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

The effects will depend on where companies source their helium and how big their exposure is to the gas.

At the same time, Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, through which Qatar ...

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

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

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power ...

The shortage is threatening the production of everything from semiconductors to military drone components and space rockets.

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

Qatar accounts for a third of the global supply of helium. Iranian attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial complex have ...

The war’s effect on Helium (He) offers high drama: critical gas used to save lives and power technology seems suddenly at ...

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 ...