Monthly Archives: November 2018

Helium Is A Finite Resource. And There’s A Shortage.

There isn’t much helium on planet Earth, however: just a few parts-per-million. The problem is that the helium nucleus is so light that our Earth’s gravity cannot hold it. Once helium enters our atmosphere, it escapes into the vacuum of … Continue reading

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Linde Supplies Helium For 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®

Spiderman helium balloon at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Linde will supply 300,000 cubic feet of helium to lift the balloons at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® in New York on 22nd November. It is the 24th year in a row the … Continue reading

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Air Products, Sonatrach To Recover Helium From LNG plants

Industrial gasses company Air Products and Algeria’s Sonatrach have signed two gas production and delivery agreements to recover helium from Sonatrach’s LNG facilities. Through the deal, Sonatrach will recover helium from two existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities (GL1Z and … Continue reading

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Phasing Out The U.S. Federal Helium Reserve: Policy Insights From A World Helium Model

This paper develops a detailed partial equilibrium model of the global helium market to study the effects of the recently decided rapid phase out of the U.S. Federal Helium Reserve (FHR), a vast strategic stockpile accumulated during the 1960s. The … Continue reading

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Deflated Excitement: National Helium Shortage Making Party Balloons Hard To Find

What’s a special birthday party without balloons? That’s what Juanita Chapman, of Wilkins Township, thought as she planned her husband’s special celebration. “It’s his 50th, and I’ve been planning this event for months,” Chapman told KDKA money editor Jon Delano … Continue reading

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