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Country summary: Austria
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| Completed deals: | 2 |
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Austria - recent news
| 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. |
| 17 Feb 26 |
Austria: ADX Energy announces initial results of Welchau flow testing Well clean up after acidisation of Reifling Formation yields hydrocarbon gas. Ongoing testing operations to continue to unload the well, collect gas/oil samples and determine flow characteristics of reservoir. |
| 08 Jan 26 |
Austria: OMV receives EUR 123 mn in funding for the largest green hydrogen project in Austria Austria is supporting the construction of one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen plants. In Bruck an der Leitha, OMV is building a 140 MW plant with an annual capacity of up to 23,000 tons of green hydrogen starting from the end of 2027. |
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