# Winter Weather, LNG Demand Raises Forecast Natural Gas Benchmark Prices — The Offtake

> Goldman Sachs raised its 2025 forecast for the European TTF benchmark by $3, citing LNG competition and Europe's rush to refill depleted storage. Venture Global's Plaquemines LNG feedgas nominations hit new highs as it commissions more liquefaction blocks, and EIA raised its Henry Hub forecast to $3.80/MMBtu.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26218-winter-weather-lng-demand-raises-forecast-natural-gas-benchmark-prices-the
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter global LNG and storage conditions support higher gas prices, which raise nitrogen fertilizer costs and can strengthen urea and ammonia prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-06-28 | [Natural gas market developments: prices bouncing back from the cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29955-natural-gas-market-developments-prices-bouncing-back-from-the-cold.md) | -17.3% | -23.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-28 | [European natural gas prices soar: What it means for your winter bills](https://feedsoft.ai/events/625-european-natural-gas-prices-soar-what-it-means-for-your-winter-bills.md) | +0.7% | — |
| NATGAS | 2018-04-02 | [Increase in Chinese Demand for Natural Gas Leads to Structural Change in Spot Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65701-increase-in-chinese-demand-for-natural-gas-leads-to-structural-change-in-spot.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| NATGAS | 2020-04-12 | [Higher Natural Gas Prices Are On The Horizon \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12201-higher-natural-gas-prices-are-on-the-horizon-oilprice-com.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-15 | [Natural Gas News: LNG Flows Lift November Futures as Warm Weather Caps Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/628-natural-gas-news-lng-flows-lift-november-futures-as-warm-weather-caps-rally.md) | -8.9% | — |
| UREA | 2020-10-05 | [Natural Gas Price Benchmarks \| European Gas Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50807-natural-gas-price-benchmarks-european-gas-hub.md) | -0.5% | +2.5% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [European natural gas prices soar: What it means for your winter bills](https://feedsoft.ai/events/625-european-natural-gas-prices-soar-what-it-means-for-your-winter-bills.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2021-10-08 | [Fertilizer prices soaring as natural-gas rally adds to ‘perfect storm’ - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5906-fertilizer-prices-soaring-as-natural-gas-rally-adds-to-perfect-storm-marketwatch.md) | +4.0% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/winter-weather-lng-demand-raises-forecast-natural-gas-benchmark-prices-the-offtake/

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