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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170125184433
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001199073-17-000067
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170125
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170126
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170125

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			North American Energy Partners Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001368519
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL, GAS FIELD SERVICES, NBC [1389]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33161
		FILM NUMBER:		17547563

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE 3, ACHESON INDUSTRIAL AREA
		STREET 2:		2-53016 HIGHWAY 60
		CITY:			ACHESON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T7X 5A7
		BUSINESS PHONE:		780-960-7171

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE 3, ACHESON INDUSTRIAL AREA
		STREET 2:		2-53016 HIGHWAY 60
		CITY:			ACHESON
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T7X 5A7

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY PARTNERS INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NACG Holdings Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060707
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Martin Ferron, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company stated, "We are excited that we have been awarded a year-long overburden removal job with a committed scope of this magnitude.&#160; This award is also significant in that it will be the first overburden removal work we have done on this particular site in several years.&#160; We plan to ramp-up this work in the seasonally slow second quarter and we believe that this supplemental large truck activity will bolster our financial performance expectations for that period and the rest of the year."</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The material factors or assumptions used to develop the above forward-looking statements include, and the risks and uncertainties to which such forward-looking statements are subject, are highlighted in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&amp;A") for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and the Company's annual MD&amp;A for the year ended December 31, 2015. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of any number of factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond NAEP's control.&#160; Undue reliance should not be placed upon forward-looking statements and NAEP undertakes no obligation, other than those required by applicable law, to update or revise those statements. For more complete information about NAEP, you should read the Company's disclosure documents filed with the SEC and the CSA. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.sec.gov</font> or on the CSA website at <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.sedar.com</font>.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">North American Energy Partners Inc. (<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>www.nacg.ca</u></font>) is the premier provider of heavy construction and mining services in Canada. For more than 50 years, NAEP has provided services to large oil, natural gas and resource companies, with a principal focus on the Canadian oil sands. The Company maintains one of the largest independently owned equipment fleets in the region.</div>

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