The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage

Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile. Nancy Washton remembers the sinking feeling she got when she heard her helium delivery wouldn’t be arriving. In early 2022, she and her team of chemists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States…

Arkansas bill tightening requirements for gas well operators passes House committee

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill adding requirements for gas well operator reporting passed its first committee hearing Wednesday after extensive testimony. House Bill 1656 requires gas well operators to provide leaseholders with an itemized accounting. If it becomes law, each deduction from the leaseholder’s payment will be accounted for. Arkansas legislature bills filed Tuesday include…