Empire Energy Group Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Chris White as chief operating officer. Chris has 25 years' experience commercializing and developing Australian onshore unconventional gas resources. Chris joins Empire following 18 years at Origin Energy in the roles of General Manager Upstream Growth, General Manager Exploration and New Ventures, Group Manager Field Development Optimization, Production Optimization Manager and Petroleum Engineering Team Leader.

Prior to Origin, Chris was a Project Manager for gas infrastructure projects at Laing O'Rourke UK, and a Petroleum Engineer at Queensland Gas Company. Chris has a demonstrated track record leading multidisciplinary teams. He has been instrumental in proving the commerciality of onshore unconventional gas resources in Queensland, driving rapid reserves growth, building production to export scale, delivering production outcomes exceeding FID assumptions to fill two Australia Pacific LNG trains at Gladstone, delivering successful exploration campaigns across multiple basins including the Beetaloo Basin, and helping deliver multibillion dollar investments by attracting joint venture partners. Chris will play an important role in Empire's transition from explorer to producer focused on the Beetaloo Basin.

Chris has a Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum) from the University of NSW.