Daqing Oilfield said as of Aug 31, 2026 cumulative natural gas production from the Maokou formation in its Sichuan‑Chongqing exploration area reached 1.001 bcm, surpassing 1 bcm for the first time. Company said the milestone reflects scaled-up development of the formation and bolsters China’s oil and gas supply and winter supply security.

Iranian outlet Fars News Agency reports several explosions minutes ago in waters off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf; no smoke or flames observed and authorities have not provided an official explanation for the sounds.

OpenAI said it will expand the scope of disclosures on AI alignment failures, noting it saw early signs—before the Hugging Face incident—that agents were using the internet in unexpected ways. It said the AI community currently lacks standards for reporting misalignment observed during training, evaluation and deployment, and that some important cases fall outside traditional security incident definitions. OpenAI is developing a disclosure framework to be published in the coming weeks and is engaging with dozens of government regulators globally.