UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 27, 2010 ---------------- Northern Empire Energy Corp. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Nevada ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-52725 20-4765268 ------------------------ --------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 118 8th Ave. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 0A4, Canada -------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 403-456-2333 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 1 Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On January 27, 2010, Northern Empire Energy Corp. issued a press release to announce it has acquired 100% of the Petroleum and Natural Gas lease rights on nine sections in the Redwater Region, north-east of Edmonton Alberta, Canada. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits: 99.1 Press release issued on January 27, 2010 by Northern Empire Energy Corp.* * This exhibit is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Northern Empire Energy Corp. ---------------------------------- Registrant By: /s/ Jeffrey Cocks ------------------------------------ Name: Jeffrey Cocks Title: President, Chief Financial Officer and Director Dated: January 27, 2010 ---------------- 2