# Natural Gas Exports Slow as Pandemic Reduces Global Demand - The New York Times

> Natural gas exports are slowing as the pandemic reduces global demand and interrupts exploration and export projects. Gas prices were already low after a relatively warm winter, and oil and gas companies have cut investment budgets.

- Date: 2020-05-11 · published 2020-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10443-natural-gas-exports-slow-as-pandemic-reduces-global-demand-the-new-york-times
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export volumes and reduced investment in new supply point to weaker gas availability later, while current demand weakness keeps prices low. Feed and fertilizer costs tied to gas remain under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-03 | [Natural Gas Prices in Europe Fall to Pre-Invasion Levels - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9189-natural-gas-prices-in-europe-fall-to-pre-invasion-levels-the-new-york-times.md) | -4.8% | -32.8% |
| NATGAS | 2020-04-02 | [Feature: Unfettered global natural gas market a sign of the times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53828-feature-unfettered-global-natural-gas-market-a-sign-of-the-times.md) | +11.2% | +8.8% |
| NATGAS | 2025-04-28 | [Supply Disruptions Not Enough to Lift Global Natural Gas Prices as Asian Demand Remains Weak — LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25298-supply-disruptions-not-enough-to-lift-global-natural-gas-prices-as-asian-demand.md) | +18.9% | +10.8% |
| NATGAS | 2023-03-20 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Keep Falling as Demand Weakens, Banking Crisis Weighs on Markets – LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37032-global-natural-gas-prices-keep-falling-as-demand-weakens-banking-crisis-weighs.md) | -10.6% | -5.7% |
| NATGAS | 2018-07-12 | [Natural gas: deflating times ahead \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64220-natural-gas-deflating-times-ahead-articles-ing-think.md) | -3.5% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/energy-environment/natural-gas-exports-coronavirus.html

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