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Birmingham – October 16, 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.

Mutual assistance crews from 28 states add more than 7,400 workers

More than 7,400 additional personnel from 28 states joined Alabama Power's Storm Team, including crews from sister companies Mississippi Power and Georgia Power. Alabama Power's Customer Operations team handled more than 4.1 million customer interactions during and after the storm.

Beijing – – October 14, 2026 -- Beijing Marriott Marquis Hotel has completed hosting the China Open delegation less than a month after opening on October 14, 2026, using its 666 guest rooms and suites to accommodate players, coaches, officials and event staff.

Hotel received tournament groups from late September

The property began welcoming delegation members in late September. It describes the assignment as one of the larger international sports delegations it has hosted since opening, and as a test of its group-reception capabilities. Tournament organizers recognized its operational organization and service execution during the opening phase, according to the hotel.

Dedicated team built group workflows around match schedules

The hotel set up a tournament service team in advance and introduced several group-specific measures:

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.

Rig moves to SEENT platform for two development wells

The rig has been mobilized to the SEENT platform, where VAALCO plans to drill two development wells. The first, ETBNM-3, is planned as a directionally drilled slant well adjacent to the GMF-1X discovery well. It targets gas and condensate resources in the Dentale D15 reservoir from the crest of the North Tchibala structure.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- VAALCO Energy has placed the ETBNM-3 gas-supply well in offshore Gabon on production, securing enough gas for field operations, liftings and power needs and cutting reliance on higher-priced diesel.

ETBNM-3 reservoir quality exceeds pre-drill estimates

The well targets the Dentale D-15 reservoir in the crestal portion of the North Tchibala structure. Vaalco reported strong porosity and permeability and more than 10 meters of net reservoir pay, both above pre-drill estimates.

The well adds no production or sales directly. CEO George Maxwell said it should improve field uptime and could lift output from existing wells over time by displacing diesel.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- Vaalco Energy's ETSEM-3H development well offshore Gabon has stabilized at about 2,000 gross barrels of oil per day (BOPD), or 1,140 BOPD net to the company, completing the Phase 3 drilling program.

ETSEM-3H hits 300 meters of net pay in SE Etame attic position

The well was drilled, completed and placed on production in an attic position within the SE Etame field. Its lateral wellbore penetrated 300 meters of net pay in high-quality Gamba reservoir sands. ETSEM-3H is the final well of the Phase 3 campaign.

The Borr Norve drill rig has been demobilized from the field.

Vaalco starts Baobab Phase 5 drilling offshore Côte d'Ivoire

Operations in the Baobab Phase 5 campaign have begun, with the operator batch-setting top-holes. Once the top-hole sections of all wells are drilled, the wells will be completed and placed on production sequentially.

Atlanta – October 11, 2026 -- Southern Company's utilities have restored power to about 420,000 customers across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi after Hurricane Isaias, with roughly 80,000 outages still open as of 6 p.m. ET.

Alabama accounts for most of the 80,000 remaining outages

Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power are working to restore service in the hardest-hit communities. Those outages are concentrated mainly in Alabama, where Hurricane Isaias crossed the state.

Manitoba – September 19, 2026 -- 1911 Gold Corporation has cleared the path for test mining this fall at its True North Gold Project after completing dewatering of A-Shaft and Level 26, positioning the company for a planned 2027 production decision.

SCR Mining & Tunnelling Mobilizes Crews to Accelerate Underground Development

1911 Gold awarded an underground development contract to SCR Mining & Tunnelling, which has mobilized crews and specialized mobile equipment to lead mining, mechanical and electrical activities at the site. Additional haulage trucks and utility vehicles are scheduled to arrive through September and October to support the ramp-up.

Vancouver, BC – September 19, 2026 -- Purecore Metals Inc. (CSE: PURE) (FSE: J8Y) (OTCQB: PPURF) has commenced a comprehensive data compilation and technical review program at the Yurchison Uranium Property in the Athabasca Basin, northern Saskatchewan, a 35,029-hectare asset located approximately 75 kilometres south of Cameco Corporation's Rabbit Lake operation.

Purecore holds an option to earn up to 100% of the Skyharbour-optioned property

The Company holds an option to earn up to a 100% interest in Yurchison under a definitive agreement with Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSXV: SYH). The property comprises 22 claims and sits within the Wollaston Domain, underlain by Wollaston Supergroup metasedimentary gneisses adjacent to Archean granitic gneisses.

Seoul – – September 11, 2026 -- LX Pantos has completed a cross-border defense logistics project transporting air-to-air missiles (AAM) from France to South Korea for the Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program run by the Republic of Korea Marine Corps under the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

The project was executed on behalf of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), with the missiles supplied by an unnamed European defense contractor.

Charter flight moved missiles from Châteauroux to Incheon as sole cargo

LX Pantos organized a dedicated charter flight from Châteauroux airport in France to Incheon International Airport, carrying the AAM as the only cargo aboard the aircraft to maximize security. The shipment was then transported by road to a Republic of Korea Marine Corps unit in Pohang.