RasGas has inaugurated its second helium operation in Qatar, known as Helium 2 and marking an important shift in the make-up of the global helium market.
The development represents the world’s largest helium plant coming on-stream in the Middle East and reinforces the trend for helium sources moving away from their traditional base in the US.
Further, gasworld understands from senior sources that, as of October 2013, Helium 2 was running at close to full capacity with a reported utilisation rate of 95%.
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