Latest Production And Operations News

Aussie Broadband reported a 9% revenue increase to $1.3 billion and a 20% rise in underlying EBITDA for FY26, driven by organic growth and transformative acquisitions including AGL Telco and Nexgen.

Cogstate Ltd (ASX:CGS) posted a 15.9% rise in profit before tax to US$16.1 million for FY26, driven by a 116% surge in clinical trial sales contracts to $89 million and a 15% revenue increase. The company doubled its final dividend to A$0.04 per share, supported by a strong $118.5 million contracted revenue backlog.

Karoon Energy's Who Dat East Joint Venture has given the green light to develop the Who Dat East field in the Gulf of America, aiming for production start in the second half of 2028 with attractive economics.

AoFrio’s revenue fell 21.5% in 1H26, dragged down by a 50.5% plunge in motor sales due to US tariffs, while IoT revenue grew modestly. The company launched new cellular and software platforms, raised NZD 8.9 million, and is expanding into Food Retail, but full-year revenue growth now looks unlikely.

Black Bear Minerals’ latest scoping study for its Independence Gold Project in Nevada outlines a low-capital open-pit heap-leach operation with a post-tax NPV of around A$511 million and a rapid 1.4-year payback, based on a portion of the near-surface epithermal resource.

Tolu Minerals has delivered its most intensive drilling campaign at Tolukuma, uncovering two new high-grade gold veins and maintaining a strong cash position as it targets first production by early 2027.

Cue Energy Resources posted a solid quarter with a 16% production rise and $13.6 million cash receipts, backed by new drilling and a refreshed board after Horizon Oil's takeover.

Woodside Energy reported a 28% jump in Q2 operating revenue to $4.185 billion, propelled by a 35% rise in average realised prices despite a 9% dip in production volumes. Key LNG projects Scarborough, Trion, and Louisiana LNG progressed on schedule and budget, while Woodside increased its Browse Joint Venture stake to 41.27%.

Tinybeans Group reported a robust Q4 FY26 with total revenue surging 57% to US$1.81 million and adjusted EBITDA more than doubling to US$232,000. The company achieved its third consecutive quarter of operating cash inflows and ended the period with US$1.76 million in cash and zero debt.

Elevra Lithium’s North American Lithium operation hit a new monthly spodumene concentrate production record in May 2026 while closing a US$298 million financing package to fund expansion and project development.

Jupiter Energy maintained steady oil production and reported US$2.18 million in domestic sales for Q2 2026, with all output sold to Kazakh refineries and no exports during the quarter.

Locate Technologies’ Q4 FY26 update highlights a 54% surge in Locate2u revenue to NZ$1.20 million, driving normalised EBITDA into positive territory. AI integration accelerated product development and customer onboarding, while capital moves included a share buyback and royalty conversion.