AMMRL: Qatar blockade impacting global He supply

From: Olson, Dean <dolson_at_illinois.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:36:32 +0000

Dear NMR colleagues,

Here are links to 3 articles on the possibility of upcoming helium shortages or price increases. The 2 articles from Gas World are not the same.

https://www.gasworld.com/qatar-blockade-threatens-to-disrupt-helium-supply/2012916.article

https://www.gasworld.com/qatar-blockade-impacting-global-helium-supply/2012946.article

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-urges-gulf-states-ease-blockade-against-qatar-460647313

Here's a detailed market study from January 2016:

www.kornbluthheliumconsulting.com/images%5CHeUpJan16.pdf<http://www.kornbluthheliumconsulting.com/images%5CHeUpJan16.pdf>

And of more general interest:

https://www.gasworld.com/pipeline-repair-success-at-blm-helium-plant/2012191.article

Interesting to scroll through all 6 photos to see where our helium comes from in the USA.

Dean

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