Helium is key to many industries, most notably tech. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that before the war Qatar produced more than one-third of the world's helium supply. Lately, however, ...

Rising tension in the Middle East is rattling high-end chipmakers. Among the latest geopolitical uncertainties for the industry is a shortage of helium that could slow global production. Since the war ...

Days after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow waterway through ...

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed due to the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices have surged to more than $100 per barrel. But oil is not the only crucial commodity facing a supply chain ...

A fresh squeeze in global helium markets is sending prices sharply higher and exposing just how fragile the supply chain for the critical industrial gas has become — and why a new generation of ...

The big picture: The global helium market remains on edge as QatarEnergy's massive Ras Laffan facility – responsible for nearly a third of the world's supply – remains offline more than a week after ...

CALGARY, AB, March 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Avanti Helium Corp. (TSXV: AVN) (OTC: ARGYF) ("Avanti" or the "Company") today reiterated its September 2025 request that helium be formally designated as a ...

March 12 (Reuters) - Disruptions to Qatar's natural gas processing from the Iran war have driven helium prices sharply higher, exposing the fragility of a small but critical market that supports ...

Helium, a gas that is critical for semiconductor manufacturing, is in the crosshairs of the Middle East conflict. That is bad news for a global tech supply chain that is already straining to meet ...

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