Empire Petroleum director Phil E. Mulacek reports $68,978 common share purchase

Empire Petroleum director Phil E. Mulacek reported open-market purchases of 25,127 common shares at prices around $2.672 to $2.819. Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC held 956,854 shares following the purchases. Mulacek also reported direct ownership of 9,411,581 shares. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Empire Petroleum Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001072613-26-000825), on October 13, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. (C)