Empire Petroleum Corporation
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2024-04-01 to 2024-06-30, 2Q 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Increased attention to climate change and environmental conservation, resulting in potential increased costs, reduced demand for products, reduced profits, increased investigations and litigation, and negative impacts on stock price and access to capital markets.
- Negative stakeholder sentiment towards the oil and gas industry and increased attention to ESG matters could affect ability to raise equity and debt capital.
- Highly competitive oil and gas industry, potentially putting the company at a disadvantage in competing for resources.
- Substantial capital expenditures required for operations, with uncertainty in generating expected cash flows and obtaining necessary capital.
- Concentration of producing properties and reserves in limited geographic areas, making the company vulnerable to regional risks.
- Inadequate insurance policies to protect against unforeseen risks.
- Extensive governmental regulation of oil and gas operations, including environmental protection laws.
- Potential for significant future write-downs of property values due to low oil and gas prices.
- Risks associated with acquiring properties, including unanticipated liabilities or performance issues.
- Potential for depletion of reserves due to offset wells and actions of other operators.
- Climate change risks, including increased operating costs, limitations on exploration and production activities, and reduced demand for products.
- Dependence on third-party gathering, transportation, and processing facilities.
- Risks associated with operating or participating in oil and gas leases with third parties who may not fulfill their commitments.
- Increased costs of service providers.
- Limitations on using net operating loss carryforwards.
- Cyber incidents could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption, and financial loss.
Mitigation Strategies
- Maintaining insurance against some risks.
- Seeking to repay, refinance, repurchase, redeem, exchange, or terminate existing indebtedness.
- Reviewing existing indebtedness and seeking to refinance on favorable terms.
- Utilizing stock-based compensation to retain talented personnel.
- Implementing design enhancements to internal control procedures.
- Hiring a Chief Accounting Officer and engaging an outside company for internal controls review.
- Adding resources and focusing efforts to test the operational effectiveness of established controls.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Severe weather events, water shortages
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes, market shifts, reduced demand for oil and gas, increased costs of compliance, potential for lawsuits or investigations
Reporting Period: 2024-04-01 to 2024-06-30
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Focus on minimizing operational impact including reducing air emissions, preventing spills, and safeguarding local water supplies
- Utilizing advanced drilling, completion and operations technologies that minimize environmental impact
Social Achievements
- Strong emphasis on attracting, hiring, and developing a talented and diverse workforce
- Market-competitive compensation and benefit programs for employees
Governance Achievements
- Leveraging corporate governance practices that promote transparency and accountability
- Commitment to operating with sound corporate governance practices and ensuring all business interactions are performed with honesty and integrity
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2Q 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Focus on minimizing operational impact including reducing air emissions, preventing spills, and safeguarding local water supplies.
- Utilizing advanced drilling, completion and operations technologies that minimize environmental impact.
Social Achievements
- Strong emphasis on attracting, hiring, and developing a talented and diverse workforce.
- Market-competitive compensation and benefit programs for employees.
- Maintaining a work culture that treats employees fairly and with respect, promotes inclusivity, and provides equal opportunities.
Governance Achievements
- Leveraging corporate governance practices that promote transparency and accountability.
- Operating with sound corporate governance practices and ensuring all business interactions are performed with honesty and integrity.
- Adopting fundamental governance policies applicable to team members and others with whom they do business.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Begin the first major drilling program for Empire in 2023 (Starbuck development).
- Pilot drilling program in New Mexico expected to begin in 2024.
- Enhanced waterflooding (infill wells, conformance) and CO2 flooding will be used to double the oil recovery.
Medium-term Goals:
- Apply lessons learned from multiple testing methods during the pilot programs in 2022 to the development phase.
- Anticipate solid organic production increase on core oil assets.
- Focus on waterflood performance and efficient RTP on wells.
Short-term Goals:
- Ensure production growth with a cost-effective capital program in 2023 and 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Lower price realizations quarter over sequential quarter.
- Natural gas price per mcf decreased by 59% to $1.18.
- NGL price per bbl decreased by 7% to $11.81.
- Higher lease operating expenses due to $0.6MM of plug and abandonment expense.
Mitigation Strategies
- Delaying a portion of gas production until gas price improves.
- Approximately 80% of production is not hedged, positioning the company for commodity price improvements in 2023 and 2024.