Retail US prices for He fills seem to be about .75 to .78 cents US
per cuft.

Not sure but I think we're paying about .35 to .40 for He bottle fills
plus rent of about $192 year for two T bottles.

Will have to check with Campbell on that but I think it's close.



On 19 Jun 2001, at 9:30, David Strike wrote:

> On : Monday, June 18, 2001 10:30 PM, David Hale wrote:
>
> > What is the price of helium in Oz? I understand the US
> > has about the lowest helium prices in the world,
> > thanks to Texas.
>
> As a rule of thumb, helium works out to about 7 cents a litre.  To put that
> into perspective:
>
> An air fill will cost about $8 per cylinder.
> Nitrox (up to 35%), $12.00:  Above 36%, $15.00
> A trimix fill, say 33% He, (50% N2: 17% O2), about $50 per cylinder.
>
> (An excellent case for CC rebreathers on deep dives!)  :-)
>
> Strike


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