Noble Helium Limited announced on 18 October that they have lodged an application for an Exploration Permit within SPA 44 AO in the Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.
SPA 44 AO is one of three Special Prospecting Authorities held by Noble Helium (one provisionally granted) following its successful acquisition of Earth Source Hydrogen in September 2026. The proposed Exploration Permit, Merlinleigh, extends across the Merlinleigh Sub-basin and the Gascoyne Platform and covers approximately 7,760 km2.
The application follows an extensive groundwater bore sampling program, conducted by Earth Source Hydrogen, that positively indicated the presence of naturally occurring...