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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CANNELL CAPITAL LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol North American Energy Partners Inc. [NOA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 245 MERIWETHER CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2017 (Street) ALTA, WY 83414 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/06/2017   P   2,176 A $ 4.26 2,900,556 I (1) (2) By partnerships and corporations (1) (2) Common Stock 12/07/2017   P   3,440 A $ 4.2585 2,903,996 I (1) (2) By partnerships and corporations (1) (2) Common Stock 12/11/2017   P   20,685 A $ 4.2546 2,924,681 I (1) (2) By partnerships and corporations (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC 245 MERIWETHER CIRCLE ALTA, WY 83414		X

Signatures

/s/ J. Carlo Cannell, on behalf of Cannell Capital LLC		12/12/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of December 11, 2017, Tonga Partners, LP, Cuttyhunk II Fund, Tristan Partners, LP, Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd. and sundry separately managed accounts (collectively the "Cannell Investment Vehicles") owned in the aggregate 2,924,681 shares of the common stock of North American Energy Partners, Inc.
(2)	Cannell Capital LLC acts as the investment sub-adviser to the Cuttyhunk II Fund, the investment advisor to the sundry separately managed accounts, and serves as the general partner of and investment adviser to Tonga Partners, LP, Tristan Partners, LP and Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd.. J. Carlo Cannell is the sole managing member of Cannell Capital LLC. As such, Mr. Cannell possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of all securities of North American Energy Partners, Inc. held by the Cannell Investment Vehicles. Thus, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, as of December 11, 2017, Mr. Cannell beneficially owns 2,924,681 shares. Mr. Cannell's interest in the securities reported herein is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest in each of the Cannell Investment Vehicles, if any.

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