Drones caused a Qatari helium-producing energy hub to shutter; crucial in chipmaking, Bloomberg says the closed hub makes up ~33% of global helium production Yahoo Finance 2026-03-16 Ines Ferré Bloomberg Related Coverage Helium supply shock highlights fragile global market, D3 Energy CEO says Proactive · Lisa Uhlman AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran The Verge · Terrence O'Brien World helium prices spike as Iran conflict disrupts Qatar processing The Circuit · Omnia Al Desoukie Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock Hacker News Discussion @ronit-b @ronit-b on bluesky Well it's a good thing there is no massive demand for chips right now [embedded post]