Latest Energy Security News

Conrad Asia Energy has taken a decisive step from exploration to production with the Final Investment Decision on its Mako Gas Project, booking reserves for the first time and progressing a major farm-down transaction.

West Wits Mining has poured its first gold at Qala Shallows, marking its transition to production, while securing substantial funding and advancing plans to scale output.

Thor Energy secured A$6.56 million from the Molyhil sale, expanded its natural hydrogen portfolio with new Otway Basin licences, and advanced its HY-Range Project geochemistry survey during Q1 2026.

Omega Oil and Gas has secured a commanding acreage position in Queensland’s Taroom Trough and fully funded an expanded drilling program to accelerate appraisal and early production.

Red Sky Energy bolsters its Innamincka Dome operations with binding AFEs for new wells and a $5.2 million capital raise, targeting near-term production growth and cashflow.

TMK Energy’s Gurvantes XXXV project hit a new daily gas production record exceeding 1,350 m³, confirming commercial desorption. The company secured $6 million in funding and regulatory approval to drill three new pilot wells and advance domestic gas use in Mongolia.

Cauldron Energy has won two co-funded grants totaling up to AUD 217,750 from the WA Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme to advance uranium exploration at its Yanrey Project, targeting key palaeochannels including the high-priority Curtis channel.

88 Energy has amended its Participation Agreement with Burgundy Xploration, extending funding milestones to align with Burgundy’s US IPO process while securing US$400,000 in near-term payments and enhanced lease security. The Franklin Bluffs-1H well spud is now expected in Q1 2027, slightly delayed but underpinned by strong capital commitment.

Perpetual Resources continues to hit high-grade lithium and caesium targets at its Igrejinha and Renaldinho projects while strategically entering the tungsten market with a sizeable new tenure in Brazil’s Seridó Mineral Province. The company is gearing up for trenching and drilling campaigns amid a tight cash position.

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: AR3) reported robust progress at its Koppamurra Rare Earths Project, delivering a high-purity Mixed Rare Earth Oxide pathway with near-complete rare earth recovery and improved heap leach performance. Concurrently, the company defined new uranium targets at Overland with drilling imminent, supported by a strengthened balance sheet following a $6 million placement and government grants.

Macallum New Energy has successfully listed on the ASX and raised A$7.4 million to fund exploration in the Northern Perth Basin. The company is progressing a 66% complete Barberton 3D seismic survey and preparing a Condor 2D survey, positioning itself amid renewed regional drilling activity.

Basin Energy secures A$1.1 million through a strategic placement led by two uranium-sector investors, aiming to accelerate drilling and geophysics at its Sybella Barkly and Newmans projects in Queensland.