US-headquartered cryogenic equipment and technology provider Chart Industries (Chart) is to supply key technology and equipment for the Dry Piney project in Wyoming, US.
The project, led by US energy company Blue Spruce Operating, will integrate long-term helium recovery with carbon sequestration, holding out the prospect of strengthening US helium supply while reducing emissions.
Chart will supply the facility with a nitrogen rejection unit and helium process technology, along with associated equipment.
Jill Evanko, CEO and President of Chart Industries, stated, “We look forward to delivering this project on time across the coming two years.”
Located in western Wyoming, Dry Piney is one of the few projects in the US focusing on both helium recovery and permanent carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration. As previously reported, the site could contribute to bolstering North American helium supply, with Robert Ferguson, Partner and co-founder of Blue Spruce Operating, stating, “Helium is the key driver for revenues flowing from the project, accounting for about 60% of projected revenues, but the other slice of revenues is still substantial and should be evenly split between CO2 sequestration and methane production.”
At full operational capacity, the facility is expected to produce over 800 million cubic feet per year of bulk liquid helium, approximately 80 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, and to permanently sequester up to 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
Dry Piney is expected to play a key role in securing a long-term US helium supply as legacy reserves, such as the US Federal Helium Reserve, continue to decline.
