Messer Americas has been granted a temporary injunction and will continue to operate the Crude Helium Enrichment Unit (CHEU) at the former federal helium system.
Announcing the decision today (12th September), the industrial gas company said the decision was granted by the 108th District Court in Potter County, Texas.
Messer Helium Cliffside and Cliffside Refiners will now negotiate terms related to the CHEU while continuing the asset, described as a central piece of machinery.
If Messer Helium Cliffside and the CRLP do not reach a reasonable commercial solution, however, it is believed that the domestic helium supply could be threatened.
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