Much of the publicity surrounding Praxair’s pending merger with Linde has focused on the geographic overlap between their atmospheric gas businesses, especially in the US.
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...
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held its FY 2018 Crude Helium Auction in Amarillo, Texas yesterday, the fourth crude helium auction conducted by the BLM since passage of the Helium Stewardship Act of...
gasworld has learned from industry sources that helium production from the two plants in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar restarted on or around 2nd July.
The Energy and Resources Sub-committee of the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing in Washington, DC on 21st June to hear testimony on a discussion draft of the Helium Extraction Act of 2017.
Kelley GTM Manufacturing LLC, a leading provider of gas transportation equipment in the US, is now offering helium trailers with capacity that exceeds the capacity of traditional jumbo tube trailers by 89%.
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.
Roughly two years after the start of production from the Qatar 2 helium source turned a severe shortage to a veritable glut of supply almost overnight, helium markets may finally be showing signs of stability.
The great majority of the gaseous helium that has been supplied to helium customers in recent years has been Grade 5 helium, which means that it is 99.999 percent pure.
As has typically been the case, the helium business continues to be one of the more interesting sectors of the industrial gas business.
