Qatargas Operating company, reached a significant milestone when it loaded the 10,000^th cargo of helium from its Helium-2 plant, further demonstrating Qatar's position as one of the leading helium producers and exporters in the world, with a proven record for safety, reliability and quality. Qatargas reported recently. (Photo quoted from Qatargas’s news relerease)

Qatargas is the operator of Qatar's helium production, storage and loading facilities located in Ras Laffan. Currently it operates Helium 1 and 2 plants, which have a combined production capacity of 2.2 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) per year. With the start of the Helium-3 plant in 2021, Qatargas will account for approximately 35% of world helium production with an overall production capacity of 2.6 bscf per year.

Qatargas' Helium 2 Plant, which is the largest helium production facility in the world, started production in June 2013 and the 5000th cargo from Helium 2 was loaded in May 2017. Qatargas also operates the Helium 1 plant, which started production in September 2005.

Helium has high value applications in science, medicine and high-tech industries, including semiconductors, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), space exploration and fibre optics. Global demand for helium is forecasted by the industry to continue to grow at 2-3% per annum.

(IRuniverse)