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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-10-08</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001141197</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PEDEVCO CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PED</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001222390</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KUKES SIMON G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77079</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001946705</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77079</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-10-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>147070</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>13.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4137543</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>150</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Spouse</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>406097</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares held by The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust, of which Dr. Simon Kukes is the trustee. Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Kukes is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Kukes is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.. Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein this report shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Kukes is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held directly by Dr. Simon Kukes.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>See the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on June 19, 2019 and the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.3 to the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on October 5, 2022.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for Simon Kukes</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for Simon Kukes, as Trustee of The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
