Monthly Archives: March 2020

Helium Plant Plan: Local Hiring A Priority

The building of a helium plant planned for the Consul area is expected to create between 50 and 100 jobs. North American Helium Inc., the company behind the project, said it will look to hire locally – and that includes … Continue reading

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Forum in Swift Current Will Put Spotlight on Helium Industry

A helium forum in Swift Current will bring together various stakeholders to discuss the state of the industry and its potential in southwest Saskatchewan. The Swift Current & District Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Swift Current … Continue reading

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Big Star Energy Announces Helium Lease Acquisition

Oil and gas explorer and producer Big Star Energy (BNL) has secured 30 new leases in North America — providing an almost 20 per cent increase in its holdings The company now has multiple high-value helium projects in North America … Continue reading

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LNG Powered KAMAZ Trucks to Transport Helium from Amur GPP

A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Sergey Chemezov, Director General of the state-owned Rostec Corporation, took place last week in Moscow. The meeting participants reviewed the potential areas of cooperation between Gazprom and … Continue reading

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Scientists Track Birds Flying Through Cloud Of Helium Bubbles To Study Their Aerodynamics

This is a video of an owl and hawk flying through a cloud of ~20,000 trackable helium bubbles (I actually counted far fewer) to help scientists better understand the aerodynamics of the birds’ flight, and how they’re able to create … Continue reading

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