# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001936756
**File Stem:** 0001199835-26-000041
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 2865
**Document Hash:** 743a3c9b5125c8144983ed9edb9d0e9a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001199835-26-000041.hdr.sgml**: 20260129

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001199835-26-000041

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEL AM

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260129

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260129

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260129

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001936756
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 872538731
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEL AM
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-269366
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26577768

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 500 W. TEXAS AVE.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 890
- **CITY:** MIDLAND
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 79701
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 817-438-1937

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 500 W. TEXAS AVE.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 890
- **CITY:** MIDLAND
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 79701

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** OilCo Holdings, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220706

January 29, 2026

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Re:** | **Delaying Amendment for Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.** |
|  | **Registration Statement on Form S-1** |
|  | **File No. 333-269366** |

---

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are filing this letter in order to provide the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance sufficient time to perform its customary screening and review of the registration statement prior to its effectiveness.

Pursuant to Rule 473(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), the following delaying amendment, prescribed by Rule 473(a) of the Act, is hereby incorporated into the facing page of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-269366), originally filed by Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. on January 23, 2023, as amended on January 26, 2026:

"**The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine**."

If you have any questions or comments in connection with this delaying amendment, please contact Jack Jacobsen or Jason Schumacher at (214) 647-9270 of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Sincerely,

**Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.**

*<u>/s/ Gregory McCabe.</u>*

Gregory McCabe

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer