Global helium supply has moved from balance to oversupply in 2024, with enhanced storage options improving the picture, but the signs are that North America will need to boost supply in the years ahead in...
Similar to economic recessions, it can be difficult to identify the precise start or end of a helium shortage. All the same, Kornbluth Helium Consulting (KHeC) believes that, after winding down gradually during the second...
The development of green helium – produced from underground gas accumulations that contains very small amounts of hydrocarbons or CO2 – has become a more important topic of conversation among those in the marketplace.
If it’s widely accepted that Helium Shortage 4.0 began on 1st July 2021, here Phil Kornbluth looks at whether it’s likely we’ll still be in its midst by 1st July 2023.
Air Liquide has been confirmed as the primary off-taker of helium produced a North American Helium’s third purification facility that is now onstream in in Saskatchewan, Canada.
As helium supply continues to tighten in the US, key businesses that rely on a consistent supply in the country, including semiconductor manufacturers and operators of magnetic resonance image (MRI) machines, are beginning to feel an impact.
In recent years, due to recurring shortages of helium and its increased commercial value, there has been an unprecedented amount of activity related to exploration for new helium source
Royal Helium Ltd. has completed the first phase of exploration at its Climax property in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada, and identified drill targets for primary helium production.
The US General Services Administration’s (GSA) William Morgan has provided an update on the status of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) efforts to dispose of its helium assets.
As a result of gradually diminishing helium production capacity, the lack of new helium capacity coming into the market and renewed growth in helium demand, the world is currently experiencing the third shortage of helium...
