The Helium Iss
Reporting on the business and technologies driving today’s global industrial gas industry
November 2010
Vol. 48, No. 10
FEATURE ARTICLES
Topping the News _________________________________________ 3
Bureau of Land Management Adjusts Price of Federal Crude Helium
a J.R. Campbell &
Associates, Inc.
Publication
Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve _________________________ 28
CryoGas International Reviews the NRC Report
The BLM’s Federal Helium Program and ______________________ 32
Implementation of the 2010 NRC Report on Helium
By Leslie Theiss
A Floating Target_________________________________________ 34
The Worldwide Helium Market Report
By Maura D. Garvey
Perspectives on the NRC Helium Study and
the BLM’s Crude Helium Price Increase_______________________ 40
A Roundtable Discussion with MATHESON
Darwin Helium Plant Ramps Up Towards Full Capacity___________ 42
A Special Report from Linde Gas
A Multinational Industrial Gas Company Expands ______________ 44
A Special Report from the Global Gases Group
A Scarce Commodity Gets Recovered_________________________ 46
By David Bell
The Applied Superconductivity Conference Review______________ 48
By Alice Austin
DEPARTMENTS
In This Issue _______________ 1
The News _________________ 3
The Quarterly Report _______ 17
Green News ______________ 18
Basic Cryogenics __________ 50
Product Technology Forum ___ 52
Calendar of Events _________ 53
Art of Selling ______________ 53
CryoGas Media Kit 2011_____ 54
Advertisers’ Index __________ 56