The first Grasys industrial membrane plant in Russia for helium recovery from natural gas has been successfully tested at the Kovykta gas and condensate field.
Last year all the talk was of the impending Helium Cliff scenario and as 2013 began, it was clear that it would be a significant year for the global helium business.
Airgas has announced today that it plans to increase prices on helium by 20%, on average, effective immediately or as contracts permit.
Further to plans first announced in June earlier this year, a new liquid and gaseous helium transfilling station has been inaugurated at the Ras Laffan Support Services Area in northeast Qatar.
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.
