Helium drilling set to start after WA taxpayers shielded from cleanup costs
UK-listed Georgina Energy plans to drill in the remote Little Great Sandy Desert in search of helium, hydrogen and natural gas.
UK-listed Georgina Energy plans to drill in the remote Little Great Sandy Desert in search of helium, hydrogen and natural gas.
As the world electrifies, demand for the metal is expected to jump 50 per cent in 15 years.
The half-sized project in WA's North West will now pursue power sales to Pilbara miners and data centres and the production of green ammonia off-site.
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