Helium: Making Commercial and Research Diving Possible

	Commercial and research divers rely on gaseous helium from Praxair as a carrier gas for oxygen in synthetic breathing mixtures. This enables divers to conduct scientific investigations and explorations as well as develop offshore oil and gas resources.		Related Links Technical Diving
A History Of Firsts » Divers have been relying on Praxair since the 1920s, when the company developed the first helium breathing mixture tables. » Praxair also supplied the first helium/oxygen breathing mixtures for offshore oil field diving more than 30 years ago.

Multiple Supply Options
Praxair offers a complete range of supply options, including:

	»	Eight-tube modules
	»	25-tube skids
	»	16- and 25-cylinder packs

Volumes range from 3,450 to 62,400 standard cubic feet.

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