Scientists Discover ‘Game-Changer’ Helium Deposits in Tanzania
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Scientists have discovered helium reserves in Tanzania that are a “game-changer” in addressing a critical shortage of the vital-yet-rare gas, Oxford University said.
A research group from Oxford and Durham universities in England, working with a Norway-based helium-exploration company, discovered as much as 54 billion cubic feet, or BCf, of the gas in Tanzania’s Rift Valley. The find was the result of a new exploration method that can be applied to other parts of the world with similar geology to find new resources, according to Pete Barry of the Department of Earth Sciences at University of Oxford.