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Check out LM Intelligas at 2025 Asia Helium Conference
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Luke Manickam

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Founder & Managing Director of LM Intelligas

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Global Helium Pricing Strategist, Commercial Advisor and

Resources Optimization Specialist

GET TO KNOW ABOUT LUKE

Luke is the Founder and Managing Director of LM Intelligas, a specialised consultancy that provides helium price intelligence, netback modelling, and procurement optimisation to producers, distributors, and industrial buyers worldwide.

 

With a unique blend of market data analytics and commercial negotiation expertise, Luke empowers clients to navigate the volatile pricing landscape of helium with confidence.

VISION & MISSION

Vision

Think Global

Vision

Build Trust

Mission

Optimize Resources

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Mission

Mitigate Risks and

Eliminate Effirencies

Project Experience

by Geography

Map in Grass

Project Experience

by Category

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PROJECTS

OUR SERVICES

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Helium

  • HeXU and HeRU Project (Greenfield and Brownfield) Development and Commissioning​​

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  • Project Financing (Equity and Loan Introduction/Arrangements for the Sponsors)​

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  • SPA Development and Negotiation

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  • ​SPA Implementation Procedure Development and Negotiation​

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  • ​Pre-Loading Ops (temperature and contaminant dispute resolution)

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  • ​During-Loading Ops (quality and quantity dispute resolution)​​

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  • Post-Loading Ops (pressure and rework dispute resolution)​​

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  • SPA Take-or-Pay Dispute Resolution

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  • Logistics Dynamics Impact to Helium Landed Market Value​​

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  • SPA Price Review Strategies

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  • ​SPA Price Index Alternatives Due to BLM demise â€‹

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  • SPA Price Witness Expertise in Arbitration​

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  • Helium Spot Market Evaluation and Ad hoc Relief to Avoid Tank-top​

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  • ISO Unit Acquisition and Rental Guidance​

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  • Global Supply Demand Market Outlook Intel

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LNG

  • LNG and Regas Project (Greenfield and Brownfield) Development and Commissioning​

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  • Project Financing (Equity and Loan Introduction / Arrangements for the Sponsors)​

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  • SPA Development and Negotiation​

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  • SPA Implementation Procedure Development and Negotiation​

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  • Pre-Loading and Pre-Discharge (cargo surveying @ opening CTMS, purging, cooling, sampling readiness activities)

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  • ​During-Loading and During-Discharge (cargo surveying @ snap shot CTMS, loading rates, boil-off gas, sampling activities)​

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  • Post-Loading and Post-Discharge (cargo surveying @ closing CTMS, GC quality and ship report quantity, energy determination, berth utilization as per SPA agreed t’s and c’s)​

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  • SPA Annual Contract Quantity Dispute Resolution 

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  • SPA Price Review Strategies 

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  • SPA Price Index Alternatives due to USA Supplies (USA-Asia Market Arbitrage) and Reload Flexibilities

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  • SPA Price Witness Expert in Arbitration

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  • LNG Spot Market Evaluation and Ad hoc Relief to Avoid Tank-top

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  • LNG/C and ISO Acquisition and CP Hire Guidance

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Pipeline Gas

  • Project (Greenfield and Brownfield) Development and Commissioning

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  • Project Financing (Equity and Loan Introduction/Arrangements for the Sponsors)

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  • SPA Development and Negotiation

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  • SPA Communication Procedure Development and Negotiation with Robust Controls

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  • Pre-Startup Ops (flawless coordination with Project and Buyer to ensure contractual MDQ MAQ obligations are met at all fronts)

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  • During-Startup Ops (flawless coordination with Project and Buyer to ensure Project Warranties and Tests are Passed with the desired quality and quantity output)

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  • Post-Startup Ops (flawless coordination with Project, Buyer and other Projects to Optimize Asset and Technology)

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  • SPA Take-or-Pay Dispute Resolution

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  • Operation Trips Impact to IPPs, GTLs and PetChems

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  • SPA Supply Alternatives (Back-up Lines) for Contingency Purposes 

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  • SPA Emergency Supply Points are Tested Periodically 

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  • Demand Seasonality Evaluation to Avoid IPP Shutdown

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  • Excess Supply for Temporary Storage or Export Options

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  • Maintenance Cycle and Turnaround Optimization for IPPs, GTLs and PetChems

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Conference Table

2025 Asia Helium Conference, Shanghai

ARTICLES 

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HELIUM: QATAR MULLS HELIUM 4 PLANT POSSIBILTIES
MAY 2018
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HELIUM ACQUISTION OUTLOOK
NOV 2020
JULIA KNOLL
PARTNER

VIEW LINK

JAMES LOPEZ
PARTNER

VIEW LINK

Market Analysis
SPOT HELIUM PRICES FOR NOV/DEC 2018
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 NOV 2018
Dollar Bills
HELIUM PRICE FORECASTING
(2019-20)
DEC 2018
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HELIUM:
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
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OCT 2019
LIQUID HELIUM
MSDS
MAY 2021
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ASIA ON ROUTE TO 
BECOME WORLD #1 HELIUM IMPORTER

AUG 2021

CONTACT

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OUR ADDRESS

No.10-3-4 Contessa

Jalan Kapas Bukit Bandaraya

59100 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

 

Tel:            +(60) 327120825

Cell:          +(60) 127733609

Email:      luke@lmintelligas.com

Email2:    lukemmanickam@gmail.com

For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form:

Thank you! We will get back to your shortly.

© 2018 by LM Intelligas Sdn Bhd.

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