24 1999DEPUTY REGISTRAROF CORPORATIONS




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YUKON
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation:BLACK SEA ENERGY LTD. Corporate Access No.: 25151
 
 2.
    
    The Articles of the above-named Corporation were amended pursuant to a Court order:Yes o            No þ
 
 3.
    
    The Articles of the above named corporation are amended as follows:
 1.
    
    Restrictions in the Articles of Amendment, dated May
31, 1996 and filed June 30, 1996 are deleted and there shall be no
restrictions on share transfers.2.
    
    Schedule B of the Articles of Incorporation, dated
February 20, 1995, filed February 21, 1995 are amended by deleting the
provisions contained in the said Schedule B and substituting the
following:
  
 4.
    
    Date: April 15, 1997
 Signature:
    
    /s/ Peter Meredith
    
    
    
    Title:
    
    Assistant SecretaryPeter Meredith
 
 FILEDAPR 16 1997DEPUTY REGISTRAROF CORPORATIONS




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YUKON
 BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT  (Section 27 or 171)
 FORM 5-01
 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
 1.
    
    NAME OF CORPORATION888 CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED
          Corporate Access Number 24316
 
 2.
    
    THE ARTICLES OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CORPORATION ARE AMENDED PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER:YESo            NO þ
 
 3.
    
    THE ARTICLES OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CORPORATION ARE AMENDEDAS FOLLOWS:
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation: BLACK SEA ENERGY LTD.3.
    
    Restrictions, if any, on share transfers:If, and for so long as, the Corporation is not a distributing corporation, no shares may
be transferred without the consent of the Board of Directors, who will not be required to
give any reason for refusing to consent to any proposed transfer.6.
    
    Other provisions, if any:The Directors may, between annual general meetings, appoint one or more additional Directors
of the Corporation to serve until the next annual general meeting, but the number of
additional Directors shall not at any time exceed one third of the number of Directors who
held office at the expiration of the last annual general meeting of the Corporation,
provided that the total number of directors shall not exceed the maximum number of directors
fixed pursuant to the Articles.
 May 31, 1996
    
    /s/ D. Huberman
    
    Director4.                          DATE
    
    David Huberman
    
    TITLESIGNATURE
 FILEDJun 03 1996REGISTRAROF CORPORATIONS




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YUKON
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
(Section 8)
 Form 1-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 
 1.
    
    Name of Corporation: 888 CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED
 
 2.
    
    The classes and any maximum number of shares that the Corporation is authorized to issue:The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares without nominal or par
value and the authorized capital of the Corporation is to be divided into Common and
Preferred shares. The attached Schedule A setting out the rights, privileges,
restrictions and conditions attached to the Common and Preferred shares is incorporated into
and forms part of these Articles of Incorporation.
 
 3.
    
    Restrictions, if any, on share transfers: None.
 
 4.
    
    Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Directors:Not less than three (3), nor more than nine (9).
 
 5.
    
    Restrictions, if any, on business the Corporation may carry on:Pursuant to the Yukon Act, the Corporation is restricted from carrying on the
business of a railway, steamship, air transport, canal, telegraph, telephone or irrigation
company.
 
 6.
    
    Other provisions, if any:
  
 7.
    
    Incorporator:
    
    
    
    Date: February 20, 1995Leslie McRae, Legal Assistant
Preston, Willis & LackowitczBarristers & Solicitors
2093 Second Avenue
Whitehorse, YukonY1A 1B5
    
    
    
    
    
    FILEDSignature:
    
    /s/ Leslie McRae
    
    
    
    Feb 21 1995REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS




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SCHEDULE A
 TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
888 CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED
 PROVISIONS ATTACHING TO THE COMMON SHARES
  Dividends
  Dissolution
  Voting Rights
  PROVISIONS ATTACHING TO THE PREFERRED SHARES
  Directors Authority to Issue in One or More Series




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Ranking of Preferred Shares
  Voting Rights




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Approval of Holders of Preferred Shares




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SCHEDULE B
 TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
888 CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED