{"url_path":"/sec/ep/8-k/2026-05-15/item-2-02","section_key":"item-2-02","section_title":"Item 2.02 ****Results","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/0001072613-26-000451-index.html","accession_number":"0001072613-26-000451","cik":"0000887396","ticker":"EP","issuer_name":"EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/0001072613-26-000451-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000887396","primary_entity_name":"EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"},"word_count":127,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n2.02.****Results\nof Operations and Financial Condition.**\n\nOn May 15, 2026,\nEmpire Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the\nfirst quarter 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.\n\n \n\nThis information is\nbeing furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of\nthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section,\nnor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except\nas shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing."}