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 ...

Saskatchewan’s helium industry has a chance to significantly benefit from the war in Iran, but federal policies are holding ...

The 2026 helium shortage is structurally different: the US reserve is gone, Qatar supply disrupted, and Canada emerges as a ...

The war in Iran has taken almost a third of the world’s helium off the market, moving supply of the critical material from a ...

Global helium demand is expected to nearly double by 2035. The semiconductor industry is projected to increase its helium use fivefold in the next decade. Helium is primarily obtained as a byproduct ...

Helium production is concentrated in a handful of countries, with the US, Qatar, Russia and Algeria dominating global supply.

Helium is not normally thought of as a critical resource. Its reputation is more centered around filling party balloons. But the natural-gas byproduct is integral to large swaths of everyday life — ...