Hong Kong – September 03, 2026 -- PetroChina Company Limited reported first-half 2026 revenue of RMB 1,527.49 billion, up 5.3% year-on-year, with profit attributable to owners reaching RMB 103.94 billion, a 22.0% increase that marks the first time the company has exceeded RMB 100 billion in profit within a half-year period. Basic earnings per share stood at RMB 0.57.

CHAM, Switzerland -- August 31, 2026 -- EYKON officially unveiled its new brand today, completing a separation from Landis+Gyr EMEA and establishing itself as an independent utility infrastructure technology company serving more than 75 markets.

The Swiss-based firm now supports over 100 million connected devices across the EMEA region, drawing on 130 years of utility-sector history rooted in Landis+Gyr's legacy operations.

CHAM, Switzerland -- -- EYKON unveiled its new corporate brand on Aug. 31, 2026, completing the separation of the former Landis+Gyr EMEA business into an independent utility infrastructure technology company. The Cham-based firm carries forward more than 130 years of Swiss utility engineering history under its new name. EYKON currently serves customers across more than 75 markets and supports over 100 million connected endpoints in the EMEA region.

JINAN, China -- September 01, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. has signed a sales contract with an unnamed global energy giant to supply an industrial continuous pyrolysis line for plastic waste, the Jinan-based company said Aug. 30, 2026. The line, with a unit capacity of 10,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year, will upgrade one of the client's large-scale refineries to produce hydrotreated sustainable aviation fuel from plastic-waste pyrolysis oil. Niutech called the deal its first entry into the client's equipment supply chain.

Delray Beach, Fla. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- The global transformer monitoring market will grow from $3.11 billion in 2026 to $4.98 billion by 2031, a 9.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. The firm placed the 2025 market size at $2.84 billion. Utilities and industrial operators are driving the expansion by prioritizing transformer reliability and asset health as aging fleets and rising renewable integration strain existing grid infrastructure.

Jinan, China -- September 01, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. signed a sales contract with a major global energy company for an industrial continuous pyrolysis line that converts plastic waste into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, the Jinan-based firm said Aug. 31, 2026. The system, rated at 10,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year, will retrofit one of the client's large-scale refineries to run the full chain from plastic pyrolysis oil to hydrotreated SAF. Niutech said the deal marks its first entry into the client's equipment supply chain.

São Paulo, Brazil -- September 01, 2026 -- DoGo Power received the Top Innovation Award Brazil from EUPD Research for its in-house-developed 4S architecture, announced during Intersolar South America 2026, held in São Paulo from August 25 to 27. The energy storage company joined a roundtable discussion co-hosted by EUPD Research and Intersolar focused on grid stabilization technologies and next-generation power systems.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired the Gawara Baya hybrid wind and battery project in North Queensland on behalf of its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V. CIP reached financial close on a AUD 1.7 billion facility backed by 10 banks after securing all major approvals and taking a final investment decision. The project was bought from Australian developer Windlab. Construction has now started, with commercial operation targeted for 2030.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- September 01, 2026 -- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached financial close on Gawara Baya, a hybrid onshore wind and battery storage project in North Queensland, securing a AUD 1.7 billion facility from 10 banks. The acquisition, made on behalf of CIP's fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V, follows receipt of all major approvals and a final investment decision. CIP bought the project from Australian developer Windlab. Construction has now started, with the project expected to be fully operational in 2030.

TULSA, OKLA. -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) signed a definitive agreement on Aug. 30, 2026, to acquire Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets for $4.425 billion in cash. Funds and affiliates managed by Apollo (NYSE: APO) will fund the purchase through a $9 billion nonvoting minority equity investment in ONEOK, with $5 billion of that sum earmarked to retire existing ONEOK debt. ONEOK's board approved both transactions unanimously, and the Brazos acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.