QatarEnergy/Messer in long-term helium supply agreement

QatarEnergy has signed a long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Germany-based Messer for the supply of 100 million cu ft/year of high-purity helium from Qatar’s facilities in Ras Laffan to global markets.

This marks QatarEnergy’s first direct long-term SPA with Messer, the largest privately held industrial gases company.

The SPA signing was hosted by Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President/CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, and attended by Global CEO of Messer SE & Co, Bernd Eulitz, at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha. The event was attended by senior executives from both companies.

Welcoming the signing of the agreement, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs said: “Messer is a leading global supplier of helium with a strong reputation and diverse assets. We are delighted to enter into our first direct agreement with Messer and to continue providing high-quality helium to the world through reliable partners.”

“This agreement underscores QatarEnergy’s commitment to delivering reliable resources from one of the world’s largest helium producers to support fast-growing industries worldwide,” he added.

Helium plays a critical role in advanced technologies, including MRI scanners, semiconductor manufacturing, quantum computing, fibre optics, and space exploration.