secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP)
CIK:        0000887396
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001072613-24-000268
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Empire Petroleum reports preliminary Q4 2023 revenue ~$9.9M; production 2,011 BOE/D; updates Starbuck Drilling Program
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- Preliminary Q4 2023 production: 185,000 BOE (2,011 BOE/D, ~64% oil); revenue ~$9.9M.
- Capex Q4 2023 ~$18-20M, mostly Starbuck; working capital deficit ~$5M at Dec 31.
- Starbuck Field production increased >500% since purchase; goal of 2,000%-5,000% growth by end of 2024.
- Entered $5M convertible bridge loan with EEF (largest stockholder); $2.5M funded, 7% interest payable in stock.
- Additional $10M revolver established with regional bank; technical work started for New Mexico/Texas drilling later 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261324000268/0001072613-24-000268-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261324000268/emp_8k-18801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001072613-24-000268

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