Caracas – October 31, 2026 -- North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) will raise its in-country Venezuelan fleet to 41 of the 60 rigs it announced earlier this month, as production reached 223,509 barrels of oil equivalent per day on October 19, up from about 200,000 in August.

Corpus Christi, Texas – October 28, 2026 -- Two tankers carrying 1 million barrels of Venezuelan crude produced by North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) have arrived in Corpus Christi, the first shipment since the company's deal with the U.S. government.

CARACAS – October 28, 2026 -- North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) lifted output in Venezuela's Petrozamora oil fields to a record 115,000 barrels per day on Oct. 23, as U.S. State Department officials toured its western and eastern operations to check progress under the company's August agreement with Washington.

BENGALURU – October 27, 2026 -- Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Ltd. says it can deliver power transformers in the US within 12 to 15 months, against industry averages of 36 to 42 months, after completing the installation of a Zetwerk-manufactured unit in North Carolina with its US subsidiary Unimacts.

Vancouver – October 21, 2026 -- Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) reported that drill hole MM26-12 intersected 37.4 metres (94.2 feet) of the target Meade Peak Member, extending the confirmed strike of the target zone to more than 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles).

MM26-12 sits 200 metres southwest of MM26-11 along trend

The hole lies roughly 200 metres (656 feet) further southwest along trend from MM26-11. It is the company's western-most hole drilled to date. Core logging noted oolitic zones typical of the Upper Phosphate Zone.

Vancouver – October 19, 2026 -- Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD) has completed six holes of its expanded 20-hole campaign at the Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa County, California, and has lifted total planned drilling to 4,200 meters (13,780 feet) with ten additional holes.

Bogotá – October 16, 2026 -- NG Energy International Corp. expects total gross production at its Maria Conchita block in Colombia to rise to 23.0 MMcf/d from 16.0 MMcf/d after the Aruchara-6 well tested at up to 8.7 MMcf/d gross and entered production.

Birmingham – October 15, 2026 -- Alabama Power restored service to roughly 95% of customers affected by Hurricane Isaias within about 36 hours of starting work, completing all restoration at 8:30 p.m. on October 14 after more than 400,000 customers lost power.

Approximately 84% of the utility's service territory experienced tropical-storm-force wind gusts. The storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph sustained winds. Substantial restoration was complete for most customers by the night of Monday, October 12.

Beijing – – October 13, 2026 -- Beijing Marriott Marquis Hotel has completed hosting the China Open delegation less than a month after opening on September 15, 2026, using its 666 guest rooms and suites to accommodate players, coaches, officials and event staff.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- VAALCO Energy (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) has brought the Ebouri-5H development well online offshore Gabon at an initial rate above 8,000 gross barrels of oil per day (BOPD), or 4,700 BOPD net to the company, with very low water cut.

Ebouri-5H hits 300 meters of net pay in Gamba sands

The well was drilled at the top of the Ebouri structure with a 300-meter lateral of net pay in high-quality Gamba sands. VAALCO completed the well and placed it on production as part of its ongoing Gabon drilling campaign.