Renergen Steadies Its Helium And Lng Production And Is Producing From Two New Wells

Renergen, operator of South Africas only onshore gas extraction facility, said its helium plant was at temperature and operational and its liquefied natural gas LNG production was moving back into a stable, reliable trend.

The group, which operates from a site in Virginia, in the Free State, and which only brought its helium train into full production in August after a series of start-up related delays, said in a second-quarter update yesterday that LNG production was stable when compared to previous quarters in the prior 12 months.

Two new, high helium exploration wells were completed in the quarter and converted to production ready status. Geological data confirmed the presence of an unmodelled gas-bearing fault, which would be targeted for future drilling.

LNG production came to 1 249 tons, this after production was impacted by several system shut-downs related to the final commissioning of the helium system and minor efficiency losses, which were rectified during annual maintenance, completed in September 2024.

The helium system integration was completed. The company has produced helium since July 19, 2024. Optimisation efforts during the commissioning phase had also yielded impressive results, evidenced by a significant reduction in timelines for the plant start-up and cool-down processes.