Helium One Global (AIM:HE1, OTCQB:HLOGF, FRA:9K3) has raised £3.5 million to keep its Colorado helium project moving, with first sales now in sight. Six wells are tied in, and the plant has switched to round-the-clock operations. HeLIX Exploration (AIM:HEX, OTCQB:HHEXF) highlighted first production at its Rudyard project in Montana in its annual results, saying the timing couldn't be better. Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has knocked out roughly a third of global helium supply. Ecora R ...