Helios Energy (ASX: HE8)Share Price and News
Overview of Helios Energy
Helios Energy is an Australian-based oil and gas exploration and development company. Its main project is the Presidio Oil & Gas Project, located in Presidio County, Texas, USA.
The company holds a 70% working interest in approximately 17,850 gross acres and has drilled four wells in this project. The latest resource estimate for Presidio (last updated in January 2025 and accounting for Helios’ 75% net revenue interest) has a 1C Contingent Resource of 13.3 mmboe, rising to 17.5 mmboe at 2C and 21.7 mmboe at 3C.
Helios Energy's Company History
Helios Energy was incorporated in 2010, then known as New Horizon Coal and focused on a coal project in Utah. In 2017, it rebranded to Helios and bought two oil projects in Texas, one of which was Presidio. These were introduced by oil industry veterans Neville Henry and Peter Allchurch. Between 2017 and 2022, Helios invested A$40m in exploration and this has led to an extensive resource - 17.5MMboe with a 2C level of confidence.
The first well (Quinn Creek 141) was spudded in 2017 and work continued over 4 years. It encountered live oil and gas shows from 3,000 to 5,000 feet through a thickened Austin Chalk age sequence of fractured shales and carbonates. In one particular week in 2018, it flowed 260 barrels of oil and 1,345 barrels of completion fluid in 168 hours.
The second, Quinn Mesa 113 was spudded in mid-2017 and found several oil and gas shows. The third, Presidio 141#2 spudded in 2019 and produced into 2020 after a pressure build up test. The fourth, Presidio 5201, was spudded in April 2022 and it also had oil and gas shows.
2024 was a key year. The company overhauled its management, released its first 2C Resource and engaged a Houston petroleum engineering firm (WDVG) to assist the forward development strategy.
Future Outlook of Helios Energy (ASX: HE8)
Helios is still pre-production but has many milestones in the next 12 months. These include further drilling, securing commercial pathways such as a joint venture or a farm-in agreement, strategic land acquisitions and permitting.
The company raised $3.6m in April 2025, even in spite of Trump's tariffs and the havoc they caused the market.
Is Helios Energy (ASX: HE8) a Good Stock to Buy?
When considering whether Helios Energy (ASX: HE8) is a good stock to buy, it ought to be borne in mind that it is a small cap oil developer. You are buying the company for its future potential, not its current delivery of profits or dividends.
The company's fate will be contingent on it continuing to progress its project to production, particularly unlocking the 2C Resource with 'Entitlements Enforced' (i.e. land Helios has leased in the past but not at the moment). Momentum will also come from oil and gas prices which can be very volatile even by general commodity standards.
Investors should be prepared for a level of volatility, particularly as the company adapts to the evolving energy landscape.
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Currently, Helios Energy does not pay a consistent dividend. However, the company has the potential for future dividend payouts as its profitability improves with new projects in the oil, gas, and renewable energy sectors.