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Under the Helium Stewardship Act, the BLM was mandated to dispose of all helium assets, including the Cliffside Field storage reservoir and pipeline system, and complete the sale by year‑end 2021.
Deadline for disposal of federal helium assets under Phase D of the Helium Stewardship Act.
BLM expected to dispose of federal helium assets in 2021.
BLM and General Services Administration worked to transition federal helium assets to private ownership.
The USGS was scheduled to publish the results of the national helium gas assessment in 2020, providing updated reserve and resource estimates.
The BLM planned to publish an update to its Helium Resources of the United States report by mid‑year 2020, offering revised resource assessments.
In FY 2019, private companies purchased approximately 4.8 million cubic meters of in‑kind crude helium from the BLM, reflecting continued private sector demand.
During FY 2019, the BLM’s Amarillo Field Office accepted about 3.0 million cubic meters of private helium for storage and re‑delivered nearly 24.2 million cubic meters to customers.
In 2019, the BLM continued implementation of the Helium Stewardship Act by supplying helium to federal agencies through the in‑kind helium program from the Cliffside Field storage.
Beginning of Phase C, providing continued access to federal users after Phase B ended.
The last federal auction of conservation helium was completed in summer 2018, marking the final sale of helium from the Cliffside Field reserve before planned disposal.
Last helium auction under Phase B, concluding private helium sales.
Phase B of the HSA began, initiating annual auctions of crude helium from the Federal Reserve.
Start of Phase B auction implementation for helium sales under the Helium Stewardship Act.
End of Phase A allocation transition under the Helium Stewardship Act, concluding the first privatization phase.
First helium auction conducted by the BLM for deliveries in fiscal year 2015.
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