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Issuer:     EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP)
CIK:        0000887396
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001072613-24-000358
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Empire Petroleum reports Q4 net loss of $4.8M; modifies rights offering to raise up to $20.66M
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- Q4 net loss $4.8M ($0.20/diluted); full-year loss $12.5M ($0.55/diluted); revenue $11.2M with derivative gains.
- Year-end 2023 proved reserves 9.1 MMBoe; standardized measure $83.0M; decline driven by lower SEC-mandated pricing.
- Rights offering modified: each right buys 0.161 shares at $5.00, up to ~$20.66M gross; expiration extended to April 10, 2024.
- Starbuck EOR project in ND advancing; initial production impact expected in Q3-Q4 2024 after injector completion in Q2.
- Chairman and largest shareholder intend to fully exercise rights and over-subscribe their pro rata share.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261324000358/0001072613-24-000358-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261324000358/emp_8k-18817.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001072613-24-000358

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