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    <periodOfReport>2014-03-01</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001191359</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ARKANOVA ENERGY CORP.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AKVA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001415653</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DENNY REGINALD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>16709 FRENCH HARBOUR COURT</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AUSTIN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>78734</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>165000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2008-11-19</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2018-09-30</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                    <value>100000</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-03-01</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <value>2014-03-01</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2019-03-01</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Granted under the 2007 Stock Option Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Granted under the 2008 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Effective November 15, 2013, the option price has been amended from $0.12 to $0.10 and the expiry date has been extended from November 19, 2013 to September 30, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Effective November 15, 2013, the  option price has been amended from $0.20 to $0.10 and the expiry date has been extended from October 14, 2014 to December 31, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Effective November 15, 2013, the  option price has been amended from $0.25 to $0.10 and the expiry date has been extended from October 8, 2015 to December 31, 2018.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Reginald Denny</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-03-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
