# Domestic and international demand drive natural gas production growth

> The EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2026 projects US dry natural gas production will rise 20% to 40% by 2050 compared with 2025. Most of the growth is expected to serve LNG exports, with volumes growing significantly through the 2040s.

- Date: 2026-05-01 · published 2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19914-domestic-and-international-demand-drive-natural-gas-production-growth
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Long-run output growth tied to LNG exports signals sustained demand pull on US gas, though the outlook has little immediate effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2018-04-17 | [Key global natural gas production trends from 2017 - IEA - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65702-key-global-natural-gas-production-trends-from-2017-iea-thoughtful-journalism.md) | -2.0% | +0.9% |
| NATGAS | 2021-05-10 | [February 2021 weather triggers largest monthly decline in U.S. natural gas production -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47273-february-2021-weather-triggers-largest-monthly-decline-in-u-s-natural-gas.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |
| NATGAS | 2023-12-17 | [International Fertilizer Price Report: Nov 2023 Updates and Analysis -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33042-international-fertilizer-price-report-nov-2023-updates-and-analysis.md) | +4.4% | +16.2% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67425

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