# Boosting gas output while keeping prices low a tough task for Trump

> A Reuters commentary argues that Trump's measures to expand US oil and gas production may not quickly raise gas output. The piece notes that a policy shift alone may not change production levels in the near term.

- Date: 2025-01-22 · published 2025-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26695-boosting-gas-output-while-keeping-prices-low-a-tough-task-for-trump
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty about how fast US gas output can rise leaves natural gas supply expectations unsettled, which keeps energy price risk in place for feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-05-01 | [Trump Administration’s Push for Gas Exports Faces Market Glut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71205-trump-administration-s-push-for-gas-exports-faces-market-glut.md) | -1.7% | -2.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-06 | [Is It (Finally) Time for a Gas OPEC?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55772-is-it-finally-time-for-a-gas-opec.md) | -4.9% | -12.6% |
| NATGAS | 2024-02-13 | [U.S. LNG Pause Could Help Balance Future Global Natural Gas Prices, Equinor Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31847-u-s-lng-pause-could-help-balance-future-global-natural-gas-prices-equinor-says.md) | -12.8% | -7.0% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-01 | [EU wants new transaction based LNG benchmark in bid to calm prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39762-eu-wants-new-transaction-based-lng-benchmark-in-bid-to-calm-prices.md) | -1.3% | -18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-12-05 | [China moves to control natural gas prices amid shortages – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67653-china-moves-to-control-natural-gas-prices-amid-shortages-china-economic-review.md) | -4.4% | +47.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/boosting-gas-output-while-keeping-prices-low-tough-task-trump-maguire-2025-01-22/

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