The war in the Middle East has disrupted the world’s supply of helium. Qatar produces about a third of global helium, but attacks on its gas infrastructure have forced production to stop. At the same ...

The United States-Israel war on Iran, and Tehran’s response, have disrupted about one-third of global supplies of helium, which is critical for medical uses such as MRI scans, as well as in high-tech ...

Helium prices have skyrocketed since the start of the Iran war. Qatar, which supplies a third of the world's helium, has had production disrupted. Helium is a critical input for industries like ...

Helium isn’t something most people think about, unless you’re in a lab, running an MRI, building chips, or inhaling it for that squeaky balloon voice. But what if the world suddenly runs out of this ...

The war in Iran is threatening supplies of a favourite party accessory: helium. “One of the biggest suppliers in the world … they’re not selling balloon-grade helium because they can’t get it,” said ...

Iran's strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan gas hub have disrupted helium production, showing how the conflict is rippling beyond energy markets to hit industries from technology to healthcare. A disruption ...

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions. Air Liquide supplies helium and ...

The GlobalFoundries Fab 8 campus in Malta. Like other chipmakers, GlobalFoundries uses helium to make computer chips. Helium supplies are constrained after the world's largest helium factory in Qatar ...

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Chip makers have a big problem they can’t manufacture their way out of. When Iran struck Qatar’s largest liquefied natural gas facility last week, it damaged helium production lines that could take ...

The first shipment from Trent Spry’s helium well in Colorado was being loaded onto a truck when Iran’s attack on the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas plant changed everything. Damage to Qatar’s ...

A global helium supply disruption triggered by the West Asia crisis is beginning to add pressure on the semiconductor supply chain, with potential spillovers for electronics manufacturers that rely on ...