Latest Oil And Gas Exploration News

Buru Energy has enhanced the Rafael Gas Project’s mid-case value by over 45% through new engineering insights, while securing A$5.3 million to advance development. The company delayed appraisal drilling to 2027 to optimise funding and project design, and navigates a leadership change with CEO Thomas Nador stepping down.

Invictus Energy has raised $10 million in a placement to fund the drilling of the Musuma-1 exploration well, targeting a substantial gas and condensate resource in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin. The well, planned for H2 2026, aims to build on the Mukuyu discovery and accelerate commercial development.

Melbana Energy is poised to resume 100% ownership of its Cuban Block 9 after its partner Sonangol defaulted on US$23.5 million in cash calls. Fresh seismic data and well results have refined reservoir understanding, derisking future drilling plans.

Xstate Resources has kicked off the stimulation program at its Diona-1 gas well in Queensland and raised $1.69 million through a strategic placement to fund next steps including pipeline connection and extended testing.

ADX Energy has started drilling its HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria, aiming to unlock significant prospective resources amid high European gas prices. The well is the first of three planned shallow gas targets for 2026.

Hartshead Resources has secured regulatory consent from the North Sea Transition Authority for its acquisition by ACAM GP Limited and updated the indicative timetable for the scheme of arrangement, pushing key shareholder and court dates into mid-2026.

88 Energy has bolstered its Alaska North Slope exploration with a substantial prospective resource update, fresh seismic data acquisitions, and a heavily oversubscribed A$5 million equity placement, setting the stage for its Augusta-1 well spud in early 2027.

Condor Energy has wrapped up its Technical Evaluation Agreement work programme ahead of schedule, reinforcing the multi-billion barrel oil and gas potential in Peru's Tumbes Basin and setting the stage for licence conversion and strategic partnerships.

Brookside Energy has locked in Kenai Drilling’s Rig 18 for a two-well program at its SWISH Area of Interest in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin, aiming to maintain momentum in its core US operations.

Galilee Energy has completed the Zydeco-1 well design and directional plan, achieving around US$100,000 in cost savings and advancing steadily toward a Q2 2026 drilling start. The project targets Gulf Coast natural gas and condensate markets, supported by a newly appointed US Advisory Board.

ADX Energy has kicked off drilling mobilisation for its HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria, aiming to tap prospective resources up to 17.3 billion cubic feet. The well spud is slated for mid-April, marking the first of three permitted gas prospects in 2026.

Tamboran Resources Corporation is extending its capital raise with a partially underwritten retail entitlement offer worth up to A$27 million, following a US$163 million institutional and public offering. The proceeds will accelerate drilling and resource delineation in the Beetaloo Basin, aiming to underpin first gas sales in 2026.