# Natural gas prices soar as Iran, Israel strike Middle East energy infrastructure | Reuters

> European natural gas prices surged as much as 35% on Thursday after Iranian and Israeli strikes hit major Middle East gas infrastructure. The damage is expected to take years to repair.

- Date: 2026-03-19 · published 2026-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20363-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-iran-israel-strike-middle-east-energy-infrastructure
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Gulf LNG capacity tightens global gas supply and lifts prices for LNG importers in Europe and Asia, which can also draw demand toward other fuels.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-03 | [Natural gas, LNG prices soar on Middle East supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20365-natural-gas-lng-prices-soar-on-middle-east-supply-fears.md) | +7.0% | -3.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-01 | [Oil and gas prices surge as Iran war disrupts Middle Eastern output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5228-oil-and-gas-prices-surge-as-iran-war-disrupts-middle-eastern-output-reuters.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-09-09 | [European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Middle East Attacks Choke LNG Shipments - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17648-european-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-middle-east-attacks-choke-lng-shipments-wsj.md) | +1.3% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-19 | [Prices for oil, fuel cargoes smash record highs as Iran war chokes Middle East supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6637-prices-for-oil-fuel-cargoes-smash-record-highs-as-iran-war-chokes-middle-east.md) | -4.7% | -12.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-03 | [Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8777-global-oil-and-gas-prices-soar-as-iran-crisis-disrupts-shipping-production.md) | +7.0% | -3.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-01 | [Oil and gas prices surge as Iran war disrupts Middle Eastern output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5228-oil-and-gas-prices-surge-as-iran-war-disrupts-middle-eastern-output-reuters.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-19 | [Prices for oil, fuel cargoes smash record highs as Iran war chokes Middle East supply \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6637-prices-for-oil-fuel-cargoes-smash-record-highs-as-iran-war-chokes-middle-east.md) | -6.2% | -4.4% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-17 | [Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10994-oil-prices-rise-more-than-4-as-iran-israel-conflict-escalates-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/wrapup1-iran-targets-energy-facilities-across-gulf-after-israel-struck-its-key-2026-03-19/

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