• Gas
  • August 18, 2026
What is the near-term feasibility of helium-3 fuel for fusion power?

The near-term feasibility of using helium-3 as a fuel for fusion power hinges on the establishment of a reliable supply chain and the advancement of fusion reactors to commercial operation.…

Singapore, China agree to nuclear cooperation

The MoU was signed on 17 August by the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI’s) Permanent Secretary (Energy & Trade) Augustin Lee and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) Vice-Chairman Liu…

FANCO advances engagement with regulator on HALEU plant

First American Nuclear Co (FANCO) notified the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its plans to submit an application for a licence to possess and use special nuclear material for…

Detritiation facility reopens at Culham

In the last three years of plasma operations, the Joint European Torus’s (JET’s) deuterium-tritium experiments resulted in residual tritium being retained within the tokamak’s walls and internal components. This reflected…

Kaleidos microreactor begins journey to Idaho

“We said we’d make a microreactor that is transportable by land, sea and air. We did. Kaleidos is traveling more than 1,000 miles on a trailer bed,” the company said. …

China Added 200,000 Bpd to Crude Reserves in July Despite Hormuz Crisis

China is estimated to have added about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to its huge inventories in July as imports rebounded from a decade-low in June and…

Japan’s Oil Crisis Eases, But the Import Bill Keeps Climbing

The oil crisis in Japan has eased in recent weeks as the resource-poor G7 economy that depended on the Middle East for 90% of its crude oil supply has managed…

Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Is 4 Years and $15 Billion Away

The project to ship Iraqi crude to the Syrian Mediterranean coast to bypass the Strait of Hormuz is still at least four years and $15 billion in investments away, sources…

China’s Renewables Boom Faces Record Clean Power Curtailments

Grid constraints and rising coal-fired power generation in China led to soaring curtailment rates of solar and wind power generation in the first half of the year. China curtailed as…

  • Gas
  • August 17, 2026
Diversifying helium: Can dedicated projects reshape global supply?

Diversifying helium: Can dedicated projects reshape global supply? | Feature | gasworld © North American Helium By 27 min ago 1 min read Molly Burgess looks at the rise of…