UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

29259G200

(CUSIP Number)

Talisman Group Investments, L.L.C.

324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 229

Palm Beach, FL 33480

(212) 672-9300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

Copy to:

Jeffrey R. Katz

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

(617) 951-7072

May 21, 2014

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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This statement constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D relating to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Endeavour International Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Issuer”), and hereby amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 10, 2014 as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed on February 24, 2014, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed on March 10, 2014 and Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed on April 28, 2014 (together, the “Schedule 13D”), to furnish the additional information set forth herein. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by the addition of the following:

On May 21, 2014, the Reporting Persons issued a press release announcing the withdrawal of their nomination of Jason T. Kalisman for election to the Issuer’s Board of Directors at its annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 22, 2014.

The Reporting Persons announced that they are pleased to support the election of William D. Lancaster, a management nominee previously proposed by them, and urged the Issuer’s stockholders to continue to demand critical improvements to the Issuer’s governance, compensation policies, strategy and operational execution to realize the potential value of the Issuer’s assets. Further, the Reporting Persons thanked the Issuer’s stockholders for their support during the election process.

The Reporting Persons continue to evaluate their investment in the Issuer Securities and may further purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose or otherwise deal in the Issuer Securities at times and in such manner as they deem advisable.

Other than as described above, the Reporting Persons do not have any current plans or proposals which relate to, or would result in, (a) any acquisition or disposition of securities of the Issuer, (b) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) any sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (d) any material change in the Issuer’s present capitalization or dividend policy, (e) any other material change in the Issuer’s business or corporate structure, (f) any changes in the Issuer’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person, (g) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (i) a class of the Issuer’s equity securities becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (h) any action similar to those enumerated above.

Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

(a) The aggregate number of Common Stock and the percentage of total outstanding Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is set forth below. References to percentage ownerships of Common Stock in this Statement are based upon 51,961,458 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which includes 50,340,888 shares of Common Stock stated to be outstanding in the Issuer’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2014, and 1,620,570 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock consisting of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, 1,620,570 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, and 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Options, which constitutes 13.70% of the Common Stock, calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Act. The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that a Reporting Person beneficially owns those shares held by any other Reporting Person.

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TRC Master Fund beneficially owns 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

The General Partner, as the general partner of TRC Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

The Manager, as the investment advisor of TRC Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

The Holdco, which is the sole owner of the Manager, may be deemed to beneficially own 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

The InvestCo, which is the sole owner of the Holdco, may be deemed to beneficially own 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

Jason Taubman Kalisman, who is the managing member of the InvestCo, may be deemed to beneficially own 7,120,570 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 13.70% of the outstanding Common Stock calculated in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-3 under the Act.

By virtue of the relationships described herein, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. As a member of a group, each Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to, and therefore beneficially own, the shares beneficially owned by members of the group as a whole. The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that a Reporting Person beneficially owns those shares held by any other member of the group. In addition, each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein except to the extent such Reporting Person actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such securities.

(c) The following table sets forth all purchases and sales with respect to the Common Stock, Options and Convertible Notes effected since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, filed on April 28, 2014. All such purchases and sales of Common Stock, Options and Convertible Notes were effected by TRC Master Fund in the open market, and the table includes commissions paid in per share prices.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 22, 2014