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88 Energy says multiple bids have been received for a farm-out of its South Prudhoe Project, with negotiations continuing toward a preferred partner. Preparations for the Augusta-1 exploration well are advancing, but the planned Q1 2027 spud still depends on farm-out completion and financing.

Renascor has produced battery-grade purified spherical graphite at demonstration scale, achieving 99.97% carbon purity through its hydrofluoric acid-free process. The result strengthens the commercialisation case, but Siviour graphite trials, customer qualification and project financing are still ahead.

ECS Botanics is taking six Australian-grown medicinal cannabis flower products into the UK through Curaleaf Laboratories, with initial supply targeted for November. The two-year deal offers access to UK sell-through but no guaranteed volumes, revenue or minimum purchases.

EcoGraf has completed a A$4.727 million capital raising to support debt financing and development work at its Epanko graphite project in Tanzania. The raise combines a shareholder-backed SPP with a discounted placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.

Stakk has won a minimum two-year agreement to provide AI-powered cheque-processing and fraud-mitigation technology to Step, the US fintech platform owned by MrBeast’s Beast Industries. The contract went live on signing, but its value remains undisclosed because revenue will depend on processing volumes.

An independent, Rhythm-funded economic model estimates its ColoSTAT blood test could avoid 29,427 public-hospital colonoscopies a year and deliver $72.4 million in net annual hospital savings. The figures strengthen Rhythm’s planned case for Medicare reimbursement, but remain modelled estimates rather than evidence from real-world use.

hipages Group delivered stronger FY26 cash generation, expanded into insurance and set higher targets for revenue, margins and free cash flow in FY27. The headline profit surge was substantially helped by an $8.9 million deferred tax benefit, making cash flow and platform adoption the more useful measures of progress.

Tyranna Resources has identified high-grade surface anomalies at its Coola project in Angola, including soil assays of up to 13.18% TREO and 3.9% Nb₂O₅. The results refine drill targets ahead of a maiden program planned for the second quarter of 2027, subject to wet-season conditions.

Connexion Mobility has secured an exclusive supplier agreement with Hyundai Motor America to design, develop and manage a connected car-powered dealer lot platform across the United States. The strategic win adds a major OEM relationship, but its financial value and dealer uptake remain undisclosed.

Sea Forest has signed Teys Australia as the potential exclusive distributor of SeaFeed across the Australian and New Zealand beef industries, targeting at least 480,000 cattle by June 2027. The agreement materially expands the herd covered by arrangements, but pricing, revenue and the volume commitment remain unresolved.

Ovanti has reported a A$23.61 million FY2026 loss, A$21.27 million in operating cash outflows and only A$291,867 in cash at year end. The ASX-listed fintech has abandoned BNPL globally, but says its continuing operations and proposed funding initiatives provide a basis to keep trading despite a material going-concern uncertainty.

ADX Energy has completed encouraging multi-zone testing at its HOCH-1 gas well in Austria and will target at least one deeper reservoir in December. A combined workover program is also expected to lift Vienna Basin production by approximately 100 BOEPD, although both outcomes remain subject to further work.