secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP)
CIK:        0000887396
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-15T20:03:58+00:00
Accession:  0001072613-26-000451
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Empire Petroleum Q1 2026 net loss $6.6M; revenue $7.7M down 15% YoY; production falls 8%
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- Q1 2026 net loss of $6.6M ($0.18/diluted share) vs. $4.2M loss in Q1 2025; Adjusted EBITDA –$0.7M vs. –$0.6M.
- Revenue $7.7M, down 15% YoY; production 1,880 Boe/d (8% lower YoY) impacted by operational issues and weather.
- Rights Offering raised $10M gross; $3M convertible note settled with equity; debt reduced $5M.
- Texas gas: 3 wells reactivated (+45% net volumes vs Q4 2025); compression capacity expanded >500% to ~3 MMcfd.
- Louisiana three-well program drilling by end of Q2; New Mexico regulatory appeal ongoing; expects op-ex reduction.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000451/0001072613-26-000451-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000451/emp_8k-19061.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001072613-26-000451

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