Effective October 18, 2021, the Board of Directors of Empire Petroleum Corporation (the ?Company?) appointed Angela Baker, age 36, as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. Michael Morrisett, the Company?s President, relinquished the role of Chief Accounting Officer upon the hiring of Ms. Baker. Ms. Baker will report to Mr. Morrisett. From 2015 to 2021, Ms. Baker served as Assurance Senior Manager and Assurance Manager for HoganTaylor LLP, one of the public accounting firms in the Oklahoma and Arkansas region.