EP vs PCF Comparison

Empire Petroleum Corp is a conventional oil and natural gas producer with a main focus in the United States onshore. The company possesses long-life, mature, producing assets with slow decline profiles in the Permian Basin, Bakken region and central Gulf Coast region, in the states of New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Louisiana and Texas. It has production from operated and non-operated wells in Lea County in New Mexico, Bottineau, Renville, Burke, and McKenzie Counties in North Dakota, Richland County in Montana, St. Landry, Beauregard Parishes in Louisiana and Houston, Leon and Madison Counties in Texas. The Company operates as one operating segment and one reportable segment which is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and NGLs.

High Income Securities Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide high current income and capital appreciation is the secondary objective. The Fund pursues its objective mainly by investing in both convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund also invests significantly in high-yielding non-convertible securities with the potential for capital appreciation.