Helium

Domestic natural gas and helium producer Renergen is “ecstatic” about the high concentrations of helium discovered at its Virginia Gas Project in South Africa’s Free State.

Helium One this week (22nd March) announced the appointment of Mitchell Drilling Limited as drilling contractor for its maiden three well exploration programme on its Rukwa Project in Tanzania – a move that could see...

Cryomech Inc. has released the PT425, the latest innovation in its long line of 4K Pulse Tube Cryocoolers, the PT425.

Since Covid-19 took a chunk out of helium demand and brought Helium Shortage 3.0 to a rather abrupt end in February 2020, there has been a relative lack of headline events impacting helium markets. The...

Chart Industries has today (16th Feb) acquired Cryogenic Gas Technologies (Cryo Technologies) for $55m in cash.

A new solution for the efficient transportation and storage of ultra-cold biologics, such as Covid-19 vaccines, has been launched by South African helium and natural gas company Renergen.

Tumbleweed Midstream, LLC has struck a new $500m, ten-year helium sales agreement with a global Tier One helium supplier.

Qatargas has loaded the 10,000th cargo of helium from its Helium 2 plant, in what the state-run LNG producer described today as a “significant milestone”.

Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project in South Africa’s Free State has taken a step forward with the appointment of three companies to complete feasibility studies for its second phase.

Google has shut down its Loon project, which hoped to make giant helium balloons an alternative to cell towers in remote areas of the world.