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Genesis Energy has successfully completed a NZ$300 million rights offer, with strong shareholder participation including the Crown maintaining its majority stake. The capital raise underpins the company’s Gen35 strategy and sets the stage for upcoming share trading.

ADX Energy has responded to ASX inquiries about recent unusual trading activity, confirming no undisclosed information but highlighting a recent placement settlement as a possible factor.

Key Petroleum Ltd has completed a modest 3% share placement but will not proceed with the remaining 13%, leaving questions over its funding strategy.

Winchester Energy has begun drilling the JVU-4 water-injection well as part of its Varn waterflood project, aiming to boost oil recovery through enhanced reservoir management.

Worley has received the Full Notice to Proceed from Venture Global for Phase 2 of the CP2 LNG export project in Louisiana, marking a significant milestone following Venture Global’s Final Investment Decision.

Bass Oil has received regulatory approval to award the drilling contract for its Bunian 6 well in Indonesia, aiming to add 500 barrels of oil per day to current production by mid-year.

TMK Energy has raised $6 million in a heavily oversubscribed placement led by coal seam gas experts, aiming to accelerate drilling and commercialisation at its Gurvantes XXXV project.

Finder Energy has confirmed the technical feasibility of repurposing the Petrojarl I FPSO vessel for its Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields, setting the stage for a final investment decision by mid-2026.

Horizon Oil has released a first supplementary and replacement bidder’s statement for its off-market takeover offer for Cue Energy, proposing a mix of cash and shares that values Cue at a 10-14% premium. The deal aims to create a diversified oil and gas producer across Asia-Pacific with significant synergies.

Lakes Blue Energy has temporarily halted gas flow testing at its Wombat-5 well to conduct extended pressure analysis, planning a perforation program to enhance production prospects.

Brookside Energy has reported a modest increase in its total proved plus probable reserves to 12.52 million barrels of oil equivalent, driven by strong performance from its operated wells in Oklahoma’s SWISH play. The company’s proved developed producing reserves also rose by 5%, underscoring steady operational progress.

Synertec has secured a pivotal contract with TasNetworks to deploy six advanced community battery systems across Tasmania, supported by ARENA funding. This marks a significant step for Synertec into the community energy storage sector, promising enhanced grid reliability and solar integration.