S T R A L I A

16 September 2013
The Manager
The Australian Securities Exchange
Company Announcements Office
Level 4/20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam

W E B w w w . e m p i r e o i l . c o m . a u

RE: APPROVAL TO DRILL DUNNART-2, EP437, NORTH PERTH BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA


Please find attached details of the approval by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum to drill the Dunnart-2 exploration well located in Exploration Permit EP437 near Dongara, Western Australia.
Joint Venture participants in EP437:

Empire Oil & Gas NL (Empire Oil Company (WA) Limited) Operator 35% Key Petroleum Limited (Key Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd) 50% Caracal Exploration Pty Limited 15%

Yours faithfully, JL CRAIG MARSHALL Managing Director EMPIRE OIL & GAS NL EMPIRE OIL & GAS NL ASX RELEASE 16 September 2013 Approval to Drill Dunnart-2, EP437, North Perth Basin, Western Australia


Empire Oil & Gas NL ("Empire") as Operator of Exploration Permit EP437 is pleased to announce that the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has granted Approval to Drill the Dunnart-2 exploration well.

The Operator will drill Dunnart-2 once it has negotiated and finalised the following: