Greenville, Illinois – October 28, 2026 -- Enertech Global LLC has signed two financing partnerships that let HVAC contractors offer residential geothermal heat pump installations with $0 down, targeting the upfront cost that makes homeowners hesitate.

Houston – October 28, 2026 -- Shell Offshore Inc. has started production at Phase 3 of the Silvertip project, adding two wells that are expected to produce up to 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak rates at the Shell-operated Perdido spar in the Gulf of America.

Silvertip Frio wells are tied into existing subsea infrastructure

The two wells sit in the Silvertip Frio reservoir, where Shell holds 40% and operates, and Chevron U.S.A. holds 60%. Phase 3 connects them to subsea infrastructure already in place, avoiding a new host facility.

Traunstein – October 28, 2026 -- MaxSolar GmbH is now delivering power from 36.5 MWp of German solar capacity to SAP SE under a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA), after the second of two projects entered operation.

CALGARY – October 28, 2026 -- Grounded Lithium Corp. (TSXV: GRD) has filed a pre-feasibility study for the Kindersley Lithium Project (KLP) reporting an NPV8 of C$125 million and an after-tax IRR of 11% for a first phase covering only 13% of the project area.

OKLAHOMA CITY – October 28, 2026 -- OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) reported third-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.52 per diluted share, up from $1.14 a year earlier, and now expects full-year earnings to exceed its original guidance range.

Columbus – October 28, 2026 -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) expanded its five-year capital plan to $100 billion through 2031 and said 2026 operating earnings will land at or above the high end of its $6.25 to $6.55 per share guidance range.

Third-quarter operating earnings rose to $1,216 million, or $2.23 per share, from $963 million, or $1.80 per share, a year earlier. GAAP earnings were $1,187 million, or $2.18 per share, against $972 million, or $1.82 per share, in the third quarter of 2025.

Taizhou – October 28, 2026 -- LUTIAN has invested more than RMB 300 million in research and development since 2023 to carry its motor and power electronics expertise into solar and energy storage, Chairman Changguo Luo told the LUTIAN Global Energy Partner Conference 2026. The event ran October 12-14 in Taizhou and drew more than 200 domestic and international guests from over 60 countries and regions.

CAIRO – October 28, 2026 -- Sinopec invested more than US$5.7 billion in 33 projects across 16 African countries between 2021 and 2025, according to its Sustainability Report in Africa (2021-2025), released in Cairo on October 25.

Total tax payments and social responsibility contributions over the period exceeded US$4 billion. Sinopec's African operations directly created 16,000 local jobs in 2025. The company also introduced WE17, its global sustainability communication brand.

Oslo – October 28, 2026 -- BlueNord ASA posted third-quarter 2026 EBITDA of USD 219.6 million, up from USD 146.8 million in the second quarter, as higher production and stronger commodity prices lifted revenue to USD 346 million.

Revenue rises 25% quarter on quarter on higher volumes and prices

Revenue climbed from USD 276.8 million in Q2. The company attributed the gain to higher oil and gas sales volumes and increased commodity prices, partly offset by a higher hedge effect. EBITDA grew roughly 50% over the same period.

Oslo – October 28, 2026 -- Aker Solutions guided 2027 revenue down to NOK 35-40 billion, well below its 2026 outlook of NOK 53-55 billion, and said it is cutting its cost base to match the lower activity.