# Natural gas markets: Price swings amid a shifting global landscape

> The World Bank reported that its natural gas price index fell in April and May after a two-year high in February. The US benchmark dropped 18% and 8% month-on-month in those months, and European and Asian LNG prices also eased.

- Date: 2025-06-17 · published 2025-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24408-natural-gas-markets-price-swings-amid-a-shifting-global-landscape
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The report confirms a multi-month decline in gas and LNG prices driven by eased supply disruptions and weaker Asian LNG demand, which keeps energy input costs for feed and fertilizer production lower.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-03 | [Global Gas Markets: Key Spot Prices \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55770-global-gas-markets-key-spot-prices-energy-intelligence.md) | -4.7% | -7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2024-07-18 | [IEA Forecasts Lagging LNG Demand, Further Global Natural Gas Price Slides Through 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29454-iea-forecasts-lagging-lng-demand-further-global-natural-gas-price-slides.md) | +2.5% | +9.6% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-27 | [Coming surge in LNG production is set to reshape global gas markets - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22578-coming-surge-in-lng-production-is-set-to-reshape-global-gas-markets-iea.md) | +17.8% | +33.5% |
| NATGAS | 2025-07-22 | [Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23961-global-natural-gas-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-more-lng-supply.md) | -10.5% | -14.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-23 | [Growth in global demand for natural gas is set to accelerate in 2026 as LNG wave spreads through markets - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21226-growth-in-global-demand-for-natural-gas-is-set-to-accelerate-in-2026-as-lng.md) | -2.8% | -52.5% |

## Sources

- blogs.worldbank.org: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/natural-gas-markets--price-swings-amid-a-shifting-global-landsca

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