Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative fuel due to various climate issues, local pollution concerns and its increasing usability in remoter locations. It is a cleaner and cheaper product than...
Despite sluggish growth in demand and continued ample supply in global helium markets, the level of activity aimed at developing new sources of helium continues at an unprecedented rate.
In May of 2016, IACX Energy tapped the BLM helium pipeline to begin taking receipt of crude helium from the BLM helium reserve. With this action, IACX becomes the first company to tap the government...
The fifth annual ATMOsphere America 2016 was held on June 16-17 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Over 340 experts from more than 140 companies and organizations gathered to discuss the latest policy,...
What is the driver behind this article, you may ask? Well, we attended the GAWDA Spring Management Conference in Savannah, GA, in April. Efficiency of distributors was part of the theme of a panel of...
When the great George Strait sang, “Amarillo by morning, Amarillo I’ll be there,” he wasn’t headed there for helium, despite that Amarillo, Texas is known for being the hometown of the nation’s largest supply.
The economic impact of counterfeiting products in the food and beverage industry amounts to millions in lost sales and profits to retailers, producers and suppliers. Fake claims about the content of foods and beverages also...
The worldwide helium market demand in 2016 is about 5.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) (see Figure 1). This is flat compared to 2015, and a decline of about 100 million cubic feet (mmcf) from five...
Economic modernisation, the arrival of the multinationals, and the emergence of new industrial gas applications are driving change in the Middle East market.
Whoever said ‘good things come in small packages,’ clearly founded this statement on an element of truth. Its veracity extends into the industrial gases industry – plants don’t always need to be big to do...
