Friday 9 October 2026 · Oil, gas and mining explorers, from their own disclosures
Red Sky Energy Ltd · ASX
Red Sky Energy, which holds 20% of the Santos-operated Innamincka Dome wells, has moved to drilling Yarrow 4 and then Yarrow 5, while Willowie 2 has slipped to a late-October spud.
Invictus Energy Ltd · ASX
Invictus Energy says its Musuma-1 exploration well in the Cabora Bassa Basin is scheduled to start drilling in November 2026, after a revised rig contract and ongoing preparation work.
Elixir Energy Ltd · ASX
Elixir plans a second phase of flow testing at Lorelle-3H from 1 October 2026, while artificial lift and renewed testing at Diona-1 remain subject to joint venture approval.
Prominence Energy NL · ASX
The ASX-listed explorer says it plans to drill in mid-2027 after a sequence of technical reviews, with initial costings of about $5 million for three shallow wells.
88 Energy Limited · ASX
88 Energy plans to drill Augusta-1 on Alaska's North Slope in Q1 2027, subject to securing funding, while a separate production test has no confirmed date.
ADX Energy Ltd · ASX
ADX has said it intends to deepen the Welchau-1 well and test at least two deeper Hall Channel zones at HOCH-1, but it has not given timing for either.
TMK Energy Ltd · ASX
TMK Energy intends to drill LF-08 in an up-dip location at its 100%-owned Gurvantes project, but has not given a start date.
Lakes Oil NL · ASX
Lakes Oil's two next steps, a propellant perforation program at its Wombat-5 gas well and up to two proof-of-concept wells at Portland, both depend on regulatory approval.
Alma Metals Ltd · ASX
After first assays matched its resource model, Alma Metals says drilling will continue to year-end as it works toward a prefeasibility study at its Briggs copper project.
Buru Energy · ASX
Drilling Rafael 2H and recompleting Rafael 1 is now planned for the June 2027 quarter, against an A$40 million program that still needs funding.
Cauldron Energy Ltd · ASX
The Western Australian uranium explorer has flagged Cosgrove as a 2026 priority while its Manyingee aircore drilling, planned for 3,500 m at Manyingee South, has been under way since July.
Strike Energy Ltd · ASX
The Perth Basin gas company has told an industry conference it is aiming for first gas from West Erregulla in 2029, but it has given a year rather than a date.
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ · SEC filer
VAALCO says a rig is mobilized for a development campaign at its Baobab field, following a June production restart after a year-long vessel refurbishment.
BATTALION OIL CORP · SEC filer
The company's March 2026 10-K says two wells at Monument Draw are planned for January 2027, an asset with a 1 million barrel P50 oil estimate and an undisclosed company interest.
AleAnna, Inc. · SEC filer
AleAnna says Gradizza in Italy's Po Valley should start producing in the first quarter of 2027, with a Longanesi processing facility and a biomethane upgrade also due to progress.
TALOS ENERGY INC. · SEC filer
Talos said on June 30 that drilling would start on a second Monument development well, with first oil expected by late 2026, while a $1.7 billion Gulf acquisition awaits closing.
Challenger Gold Ltd · ASX
Challenger Gold has begun its first exploration drilling at the 100%-owned Hualilan gold project in more than three years, with at least 35,000 metres planned and half the rigs still to arrive.
Brookside Energy Limited · ASX
Brookside Energy has finished drilling Sabres and Whalers in Oklahoma and says it is preparing to complete and stimulate both wells, but it has not said when that work will start.
PEDEVCO CORP · SEC filer
The Rocky Mountain oil and gas producer says a second-half 2026 drilling program, with timing still loosely defined, is meant to add production in late 2026 and into 2027.
Galilee Energy Ltd · ASX
Galilee Energy says Zydeco-1 will need a sidetrack kicking off from existing casing at about 2,760 feet, but the material provided gives no date for the work.
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. · SEC filer
Kolibri says it will fracture stimulate three 1.5-mile lateral Clifton Mack wells after drilling finishes, with production currently expected in the third quarter of 2026.
Tamboran Resources Corp · SEC filer
Tamboran Resources said in April it was on track for first gas in the third quarter of 2026, a window that closed on 30 September; the inputs here contain no later update.
GeoPark Ltd · SEC filer
GeoPark's July update lists third-quarter drilling at three Colombian blocks, alongside hydraulic fracturing of five Vaca Muerta wells in Argentina.
EON Resources Inc. · SEC filer
The Permian Basin producer says the wells should add 1,000 net barrels a day, against current output of roughly 1,000 gross barrels a day, but its filings record has slipped.
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP · SEC filer
Evolution Petroleum said in May it expected a TexMex workover program to add about 100 net barrels a day and Chaveroo permits for six wells by the end of its fiscal fourth quarter, and the inputs show no update since.
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. · SEC filer
The Calgary-based producer's January update set out 2026 work in Canada and Ecuador, but the company has not confirmed in these inputs whether it is on schedule.
Finder Resources · ASX
Finder has a non-binding agreement to share a drilling rig with SundaGas, which would put three KTJ development wells and one Chuditch appraisal well into a campaign of almost 200 days.
W&T OFFSHORE INC · SEC filer
The Gulf of Mexico producer says development drilling at one field has slipped to 2026, while two other undeveloped locations are scheduled for 2026 and 2038.
VERMILION ENERGY INC. · SEC filer
Vermilion said it would start production from its first Wisselshorst well in Germany by mid-2026 and drill two more wells on the Bommelsen license in early 2027.
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC · SEC filer
The gas producer said in February it intends to drill 19 additional shale wells in the Western Haynesville during 2026, with no firmer timing given.
OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. · SEC filer
The Calgary oil producer says it will start drilling six wells on newly acquired lands in early 2027, after a 2026 program split between light and heavy oil.
Po Valley Energy Limited · ASX
The company has filed its environmental impact assessment, and drilling of four gas wells can begin in 2027 only if the Ministry approves it.
Indonesia Energy Corp Ltd · SEC filer
The small Indonesian oil explorer has started operations on its K-29 well, and plans to move its rig to a second site, WK-5, once K-29 is drilled and completed.
20 Aug 2026 · Texas Mineral Resources Corp.
Texas Mineral Resources Corp. deregistered its securities, ending its obligation to file reports with the SEC.
19 Aug 2026 · Buru Energy
Buru nearly tripled Ungani's estimated remaining recoverable oil (2C Contingent Resources) to 660,000 bbls and is now assessing lower-cost restart options and offtake, after keeping the field under care and maintenance since August 2023.
18 Aug 2026 · Collective Mining Ltd.
A 1.8-kilometre access road from the Pan American Highway to the adit portal is finished, all permits are in hand and adit construction remains on track for the fourth quarter of 2026, with underground drilling to start in the first quarter of 2027 at a new Trap East target and then Apollo's Ramp Zone and Plutus.
17 Aug 2026 · Alaska Silver Corp.
Closed the C$7.6 million PIPE unit offering announced six days earlier.
13 Aug 2026 · NEWMONT Corp /DE/
Newmont and Barrick restructured their Nevada Gold Mines joint venture: Barrick's Fourmile project and Newmont's Fiberline and Mike projects will be contributed to the JV, with Newmont paying Barrick $1.95 billion cash and matching it with a $1.95 billion capital contribution against Barrick's roughly $3.11 billion - deepening the seven-year-old JV with a promising new deposit.
13 Aug 2026 · LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.
The Yorkville deal's first tranche closed: $150 million of the subordinated convertible debentures were issued, with a fixed conversion price of $4.56 (or a lower variable price) and a floor of $1.63, potentially dropping to $0.65 - completing the company's third major dilutive financing move within a year, after the DOE warrants and repeated ATM raises.
11 Aug 2026 · FORTUNA MINING CORP.
Paid US$200 million to Barrick and IAMGOLD for Senegalese subsidiaries holding the 190 square kilometre Bambadji exploration project next to Diamba Sud, consolidating about 60 kilometres of strike on the Senegal-Mali shear zone. It is exploration ground with drill-defined targets, not a resource - historical holes include 2.12 grams of gold a tonne over 52.9 metres - and the price is a fifth of the whole Diamba Sud mine's construction capital.
11 Aug 2026 · Barrel Energy Inc.
Barrel Energy took on a toxic-style note financing from Coventry Enterprises: a $150,000 note sold at a 10% discount for $125,000 net cash, repayable over 12 months, with harsh default terms (22% default interest, a 150% acceleration penalty, and conversion priced at 102% of the lowest trading price over the trailing 20 days). As additional consideration, it issued nearly 45 million commitment shares plus a near-costless pre-funded warrant for 5.1 million more - the kind of dilutive, distress-priced financing typically used when cheaper capital isn't available.
11 Aug 2026 · Alaska Silver Corp.
Announced a C$7.6 million private-investment-in-public-equity (PIPE) financing (units of one share plus one warrant at C$0.55, warrants exercisable at C$0.75) to expand the 2026 drill program to 9,000 meters.
10 Aug 2026 · Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
Arcadia fell below Nasdaq's $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for a third time (after 2017 and 2022) -- the clearest sign yet of the company's prolonged distress following the Roosevelt merger's collapse.
10 Aug 2026 · Prairie Operating Co.
Prairie delayed the Series F anniversary warrant date yet again (a third time) and added a new penalty mechanism -- a "Second Penny Warrant" for 3 million shares at $0.01 each -- that triggers if the warrants still aren't issued by the new date, underscoring the continuing standoff with its preferred-stock holder.
7 Aug 2026 · USA Rare Earth, Inc.
USA Rare Earth completed its acquisition of Texas Mineral Resources Corp, giving USAR full, 100% ownership of the Round Top rare earth project.