This is both a bad and a good idea. First the bad: Helium is very expensive to extract and store. You'd need a lot of venture capital. And you'd have a tough t

This is both a bad and a good idea. First the bad: Helium is very expensive to extract and store. You'd need a lot of venture capital. And you'd have a tough time competing with Qatar which produces between 1/4 and 1/3 of the world's supply. Qatar already is the DeBeers of helium. The good: When the US/Iran war started helium prices shot up, so there might be an opportunity for a helium supplier not dependent on the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/helium-prices-soar-qatar-lng-halt-exposes-fragile-supply-chain-2026-03-12/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/helium-prices-soar-q...