ASX-listed helium explorers are in the spotlight as the Strait of Hormuz blockade sends global prices for the critical gas to record highs. Credit: Murray Ward/File A “silent” crisis is rippling through global industry and while it may be flying under the radar for now, helium end-users are feeling it loud and clear in their balance sheets. Iran’s strategic blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered an unprecedented global helium shortage, exposing the extreme fragility o

H3’s former drilling at Warro 3, now set to be re-entered to drill a horizontal well to prove commerciality. H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) has lit the fuse on a defining growth phase, fast-tracking two of Australia’s largest onshore energy plays as it pivots from technical groundwork to full-tilt commercial execution. A $3.5M capital raise has underwritten the push, backing the company’s plan to revive the long-overlooked Warro gas field and drill a basin-opening, multi-commodit

Map showing H3 Energy’s helium potential study area north-west of Coober Pedy, South Australia. H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) has flicked the switch on a fresh technical push to chase helium across its sprawling Alinya project in South Australia’s Officer Basin, adding a potentially lucrative twist to its already sizeable gas play. A targeted assessment program is now underway across the Milford and Milford East structures, to the south-east of Rickerscote, aimed at understanding just

H3 Energy’s massive Rickerscote hydrogen, helium and natural gas target sits in South Australia’s remote Officer Basin. Deep beneath the red dirt of outback South Australia lies what could be one of the most significant untapped oil and gas discoveries in Australia’s history. And now, ASX-listed H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) has brought in one of the world’s most respected energy dealmakers to help turn that potential into reality. The company has appointed London-based LAB Energy Adv

H3 Energy’s Warro gas field in Western Australia was first drilled in 2009. Independent reservoir engineering work has provided H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) with greater confidence that its long-debated Warro gas field in the North Perth Basin could still contain some proper lungs. The company said a reinterpretation of production logging tests in Warro 3 and Warro 6 indicates multiple intervals flowed gas only, and that there is no technical reason those zones could not deliver enh

H3 Energy’s Warro gas field in Western Australia. H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) has unveiled a fresh layer of prospectivity at its big Warro gas field in Western Australia, pinpointing 11 dry, gas-bearing zones in its Warro 3 well that could sharpen the path toward unlocking commerciality for its massive onshore resource. The company says the latest reworked image log of Warro 3 has identified each zone as a prime candidate for re-testing. Ranging in thickness from about 9 metres to

H3 Energy’s Warro gas field in Western Australia was first drilled in 2009. H3 Energy (ASX: H3E) appears to have positioned itself squarely in the path of a tightening gas market, with Western Australia staring down the barrel of a domestic gas shortfall from 2028, according to the regulator. Australia’s energy market umpire, AEMO, has flagged a material supply gap opening in the WA gas market from 2028 and widening into the 2030s, setting the scene for higher prices and a s

Whitebark Energy says a fresh rethink at the company’s Warro gas field has flipped the script on historic water issues, revealing solutions that could finally unlock a huge onshore gas supply in WA.

Whitebark Energy’s helicopter-supported placement of soil gas sensors in its Rickerscote prospect in the Officer Basin, South Australia. A soil gas survey conducted by Whitebark Energy (ASX: WBE) at the company’s exciting Rickerscote onshore energy prospect in South Australia’s Officer Basin has detected elevated micro-seepage of all three gases. Rickerscote is a massive, undrilled clean energy play. It has been identified as a world-class potential source of natural white h

Whitebark Energy’s Alinya project covers multiple permits in the Officer Basin, in the heart of the Great Victoria Desert, about 1000km north of Adelaide. Whitebark Energy Limited (ASX: WBE) has appointed its chief operating officer, Nik Sykiotis, as chief executive officer, effective immediately, positioning the company to capitalise on its diverse portfolio spanning natural hydrogen, helium and conventional hydrocarbons. Sykiotis, who has driven operational efficiency and

Whitebark Energy has kicked off a series of studies on its Warro gas field in WA to better understand the commercial potential of its huge onshore gas resource in the Perth Basin. Whitebark Energy (ASX: WBE) has kicked off a series of studies on its Warro gas field in WA to better understand the commercial potential of its massive onshore gas resource. Several leading industry firms have now been tasked with completing four technical and commercial studies to unveil the true

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Mount Ridley Mines. Credit: Bulls N' Bears/File After a record ascent by the ASX to all time highs, the market has taken a breather again this week. The question remains though have we hit the top of the mountain, or just a quick wait for the ski lift. If the US market is anything to go by, trading multiple are getting out of control with AI chip manufacturer Nvidia trading at a market cap of US$5t – that’s “trillion” – an

Well test flaring showing natural gas flowing to surface at Whitebark Energy’s 100%-owned Warro gas project in Western Australia. Whitebark Energy’s (ASX: WBE) shares soared as much as 85 per cent to 13 cents a share on massive turnover today after revealing it had cracked the code to a huge onshore gas field at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Warro project in Western Australia’s Perth Basin. After years of being viewed as the giant that wouldn’t awwaken, the field has been

Hydrogen sensors have been deployed by helicopter across Whitebark Energy’s massive Rickerscote prospect in South Australia’s Officer...

Whitebark Energy has sold its assets at Wizard Lake in Canada to focus on its Australian hydrocarbon, hydrogen and helium interests,...

Independent experts Sproule ERCE have confirmed Whitebark Energy’s Rickerscote prospect in South Australia’s Officer Basin could be a...

A new independent report has finalised design and modest costings for a deep exploration well to be drilled at its massive Rickerscote...

Whitebark Energy is charging ahead with drill planning at its Alinya hydrogen-helium project in South Australia, where it is planning a 2D seismic and drilling program for its monster Rickerscote prospect.

A 2D seismic cross section through Whitebark’s Rickerscote prospect, showing key reservoirs, seals and source rocks. Whitebark Energy...

Whitebark Energy has moved to compulsorily acquire King Energy and its Alinya hydrogen, helium and hydrocarbon (3H) project in South...