---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015351"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USEG"
cik: "0000101594"
company_name: "US ENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:19:23.838114+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# USEG Q1 net loss $3.2M; advances Big Sky Carbon Hub with FID and helium offtake

## Summary
- Net loss $3.2M ($0.08/diluted share); revenue $1.6M down 27% YoY; production 34,290 BOE vs 47,008 BOE Q1 2025.
- Achieved Final Investment Decision on Phase 1 processing facility at Big Sky Carbon Hub; EPC contract with CANUSA; first gas target Q1 2027.
- Signed five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake agreement at $285/Mcf with investment-grade counterparty; CPI escalation from March 2028.
- Phase 1 capital stack completed: borrowing base doubled to $20M, equity line of credit suspended; liquidity $27.9M as of April 30.
- MRV applications in active EPA review; expects summer 2026 approval for Section 45Q credits (~$130M over 12 years of Phase 1).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015351
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USEG
- cik: 0000101594
- company_name: US ENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101594/000143774926015351/0001437749-26-015351-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101594/000143774926015351/useg20260318_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2fe99189b492aabe5341288f09edd557fa0268cd
  claim: US ENERGY CORP reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $1.6 million.
  evidence_excerpt: For the first quarter 2026 revenue totaled $1.6 million (84% oil), compared to first quarter of 2025 revenue of $2.2 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101594/000143774926015351/0001437749-26-015351-index.htm

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