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Country summary: Austria
| Current deals: | 2 |
| Licensing articles: | 1 |
| Completed deals: | 2 |
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Austria - recent news
| 21 Jul 26 |
Austria: bp agrees sale of Austrian mobility & convenience and EV charging businesses to volenergy AG bp has reached an agreement to sell its mobility, convenience and electric vehicle (EV) charging businesses in Austria to volenergy AG. The transaction supports bp’s plan to become a simpler, stronger and more valuable company, and reflects its continued focus on disciplined capital allocation. |
| 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. |
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