~~UNITED~~FORM ~~STATES~~8K ~~SECURITIES~~CURRENT ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~the ~~SECURITIES~~Securities ~~EXCHANGE~~Exchange ~~ACT~~Act OFof 1934

Date of Earliest Event Reported: ~~December~~January 43, ~~2014~~2015

Empire Energy Corporation International ~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)~~

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Nevada	1-10077	87-0401761
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS employer identification no.)

6750 Antioch Road ~~Merriam, Kansas 66204 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) +61 3 6231 3529 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)~~

Merriam, Kansas 66204

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

+61 3 6231 3529

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On ~~December~~January 43, ~~2014~~2015 ~~Empire~~TXP ~~Energy~~PLC ~~Corporation International~~ issued the following press release regarding its interest in Empire Energy Corporation International.

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~~New~~TXO ~~York~~PLC, ~~New~~the ~~York,~~AIM-quoted ~~Dec.~~energy 4,resource ~~2014~~and --clean ~~Paul~~technology ~~Batista~~investment company, announces that the ~~attorney~~following ~~representing~~statement was issued by Paul Batista, Empire Energy Corporation ~~International,~~Inc’s an(“Empire”) ~~energy~~counsel ~~resources~~following ~~company,~~Smart ~~announced~~Win’s ~~that~~(the ~~today~~Plaintiff) ~~the~~filing ~~New~~of ~~York~~a ~~State~~Notice ~~judge~~of ~~overseeing~~Appeal against the ~~litigation~~dismissal ~~between~~of ~~Empire~~their ~~and~~motion ~~Smart~~for ~~Win~~summary ~~International~~judgment. TXO ~~Limited,~~has aan ~~Hong~~indirect ~~Kong~~interest ~~firm,~~via ~~has~~its ~~set~~25 ~~April~~per ~~13,~~cent ~~2015,~~investment asin ~~the~~Tasmanian ~~trial~~Oil ~~date~~and Gas Limited.

~~The~~“Paul ~~underlying~~Batista ~~lawsuit~~Views ~~stems from a 2008 agreement between Empire and~~ Smart Win's ~~under~~Filing ~~which~~of ~~Smart~~a ~~Win~~Notice ~~committed~~of ~~itself~~Appeal ~~to providing~~ as ~~much~~a asDesperate ~~AUD~~Gambit $5by ~~million to finance drilling for oil and other energy resources at locations in Tasmania where Empire held licenses from the government to drill.~~ Smart Win, ~~which refused~~ to ~~advance~~Avoid ~~the~~a ~~full~~Trial ~~AUD~~and $5a ~~million,~~Potentially ~~has~~Significant ~~claimed~~Judgment ~~that~~in ~~Empire~~Favor ~~should~~of ~~return approximately AUD $3.9 million.~~Empire

InThe ~~its~~appeal ~~claims~~filed ~~against~~by Smart Win, ~~Empire~~is ~~has~~yet ~~asserted~~another ~~that~~sign ~~Smart~~of ~~Win~~desperation. ~~breached~~The ~~the~~appeal, ~~2008~~among ~~contract~~other bythings, ~~falling~~is toan ~~advance~~admission ~~the~~by ~~full~~Smart ~~AUD~~Win $5of ~~million~~its ~~financing~~thorough ~~and~~dismay ~~that~~with ~~Smart Win's conduct caused~~ the ~~collapse~~correctness of ~~the~~Justice ~~drilling~~Oing's ~~venture~~repeated ~~and~~sustaining ~~inflicted~~of on Empire's positions in ~~excess~~the ofNew ~~AUD~~York ~~$1 billion in damages~~lawsuit.

~~According~~It is also important to ~~Mr.~~stress ~~Batista,~~that ~~Empire~~Smart ~~and~~Win's ~~its~~filing ~~Chief~~of ~~Executive~~the ~~Officer,~~Notice ~~Malcolm~~of ~~Bendall,~~Appeal ~~have~~does ~~agreed~~nothing toin ~~proceed~~and of itself to ~~trial~~stay ~~without~~or adelay ~~jury.~~the MrApril trial date. ~~Batista~~In ~~said,~~order ~~"Justice~~to ~~Jeffrey~~accomplish K.that ~~Oing~~delay, aSmart ~~highly~~Win ~~respected~~would ~~judge,~~have ~~has~~to ~~consistently~~make ~~demonstrated~~ a ~~complete~~separate ~~grasp~~motion ofto ~~the~~Justice ~~legal~~Oing ~~and~~to ~~factual~~delay ~~issues~~the ~~raised~~trial byuntil ~~this~~the ~~case.~~resolution ~~The~~of ~~judge~~the ~~recently~~appeal. While ~~denied~~there aare ~~motion~~no ~~for~~guarantees ~~summary~~in ~~judgment~~the ~~brought~~law, byPaul ~~Smart Win~~Batista, ~~and~~Empire's inattorney, ~~the~~is ~~course~~virtually ofcertain ~~denying~~that ~~the~~any motion by Smart Win ~~commented,~~to ~~among~~delay ~~other~~or ~~things,~~stay ~~that~~ the ~~trier~~trial ofwill ~~fact,~~be ~~whether~~rejected ~~the~~by ~~judge~~Justice orOing aand ~~jury,~~then ~~would~~by ~~have to evaluate~~ the ~~propriety~~appeals ofcourt if Smart Win's ~~'turning~~is ~~off~~desperate ~~the~~enough ~~spigot'~~to ~~before~~make ~~providing~~its motion there in the ~~full~~event ~~financing~~Justice ~~amount~~Oing ofrejects ~~AUD~~Smart $5Win's ~~million~~delaying tactics."

~~According to~~ Mr. Batista, ~~Empire's~~has ~~decision~~commented tothat ~~try~~it ~~the case before Justice Oing was also based on the judge's recent ruling~~is, onof ~~October~~course, ~~30,~~profoundly ~~2014,~~ironic that ~~Empire was entitled to seek to prove that~~ Smart Win, ~~breached~~which is the ~~2008~~nominal ~~agreement~~plaintiff ~~and~~in ~~that~~the ~~Smart~~case, ~~Win's~~does ~~breach~~not ~~led~~want to ~~significant~~go ~~losses~~ to ~~Empire~~trial. ~~far~~The inrecent ~~excess~~filing of ~~any~~the ~~claims~~Notice ~~that~~of ~~Smart~~Appeal ~~Win~~reveals ~~might have against Empire. Mr. Batista also said, "In deciding to proceed with a trial before Justice Oing only, as~~ Smart Win's ~~itself~~well-founded ~~had~~fear ~~requested, Empire was also motivated by the fact~~ that a trial ~~with~~might awell ~~jury~~result ~~could~~in ~~last twice as long as~~ a ~~trial~~significant ~~before~~victory ~~Justice~~for ~~Oing. No one can ever predict the outcome of a trial, whether it is held before a judge only or a judge presiding over a jury, but~~ Empire ~~has~~on ~~full confidence in~~ its ~~position~~multi-million ~~that~~dollar itcounterclaims ~~did~~against ~~not breach the contract, that Empire owes nothing to~~ Smart Win, and ~~that,~~trial inverdict ~~fact,~~that rejects Smart Win's ~~misconduct~~AUD ~~caused~~$3.9 ~~many~~million ~~millions~~claim ofagainst ~~dollars in damages to~~ Empire. ~~We intend to do our best to prove this to Justice Oing at trial."~~

~~The~~Smart ~~selection~~Win's ofappeal ~~April~~is, 13in as the ~~firm~~view ~~trial~~of ~~date~~Mr. ~~was~~Batista, ~~based~~a indesperate ~~part~~gambit onby ~~Justice Oing's own established schedule in other cases and the fact that~~ Smart Win ~~intends~~ to ~~present~~avoid ~~several~~a ~~Chinese~~trial ~~witnesses who would be engaged in late February through March in events surrounding the Chinese New Year~~ and ~~routine~~to ~~regulatory~~escape ~~requirements~~a ~~that~~significant ~~the~~trial ~~witnesses~~court ~~and~~judgment ~~the~~against ~~companies~~Smart ~~that~~Win ~~employ~~in ~~them~~favor ~~would~~of ~~have to meet~~Empire.”

TXO has an indirect interest via its 25 per cent investment in Tasmanian Oil and Gas Limited.

Contact: Malcolm Bendall

+61 3 6231 3529

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EMPIRE ENERGY CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

Dated: ~~December~~January 43, ~~2014~~2015

By: /s/ Malcolm Bendall

Mr. Malcolm Bendall

Chief Executive Officer

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