Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sopak AG
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/21/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ [MPET]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3, 		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of Section 13(d) Group
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BAAR, V8 CH-6341		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 9,264,637
I
See footnote 1

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (1) 09/21/2012 07/09/2014 Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 4,347,826 $ 1.15 I See footnote 1

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sopak AG
BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3
BAAR, V8 CH-6341		     X   Member of Section 13(d) Group
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC
BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3
P.O. BOX 777
BAAR, V8 CH-6341		     X   Member of Section 13(d) Group
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG
BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3
P O BOX 555 CH 6341 BAAR
SWITZERLAND 		     X   Member of Section 13(d) Group
Glencore AG
BAARERMATTSTRASSE 3
PO BOX 555 CH-6341
BAAR, V8 4142227722		     X   Member of Section 13(d) Group

Signatures

/s/ Andreas Hubmann, Chairman, SOPAK AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Stefan Peter, Member, SOPAK AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Steven Kalmin, Director, GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Andreas Hubmann, Chairman, GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Gerda Schwindt, Officer, GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Andreas Hubmann, Chairman, GLENCORE AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Stefan Peter, Member, GLENCORE AG 09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Registered in the name of Young Energy Prize S. A. Sopak AG acquired voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock and the Warrant reported herein upon the occurrence of an event of default under a pledge agreement between Sopak AG and Young Energy Prize S.A. Each of the reporting persons other than Glencore International plc is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore International plc. Glencore AG is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore International. Sopak AG is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore AG. None of the reporting persons have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in these shares. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the reporting persons is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purposes.

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