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DME Updates on New Mexico's Helium Processing Plant

Desert Mountain Energy (DME) completed the installation of critical equipment for its helium processing plant in New Mexico, including dehydration, amine, and high-pressure compression units, enabling the shift from nitrogen to natural gas processing. This step is part of DME's goal to become a fully integrated helium producer. The plant is now operational with modifications made for handling both light and heavy hydrocarbon molecules. Maintenance efforts have increased gas flows from selected wells, enhancing plant throughput. DME is in negotiations for the natural gas product stream and continues to see interest in its helium due to market shortages. There has been a continued failure to bring helium production onstream so we will wait and see the progress being made.

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