Latest Oil And Gas Exploration News

Echelon Resources has crystallised A$15.7 million in cash from selling nearly 140 million Cue Energy shares to Horizon Oil, using the proceeds primarily to reduce debt and solidify its financial position.

Horizon Oil has completed a significant step in its takeover of Cue Energy by acquiring nearly 20% of shares through a pre-bid agreement, pushing its total ownership to just over 57%.

Elixir Energy has wrapped up a 12-stage fracture stimulation at its Lorelle-3H appraisal well in Queensland’s Taroom Trough, placing all proppant as planned. The company is now milling out plugs ahead of a 30-day gas-condensate flow test that could validate commercial production potential.

Omega Oil & Gas has secured full funding for its 2026/27 appraisal campaign targeting the Taroom Trough, positioning the company to advance one of Australia’s most promising unconventional oil and gas plays.

Australian Oil Company Limited has closed its Share Purchase Plan, raising $155,000 by issuing over 54 million shares at $0.0029 each, to support ongoing exploration in Queensland’s Surat Basin.

Brookside Energy has substantially completed production facilities at its Suttles pad in Oklahoma, setting the stage for Rig 18 to drill two wells targeting the Sycamore and Woodford formations in the Anadarko Basin.

Galilee Energy has finished construction of the Zydeco-1 drilling site in Louisiana, setting the stage for drilling to commence in early July 2026. The well targets a substantial 13.7 billion cubic feet of gas and 610,000 barrels of condensate, underpinning the company’s US Gulf Coast growth ambitions.

Carnarvon Energy has boosted its Bedout Basin prospective resources by 92%, now holding over 6.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent across 130 prospects, with exploration drilling set to start in April 2027.

ADX Energy’s HOCH-1 well in Upper Austria has delivered a stable, water-free gas flow rate of 2.7 million cubic feet per day over an 11-hour test, confirming commercial potential from the first tested zone amid ongoing multi-interval testing.

Triangle Energy (ASX:TEG) has regained 100% ownership of the L7 Production Licence and EP 437 Exploration Permit in the Perth Basin after joint venture partners Echelon and Strike withdrew and transferred their interests back. Legal proceedings against these partners for failing farm-in obligations continue.

ADX Energy’s HOCH-1 exploration well in Upper Austria delivered a promising clean-up flow of 2.8 million cubic feet per day from its first tested gas zone, signalling encouraging reservoir potential ahead of further testing.

Melbana Energy halts direct involvement in its Cuban Block 9 project following US sanctions on CUPET, its contractual counterparty, while it seeks legal clarity on the complex regulatory landscape.