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The industrial gas world in 2018

2017-12-27T00:00:00Z

Where’s hot and getting hotter in the year ahead? As 2017 draws to a close, gas world looks ahead at what projects, plants and developments we can expect to see in the industrial gas business in 2018. Here we focus on projects in the Middle East and Africa region.

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Regional markets – Focus on Middle East

2017-12-03T00:00:00Z

Incorporating Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. By James Barr.

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Kornbluth: Helium lessons to learn

2017-09-20T06:28:00Z

The helium business was caught without a Plan B and has a number of lessons to learn from the Qatar embargo that impacted upon helium supply markets in summer 2017, says esteemed consultant Phil Kornbluth.

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Qatari helium: Back on-stream, but still in a storm

2017-08-02T00:01:00Z

By now, everyone who has at least a passing interest in the helium business is aware that the Saudi Arabian-led embargo of Qatar resulted in the temporary cut-off of the supply of Qatari helium to world markets.

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Qatar helium production back on-stream

2017-07-05T21:27:00Z

gas world has learned from industry sources that helium production from the two plants in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar restarted on or around 2 nd  July.

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Air Products proposes US helium law change

2017-06-22T08:58:00Z

In a bid to stabilise the world’s helium supply after the Qatar blockade shook the market earlier this month, Air Products wants to make a legal amendment to a central US law to encourage domestic production.

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Qatar blockade impacting global helium supply

2017-06-12T14:22:00Z

Developments related to the Saudi Arabian-led blockade of Qatar as announced on 5 th June have already begun to impact the global helium supply, says Phil Kornbluth, President of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, and editorial advisor to gas world magazine (US Edition).

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Qatar blockade threatens to disrupt helium supply

2017-06-05T14:52:00Z

Today’s announcement of a decision by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to shut land borders with Qatar threatens to seriously disrupt helium shipments from Qatar and throw world helium markets into disarray, says Phil Kornbluth, President of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, and editorial advisor to gas world magazine (US Edition).

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Qatargas signs new agreement with Centrica

2016-09-06T08:56:00Z

Qatargas, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, has extended its supply relationship with Centrica, the chief supplier of gas to UK households, in the form of a new sale and purchase agreement (SPA).

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Regional markets – Focus on Middle East

2016-08-03T09:38:00Z

Economic modernisation, the arrival of the multinationals, and the emergence of new industrial gas applications are driving change in the Middle East market. As gas world explores this month, the region is attracting increased interest and investment in the core industrial sectors, while emerging end-users in healthcare, water treatment and ...