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Condor Energy has secured formal qualification from Peru’s state oil and gas agency, allowing it to negotiate a proposed exploration and exploitation licence for offshore Block Z-72. The milestone moves the project forward, but it is not a final licence award.

Finder Energy is targeting a final investment decision for its Kuda Tasi-Jahal oil project by 30 November, with approvals and engineering largely complete. The decisive hurdles now sit in financing and contract awards, including the rig, shipyard and EPCI packages.

D3 Energy has re-established gas flow at its NGT245 E well in South Africa and confirmed a 5.2% helium composition in a new sample. Further remediation is still required before production testing, while the methane result is being retested.

Helios Energy has posted a A$23.1 million FY2026 loss after writing off A$21.35 million in exploration assets. Its Presidio project retains a 17.5 million-barrel-of-oil-equivalent 2C contingent resource estimate, but the company warns that continued operations depend on further funding.

Lakes Blue Energy reported a $19.67 million FY26 loss, ended the year with just $433,804 in cash and disclosed a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern. Its key Wombat-5 well found gas-bearing zones but failed to establish commercial deliverability, leaving the company dependent on further remediation, flow testing and capital.

Tlou Energy has generated its first revenue from gas-derived power at the Lesedi project, but the milestone sits alongside a A$59.96 million loss, minimal cash and a material going-concern uncertainty. Proposed debt conversions could reduce liabilities, yet neither transaction is binding or provides new funding.

Botala Energy’s Serowe CBM project has reached its most important testing phase after well 3.5B delivered strong early water production and casing pressure. The operational progress is material, but the company still faces a funding hurdle and has not yet demonstrated sustained commercial gas flow.

Emperor Energy has secured NOPSEMA approval for the Judith-2 appraisal well, removing a major regulatory barrier ahead of targeted drilling in April 2027. The well will test a 166 Bcf contingent gas resource and investigate deeper prospective sands, although commercial conversion remains unproven.

Amplitude Energy has approved development of its East Coast Supply Project, targeting first gas in 2028 and gross production of up to 90 TJ a day. The decision also adds an exploration well to the campaign, lifting FY27 capital expenditure guidance by up to $80 million.

Emperor Energy has moved its Judith Gas Field closer to a targeted April 2027 appraisal well, with the VALARIS 107 rig lined up and regulatory work advancing. But the company’s auditor has highlighted a material uncertainty over its ability to continue as a going concern, with management forecasting a need to raise about $45 million through September 2027.

Finder Energy has shifted decisively from exploration towards development, with its Timor-Leste oil project backed by independent reserves, an acquired FPSO and expanded TIMOR GAP funding. The transition came at a steep cost, however, with a $30.0 million annual loss and Final Investment Decision still ahead.

Tetragon Energy has reported a $470,635 comprehensive loss in its first annual report, while highlighting a Philippine exploration portfolio carrying 3.214 Tcf of net mid-case prospective gas resources. The newly listed explorer ended the period with $715,713 in cash, before raising $4 million through its July ASX listing.