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

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

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

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

Over the past decade, helium has become more scarce and more expensive,” one scientist who relies on the element told ...

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

The war in Iran halted helium production in Qatar, threatening semiconductor manufacturing and rippling through the tech ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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