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I understand oil part. But why everything else can only be manufactured in these desert regions of the world?


Helium is actually a gas byproduct. It's naturally mixed in with the well gas.


Gas.It is needed in lots of processes. It's very difficult and extremely expensive to transport gas. So the best solution is to use it at the place it's extracted.




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