The gas shortage has led to a price surge. The United States has been the largest producer of helium since 1925, thanks to a massive reserve found across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

Lenexa, KS, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Noble Gas, Inc. (OTC-QB: IFNY) (“AMGAS” or the “Company”) announced initial results that confirm that it has become one of the few ...

The discovery of a huge helium gas field in East Africa is a “game changer for the future security of society’s helium needs” amid a global shortage, researchers in Britain said Tuesday.

Fewer than 10 countries in the world produce helium. South Africa will be the latest, when Renergen starts commercial production of the critical gas.

New study could help pinpoint hidden helium gas fields -- and avert a global supply crisis. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 03 / 230301120837.htm.

This summer, engineers at Pulsar Helium hope to start building a plant that will extract helium gas and store it on the surface. That's where Chart Industries, based in New Prague, comes in.

But like today, the U.S. had a monopoly on the global helium market in the early 20th century — so after the Helium Act of 1925 banned exports of the gas, many European countries had to turn to ...