Georgina Energy (LSE:GEX) - Scoping Study Validates $208M Revenue Potential

Mar 19, 2025

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Interview with Anthony Hamilton, CEO/MD of Georgina Energy PLC

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/georgina-energy-lsegex-helium-hydrogen-play-nears-critical-drilling-milestone-6081

Recording date: 17th March 2025

Georgina Energy PLC, a London Stock Exchange-listed helium, hydrogen, and natural gas company, is experiencing significant operational delays at its Hussar project due to extreme weather conditions and expanded regulatory requirements. According to CEO Anthony Hamilton, a "once in 80-year weather event" with 274mm of rainfall in 24 hours followed by a tropical cyclone turned low-pressure system has rendered roads impassable and flooded the airstrip, postponing the company's original December drilling timeline.

Adding to these challenges, the company's recent resource profile expansion of 50 square kilometers requires a new environmental impact study (EIS2) to be submitted to regulators. The previous 144-page environmental study (EIS1) covered 300 square kilometers, but the additional area now necessitates comprehensive cultural, heritage, and sacred site surveys across what Hamilton describes as "over 12,500 acres."

Despite these setbacks, Georgina Energy recently deployed a survey team to the site on March 11, 2025, including traditional owners, environmental surveyors, and anthropologists. The challenging conditions turned what should have been an 1,800 km journey into a 5,100 km trek for some team members returning to Alice Springs.

On the financial front, a February 25, 2025 scoping study by Duncan Seddon & Associates confirmed potential annual revenue for the Hussar project between $7.3 million and $208 million USD, depending on production rates. Hamilton emphasized that while "the weather's been a pain in the backside," the fundamental resource potential remains unchanged.

The company plans to sell resources at the wellhead rather than developing costly processing infrastructure, with Hamilton noting it would be "completely stupid" for Georgina to attempt raising $250+ million for processing plants when specialized companies like Air Liquide and Linde have mobile helium separator technology. Once flow rates and resource composition are established, the company plans to conduct a "good old-fashioned Dutch auction" for offtakers.

Georgina Energy expects to submit its environmental study by May 2025, coinciding with the end of the wet season. According to Hamilton, the regulatory approval should follow within "10 to 15 days" after submission. The company has already incorporated a 20% contingency in their original cost estimates to cover infrastructure repairs and emphasizes that drilling will only proceed when conditions are appropriate and access roads are in perfect condition.

While waiting for regulatory approval, engineering teams, equipment specifications, and drilling plans are already in place, allowing for rapid mobilization once approvals are secured and seasonal challenges subside.

View Georgina Energy's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/georgina-energy