Shortages of helium, a byproduct of natural gas processing, could create problems for semiconductor and medical equipment manufacturers.

A tightening global helium supply is putting the semiconductor industry on notice, as geopolitical conflict in the Middle ...

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I.

A global helium shortage driven by war in the Middle East and the end of decades-long U.S. federal stewardship is now ...

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply. The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is not just blocking oil shipments. NPR's Lilly Quiroz reports it's ...

Growing supply chain disruptions could put a pause on weather balloon launches from some locations ...

Tightened supply ⁠of ⁠helium due to the Middle ⁠East conflict has started affecting some production in the global ​tech ...

The world's helium supply took a major hit last month when Iran struck Qatar's liquefied natural gas production facilities in ...

And I think the most consequential geoeconomic story of 2026 so far is Tehran’s use of the Strait of Hormuz as a choke point. So in both this year and last year, there’s actually been a US adversary ...

Let’s cut straight to it. A geopolitical shock just knocked roughly one-third of global helium supply offline. Iran’s strike on Qatar’s largest LNG facility damaged production lines that could take ...

Although the escalating war in Iran has threatened to disrupt the global supply of helium – an inert gas critical to both ...

MRI machines and AI chipmakers need the liquid form of the element.