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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 worldwide helium market continues to be marked by uncertainty. The future of the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helium reservoir remains undecided and is awaiting legislation that will determine its role, as new sources of helium are...
There is approximately 6.2 billion cubic feet of helium gas consumed per year worldwide for use in all market segments with demand increasing by about two percent annually into the near future. From this total consumption, approximately five percent,...
The founder of Weldcoa, Richard Bennett, invented the Sur-Loc™ Pallet in the late 1960s. Since that time the Weldcoa Palletized Process has evolved from an external delivery system, through the use of pallet trucks and trailers, to an...
This past August, in the high desert of eastern Utah, the country’s first helium-only gas well on federal lands was drilled and completed at Harley Dome. The well, the Flatirons Federal 4-1, was completed in the Entrada Sandstone...
It is no secret that problems with helium availability over the past two years have impacted several industries that rely on this gas. What may be less known is a major financial opportunity for gas producers to serve the balloon...
The continuing worldwide helium shortage has led to higher prices and uncertain supply for many helium users. Gas suppliers have been forced to limit shipments to contracted customers and even cut off supply to noncontract customers. One result of this...
Supply of helium to the worldwide market has been tight since early 2011 and will remain so until the second half of 2013 or early 2014, when three new supply sources will have begun operations. Uncertainties relating to the timing...
The 40-year quest for knowledge about how our universe was formed has been concluded after the Higgs boson – otherwise known as the ‘God particle’ – has been found.
Gasworld can reveal that Russia could soon emerge as a key player in the rapidly depleting helium market after plans were unveiled to annually produce up to 220mcm of the gas from 2018.
