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Hussar EP513 Pre-Drill Site Works Update

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Georgina Energy PLC has provided an update on pre-drill site works for its Hussar EP513 prospect, confirming that civil engineering contractors are on schedule for a September spud date in Q3 2026. Key activities include water well drilling and conductor pipe drilling, essential for mobilising the Ensign 970 drill rig to test this significant subsalt helium, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon prospect, which boasts 300 km² of areal closure. An independent geological report certifies unrisked prospective resources of 283 BCF helium, 315 BCF hydrogen, and 2.93 TCF of hydrocarbon gas, with an estimated in-situ value of approximately US$152 billion based on current pricing.

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Georgina Energy Plc, (LSE: GEX.L), a helium, hydrogen and natural gas exploration and development company with strategic permits in Australia, confirms that civil engineering contractors are currently completing the pre-drill site works, including water well drilling and conductor pipe drilling required for the planned Q3 Hussar drilling program. These works, including site and camp preparation, represent a key step towards mobilisation of the contracted Ensign 970 drill rig to enable the testing of this exciting prospect, which has 300 km² of areal closure and is one of the largest subsalt helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbons prospects onshore Australia.

Highlights

  • September spud date for the Hussar well in Q3 2026 remains on target.
  • Water well drilling has commenced to provide the rig water supply. This will be used for drilling fluid makeup water with a proportion being purified with Reverse Osmosis treatment for ablutions and cooking.
  • Following completion of the water well, the rig will move closer to the centre of the drilling pad to drill and set the 20 inch conductor pipe.
  • The civil engineers have advanced site works including the Turkey's Nest (a water storage pond) and the sump to contain drill cuttings and any excess drilling fluid.
  • The cellar, where the conductor pipe and well head will be set, will soon be dug ahead of conductor pipe drilling and cementing.

Water well drilling rig operating on site

Water well drilling in progress

Aerial view of the water well drill rig drilling on site

With 300 km² of areal closure, the Hussar prospect ranks among the largest subsalt helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon prospects onshore Australia that remains untested.

Based on the pricing of Helium US$450/MCFG and Hydrogen US$2.65/kg and US$8/MCF for hydrocarbon gas, these volumes would equate to a total potential combined net attributable unrisked potential in-situ value of c.US$152 billion. These are estimates in-situ values from the AER (Australian Energy Regulator) and HNT (Helium Price Index) developed by the Company based on unrisked prospective resources; they exclude production, separation and transport-to-market costs, and there is no certainty that any part of these resources will be commercially recovered.

Anthony Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer of Georgina Energy, commented:

"The progress being made on site is an important step mobilisation of the Ensign 970 drill rig and we remain on track for the planned September spud date of this exciting prospect . Hussar is a significant subsalt helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon prospect, and we look forward to providing further updates as preparations advance."

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