Empire Energy Corporation International
4500 College Blvd., Suite 240
Leawood, KS 66211
913-663-2310
September 11, 2009
By EDGAR and facsimile (202) 942-9528
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 4-5
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Tracy L. McNeil
Re:
Empire Energy Corporation International
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A
Filed August 31, 2009
Registration No. 333-159119
Withdrawal of Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
Dear Ms. McNeil:
The above-named Registrant hereby requests that the Request for Acceleration of Effective Date filed with the Commission on September 10, 2009 seeking effectiveness at 4:00PM Washington, D.C. time on Monday September 14, 2009 be withdrawn.
Respectfully submitted,
Empire Energy Corporation International
By:/s/John C. Garrison .
John C. Garrison, President