Iran Joins Countries Holding Helium, LNG Production Technology

A pilot plant for the production of helium, LNG and three knowledge-based products, namely converters, purification systems, and high-speed turboexpanders were unveiled at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran.

First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has said the government is serious about supporting domestic knowledge-based companies, especially in strategic areas.

Thanks to its unique properties, helium is considered as a strategic material in the world, which has many applications in the fields of health, oil and gas, advanced materials, space, etc.

In the past years, despite the huge resources in the South Pars gas field, the helium needed by the country was completely supplied through imports.

With the imposition of US sanctions, the import of helium to the country was made impossible and many of the country's industries were damaged.

Therefore, after a 10-year effort, experts and engineers at the Sharif University of Technology succeeded in acquiring the knowledge and technology needed to obtain helium with a purity of 99.999% and LNG.

The volume of LNG demand in the world has increased sharply after the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has led to a five-fold increase in its global price.

Moreover, the product provides possibility of development in the fields of rail and road transportation and also the management of gas supply and demand (peak sharing).

Helium production technology is in the category of very complicated technologies with many applications.

Acquiring the technology also makes it possible to develop oil, gas, petrochemical, steel, mining, medicine, meteorology, and space industries. 

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