Empire Energy Group

What Empire Energy Group does

Empire Energy Group, LLC is a privately held, Houston-based energy commodity brokerage and consulting firm operating in the professional services model. The company provides fundamental and technical market perspectives, advisory services, and brokerage execution support to a broad institutional client base spanning energy producers and consumers, investment and commercial banks, hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, pension funds, and individual traders active in the global energy marketplace. Founder and President Mark Fairchild leads the firm, which markets 25+ years of cumulative industry experience and emphasizes independently owned status with strict customer confidentiality as core differentiators.

The firm operates without a proprietary technology platform — its digital presence is a standard GoDaddy-built marketing website with a contact form, email signup, and a single phone line (713-557-7754). Revenue is generated through consulting fees and brokerage commissions negotiated individually with each institutional client; no pricing tiers, rate cards, or productized offerings are publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely direct and relationship-driven, with no channel partners, no integrations, and no technology stack beyond the website.

The firm is small (1-10 employees per available data) and counts a single A$28 million share placement completed in December 2024 at A$0.16 per share as its only disclosed capital event. There is no evidence of acquisitions, partnerships, product launches, geographic expansion, AI/ML capability, patents, certifications, or institutional investor backing. The combination of un-named clients, quote-based pricing, and a relationship-led go-to-market means revenue is likely concentrated among a small number of mandates, even though the publicly stated customer segments are unusually diverse for a firm of this size.

Name

Empire Energy Group

Legal name

Empire Energy Group, LLC

Website

https://empireenergygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Empire Energy Group, LLC is a privately held, Houston-based energy commodity brokerage and consulting firm providing fundamental and technical market perspectives to institutional clients including banks, hedge funds, asset managers, producers, and consumers in the global energy marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Commodity Brokerage & Consulting

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Risk Management, Analytics & Back-Office (ETRM/CTRM) (EUAGAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG), Risk Reporting & Performance Management (BI, KPIs, Attribution) (EUAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Energy commodity consulting
• Energy market advisory
• Energy brokerage services
• Energy market intelligence
• Energy trading support

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Energy Commodity Consulting Services: The company provides consulting services to energy industry participants including producers, consumers, investment banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. Revenue appears to be generated through consulting fees and brokerage commissions on energy commodity transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Empire Energy Group, LLC provides energy commodity consulting and brokerage services to producers, consumers, investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, pension funds, and individual traders. The firm delivers fundamental and technical market perspectives and disseminates market information with promptness and accuracy, leveraging over 25 years of industry relationships. Its core revenue comes from consulting fees and brokerage commissions on energy commodity transactions executed for institutional clients.

Product overview

Empire Energy Group, LLC operates as an energy consulting services firm offering a single core service: Energy Commodity Consulting Services. The company provides market analysis and advisory services to a broad range of clients across the energy sector including producers, consumers, investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms, pension funds, and individual traders. With over 25 years of industry experience, the firm delivers fundamental and technical market perspectives, disseminating market information with promptness, intelligence, and accuracy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Commodity Consulting Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• BGC Group: Global inter-dealer broker with a significant energy commodities brokerage franchise (originally BGC Partners, now including the GFI and Fenics brands). Directly comparable to Empire Energy as an institutional energy broker serving banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, though at vastly larger scale and broader product coverage.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): Leading provider of energy market intelligence, price assessments, and consulting (formerly S&P Global Platts / IHS Markit). Overlaps with Empire Energy's market intelligence and advisory work for energy producers, consumers, and trading firms, though delivered through data products, subscriptions, and large consulting teams rather than pure brokerage.
• Argus Media: Independent energy and commodity price reporting agency with consulting and advisory offerings for producers, consumers, and trading firms. Comparable to Empire Energy in serving institutional energy market participants with market intelligence, though Argus is far larger and productized through subscription data services.
• Wood Mackenzie: Global energy and natural resources research and consultancy serving energy companies, financial institutions, and governments. Comparable to Empire Energy's consulting work for energy producers, investors, and banks, though Wood Mackenzie is a much larger, globalized firm owned by Veritas Capital.
• Hartree Partners: Global commodities-focused merchant and advisory firm active across energy, metals, and agricultural markets. Comparable to Empire Energy in serving institutional energy clients with advisory, brokerage, and market intelligence, though Hartree is far larger and operates principal trading books.
• Marex: Diversified global commodities broker and advisory firm with deep energy market coverage across physical and financial commodities. Comparable to Empire Energy in client base (banks, hedge funds, producers) and energy brokerage services, but with much broader asset class coverage and a public listing.

Emerging players

• Rystad Energy: Independent energy research and consulting firm providing market intelligence and advisory to energy companies, investors, and financial institutions. Closely comparable to Empire Energy's independent, energy-focused advisory positioning, though with a stronger productized data/analytics offering and global footprint.
• Vortexa: Energy cargo analytics and market intelligence platform serving oil traders, refiners, and shipping firms with real-time data and analytics. Tangentially comparable to Empire Energy's market intelligence offering for energy traders, though delivered as a SaaS/analytics platform rather than personal advisory.

Direct peers

• ICF International: Professional services firm providing energy and environmental consulting to utilities, producers, and government clients. Comparable to Empire Energy's consulting/analytical services for energy market participants, though ICF is a much larger publicly listed firm with broader sector and policy advisory.
• Gelber Group: Privately held commodity trading and brokerage firm specializing in energy markets, with a similar focus on serving institutional clients. Closely matches Empire Energy's model as an independent, relationship-driven energy commodity broker, though with proprietary trading alongside brokerage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/empireeg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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