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Empire Petroleum Announces Full Subscription of Rights Offering
TULSA, Okla., March 19, 2026--Empire Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EP) ("Empire" or the "Company"), an oil and gas company with current producing assets in New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Louisiana, announced today that its previously announced rights offering (the "Rights Offering") was fully subscribed. The subscription period for the Rights Offering expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 18, 2026.
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