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Country summary: Austria
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| Completed deals: | 2 |
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Austria - recent news
| 14 Jul 26 |
Austria: OMV receives EUR 450 mn loan from the European Investment Bank for its 140 MW green hydrogen production facility The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has granted a EUR450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant, which is set to significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the Schwechat refinery in Lower Austria. |
| 05 Jul 26 |
OMV and Energie Steiermark join forces in Deep Geothermal Energy OMV and Energie Steiermark are partnering to advance deep geothermal energy in Styria and actively drive forward the heat transition. At a joint event, the two companies presented 'Tiefenkraft', a joint project by OMV and Energie Steiermark, an initiative to assess the region’s geothermal potential. |
| 18 May 26 |
Austria: OMV starts production of Austria’s largest natural gas discovery in 40 years OMV has announced the start of gas extraction from the Wittau well, in Austria. Discovered three years ago, Wittau is OMV’s most important gas find in recent decades. |
| 20 Apr 26 |
Austria: ADX spuds HOCH-1 shallow gas well in Upper Austria The Hochfeld-1 ('HOCH-1') shallow gas exploration well commenced drilling on 16th of April 2026. The HOCH-1 shallow gas exploration well is located in the ADX-AT-I exploration licence in Upper Austria. The well will target highly productive shallow gas reservoirs within Miocene aged sandstones of the Hall formation. The HOCH prospect has a Mean Prospective Resource potential of 8.0 BCF and a High Case Prospective Resource of 17.3 BCF. |
| 13 Apr 26 |
Austria: Emma Delaney proposed as new CEO of OMV The Presidential and Nomination Committee of OMV Aktiengesellschaft ('OMV') has decided to propose Emma Delaney to the plenary of the Supervisory Board for appointment as Chairwoman of the Executive Board and CEO, as of September 1, 2026, succeeding Alfred Stern. |
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