Empire Oil & Gas Nl appointed Ken Aitken as Chief Executive. Mr. Aitken has been appointed as Empire's Chief Executive Officer on a three-year contract. Mr. Aitken was a senior executive with Amerada Hess and Enterprise Oil in Norway, the UK and Indonesia.

He is currently General Manager Operations and Engineering with New Standard Energy with responsibility for managing all operated asset activities with joint venture partners Conoco Phillips and Petrochina. Mr. Aitken has been appointed as Empire's Chief Executive Officer on a three-year contract.