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.
With the entry of an estimated 25% in new global capacity in the market in late 2013 and early 2014, the helium business of 2016 continues to find itself in a state of over-supply.
While this gasworld supplement is primarily dedicated to the subject of helium, I am describing opportunities in the carbon dioxide (CO2) industry, with insight into the Air Products helium recovery operation from a natural CO2...
From its usage in welding and cutting, fibre optics, electronics, aerospace and leak-testing applications, to its publicly recognisable role in balloon inflation, helium has typically been a gas in increasing demand.
It’s well documented that the helium shortages of recent years have driven a trend for product conservation, recovery and recycling; the softened helium demand coming out of the shortages has been a recurring topic in...
In November 2013, two geologists were travelling through the Tanzanian Savannah on their way to a gold prospect. To pass time during the long drive, one of them flicked through a publication lying on the...
When more than 100 delegates from 16 countries gathered in London, UK for the first ever Global Helium Summit in June 2013, the trends, technologies, and dynamics of the helium supply chain were in focus...
Chart Ferox has manufactured two giant cryogenic plants to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor’s (ITER’s) project to create and control fusion.
Outside, tourists strolled along the chilly boardwalk and the Atlantic Ocean roiled away with springtime fervor, but nestled into the Bally’s hotel/casino, the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) was getting to the heart of...
Several major industry companies have signed an historic agreement today for the commercialisation of the Free State Helium and Natural Gas (NG) field near Welkom in South Africa.
