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A high-purity helium facility in New Mexico is being marketed to global buyers as supply disruptions linked to the Middle East continue to tighten the market.
Located near Little Water, New Mexico, the Tocito Dome helium facility has a sales capacity of 250 thousand cubic feet per day (mscfd) of helium and an inlet capacity of two million cubic feet per day (mmscfd).
The plant was commissioned in November 2024 and produces helium at 99.9999% purity.
Raj Singh, CEO and founder of Fuelled, said, “[Tocito Dome] is an opportunity to bring meaningful helium capacity online far faster than building greenfield and for a significant cost reduction.”
He added that the marketing of Tocito Dome is part of the company’s initiative to scale helium production.
Disruptions to helium exports from the Middle East since March, particularly in Qatar, have tightened global supply. This has coincided with increased demand for reliable, domestically sourced helium in North America.
Qatar accounts for approximately , and over 80% of Qatar’s output is produced as a by-product of LNG production from its Helium 1 and Helium 2 facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Helium 1 and Helium 2 went offline in March.
QatarEnergy is potentially embarking on a of the Helium 2 plant, which would be used for the Qatar market.
