EXHIBIT 10.1

                           EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT


THIS EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is deemed made,  entered into
and effective this 22nd day of September, 2009 (the "Effective Date").

Between:  Mainland  Resources,  Inc., a Nevada  Corporation,  with its principle
business address at 20333 State Highway 249, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77070

(the "Company").

And: Michael J. Newport,  an individual,  with his principal business address at
13311 April Mist Court, Cypress, Texas 77429

(the "Executive").

WHEREAS:

A. The Company is a reporting company  incorporated  under the laws of the State
of Nevada,  U.S.A.,  and has its common  shares listed for trading on the NASDAQ
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board;

B. The Company is involved in the principal business of acquiring, exploring and
developing various resource  properties of merit and particularly those resource
properties  which  constitute oil and gas exploration and development  prospects
(collectively, the "BUSINESS");

C. The  Executive  is a  professional  within the oil and gas  industry  and has
extensive experience in and specialized knowledge in providing consulting advise
on exploration strategies,  management and operational service considerations to
oil and gas exploration  companies involved in the areas of Business carried out
by the Company and has to date provided professional  consulting services to the
Company and acted in the capacity as its President/Chief Executive Officer and a
Director;

D. The  Company  desires  to retain  the  Executive  to  continue  to act in the
capacity  as the  President/Chief  Executive  Officer  and a  Director,  and the
Executive  desires to accept to continue in such positions,  in order to provide
such related services to the Company (collectively, the "GENERAL SERVICES");

E. Since the verbal  month-to-month  agreement of the Company and the  Executive
relating to the  engagement of the  Executive in such  capacity  effective as of
February 28, 2008 (in combination called the "Parties"),  it is the intention of
the Parties hereby to memoralize all such previous agreements and understandings
between them relating to the terms and  conditions of the General  Services and,
correspondingly,  it is their further intention that the terms and conditions of
this agreement (the "AGREEMENT") will replace, in their entirety, all such prior
discussions,  negotiations,  understandings  and agreements  with respect to the
General Services;

F. The Parties hereto have agreed to enter into this Agreement  which  replaces,
in its entirety,  all such prior discussions,  negotiations,  understandings and
agreements,  and,  furthermore,  which  necessarily  clarifies their  respective
duties and  obligations  with  respect to the  General  Services  to be provided
hereunder, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;


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G. The Parties do not wish this  Agreement  to be an  employment  agreement  and
intend to maintain an independent contractor  relationship whereby the Executive
will continue to provide the General  Services  hereunder.  The Executive  shall
allocate, in his discretion, the amount of time appropriate to providing General
Services  to the  Company  and the  manner of the  provision  of any part of the
General  Services.  The  Executive  may  choose  the  location  from  which  the
Executive's  General  Services are rendered,  select the times during which such
General  Services are rendered,  and the optimal form of  communication  through
which to  deliver  or provide  such  General  Services.  Provided  however,  all
decisions of the  Executive in rendering  the General  Services  must be made in
good faith, in the best mutual  interests of the Executive and the Company,  and
carried out in a manner that is  generally  consistent  with  accepted  industry
standards for the provision of such General Services.

H. This Agreement  when duly signed and accepted by the  Executive;  will define
the duties.  responsibilities  and  obligations of the Executive;  set forth and
provide  the  consideration,  expense  allowances  and any  other  consideration
offered or provided to the Executive hereunder; and as offered by the Company to
other independent  contractors  providing  professional  services and consulting
services to the Company.

NOW THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the recited  ongoing  relationship  of the
Parties  and the  promises,  covenants,  assurances,  agreements  and  financial
compensation  provided  by and  between  the  Parties  all of which is  mutually
acknowledged  as good and sufficient  consideration,  by and between the Parties
hereto, and the Company and the Executive hereby promise,  covenant and agree as
follows:

1.       REMUNERATION

1.1      The Company shall pay to the Executive a monthly fee of $15,000.00 (the
         "Executive  Fee") and an expense  allowance in such amounts as may from
         time to time be agreed to by and between the Executive and the Company.

1.2      Notwithstanding  any prior  issuances of common stock of the Company or
         grant of stock  options to the  Executive,  the Company  shall grant an
         aggregate  of  1,500,000  stock  options  (the "Stock  Options") to the
         Executive  under its 2008 Stock  Option  Plan,  as amended  (the "Stock
         Option Plan") on the Effective Date. The Stock Options shall expire ten
         (10)  years  from the  Effective  Date and  shall  vest in  incremental
         periods as reflected below (each  hereinafter the "Vesting Date").  The
         exercise  price at each  Vesting  Date  shall be the lesser of: (a) the
         thirty day weighted  average  price of the  Company's  shares of common
         stock prior to each of the  respective  Vesting  Date; or (b)_the issue
         price as established by the Board of Directors of the Company's  shares
         of common stock at each of the equity fundings referenced below in (i).
         The Vesting Date of the Stock Options is as follows:  (i) 500,000 Stock
         Options  when the Company has  successfully  completed  its listing and
         commences  trading  of its  shares of common  stock  with a  designated
         trading  symbol  (the  "Trading  Date")  with the NYSE  Amex  Equities,
         formerly known as the American Stock Exchange ("NYSE Amex Equities") or
         other Senior exchange as the case may be; (ii) 500,000 Stock Options at
         the one year  anniversary  date of the Trading Date (the "First Trading
         Anniversary  Date"); and (iii) 500,000 Stock Options at the second year
         anniversary  date of the Trading Date (the "Second Trading  Anniversary
         Date").

1.3      The terms and conditions for payment of monthly  service fees,  expense
         allowances,  reimbursement  for  the  cost  of  providing  the  General
         Services, grant of Stock Options, and other similar matters relating to
         financial  consideration  payable to the  Executive  hereunder are only
         binding on the Parties and form part of this  Agreement when reduced to
         writing,   signed  by  the  Parties  or  their  respective   authorized
         signatories, and provided in the body of this Agreement.


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1.3      The  compensation   provided  for  herein  will  be  inclusive  of  any
         remuneration otherwise payable to the Executive may be for serving as a
         director of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company at the request
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