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Helium One ITW-1 flows helium to surface

Helium One Global Ltd’s completed Itumbula West-1 well flowed high concentration helium, measuring 4.7%, from Basement to the surface at Rukwa in Tanzania. EVALUATION The company yesterday said that a measured helium concentration of 4.7% equates to almost 9,000 times above background levels. Hydrogen also flowed to surface during basement testing, at a concentration of […]

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Clontarf looks to bid for Bolivian priority salt pans

Clontarf Energy plc could submit bids for a direct lithium extraction project from seven priority salt pans, or salares, in Potosí and Oruro, Bolivia. PILOT PLANT The company’s joint venture with US-based NEXT-ChemX Corporation plans a pilot plant in Bolivia in partnership with state-owned lithium company YLB* by the end of 2024.  On 26 January, […]

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Parkmead mulls geothermal energy for Fynn Beauly

The Parkmead Group could use geothermal energy instead of injecting hot water to reduce oil viscosity for enhanced recovery in Fynn Beauly in the central North Sea. SUBSTANTIAL The discovery is part of three new offshore blocks 14/15a, 14/20d and 15/11a in a new licence awarded to the operator’s 50-50 joint venture with Orcadian Energy […]

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Tungsten West receives MPF draft permit

Tungsten West plc has received a draft permit to operate the mineral processing facility at the Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine in Devon. FINANCING The company is reviewing the draft permit before documentations are finalised and a public consultation held where the Environment Agency will “identify that they are ‘minded to’ grant the permit”. Tungsten West said […]