Re: [AMMRL] Qatar and Helium

From: Brian Michael via groups.io <bmichael=brandeis.edu_at_groups.io>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:16:31 -0400

I don't know the answer to what the fallout will be, but yes infrastructure
related to helium has been hit. The reporting is mostly about impacts on
LNG, but it sounds like recent damage will reduce helium output from Qatar
by 14% and potentially take years to fix.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/

Brian Michael
NMR Facility Director
Brandeis University

On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM Wright, Marcus via groups.io wrote:

> Anyone have facts about how the helium supply will be changed due the
> recent shut down of LNG in Qartar? Will Russia and Germany be able to make
> up the difference? Has critical frastructure been hit? I assume rationing
> and a price spike are already in place?
>
> Marcus

>
> Marcus Wright Ph.D.
> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
> Wake Forest University
>
>
>


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