Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Sydney, Oct 30, 2019 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Empire Energy Group Limited (
ASX:EEG) (EEGUF:OTCMKTS) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. David Evans as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Evans' appointment significantly strengthens Empire's technical and operational capabilities at a time of material expected growth for the Company as it executes its Northern Territory exploration and development programs.
Mr. Evans has 30 years' global upstream oil & gas exploration, development and production experience in increasingly senior technical and managerial roles, with significant exposure to Australian and North American unconventional hydrocarbon plays.
For the past 3 years, Mr Evans held the role of Chief Operating Officer at ASX listed, US focused, Elk Petroleum Limited.
Prior to joining Elk, Mr. Evans held the positions of Chief Technical Officer and Acting Chief Operating Officer with ASX listed company Drillsearch Energy Limited for six years, a period of substantial growth for that company.
Mr. Evans holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Geology from the University of London, a Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Exploration Geology from Oxford Brookes University and a Master of Applied Science from University of Canberra. David was also the recipient of the East Coles Corporate Performance Awards 2014 Best Operational Management, Energy Sector.
Alex Underwood, CEO of Empire Energy, said: "I am delighted that we have been able to attract David to the Empire Energy senior leadership team as we enter an exciting period of growth in the Northern Territory. David has a proven track record of delivering fit for purpose technical and operational oversight in Australian and international oil and gas companies and as such is a key appointment to Empire's management team at a pivotal point in Empire's growth trajectory."
About Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited
Beetaloo Energy Australia Limited (ASX:BTL) (OTCMKTS:EEGUF) holds 28.9 million acres of highly prospective exploration tenements in the McArthur Basin and Beetaloo Sub-basins, Northern Territory. Work undertaken by the Company since 2010 demonstrates that the Eastern depositional Trough of the McArthur Basin, of which the Company holds around 80%, has enormous conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon potential. The Beetaloo Sub-basin, in which Beetaloo Energy holds a substantial position, has world-class hydrocarbon volumes in place and a ramp up in industry activity to appraise substantial discoveries already made by major Australian oil and gas operators is ongoing.
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