# US gas prices to be increasingly linked to international markets through LNG

> S&P Global reports that rising US LNG export capacity will make the domestic gas market increasingly sensitive to global gas prices. The analysis describes the US as the world's likely swing supplier of LNG and says large amounts of gas storage will be needed.

- Date: 2024-03-28 · published 2024-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31397-us-gas-prices-to-be-increasingly-linked-to-international-markets-through-lng
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter links between US Henry Hub and international LNG prices mean US gas costs for feed producers, including those using natural gas for drying and processing, will track global events more closely.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2020-07-30 | [Analysis: First Chinese gas contracts linked to international LNG prices signal oil-gas decoupling continues \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52294-analysis-first-chinese-gas-contracts-linked-to-international-lng-prices-signal.md) | +22.0% | +37.5% |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-24 | [Volatility Still Lurking in Global Natural Gas Markets Despite Easing Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36593-volatility-still-lurking-in-global-natural-gas-markets-despite-easing-prices.md) | +5.5% | +11.7% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-26 | [Equinor Expects Asia, LNG Competition to Drive European Natural Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30924-equinor-expects-asia-lng-competition-to-drive-european-natural-gas-prices.md) | +18.9% | +71.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-01 | [The High-Stakes Gamble Playing Out in the Natural-Gas Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17650-the-high-stakes-gamble-playing-out-in-the-natural-gas-market.md) | +5.2% | -7.8% |
| NATGAS | 2020-11-10 | [Why have U.S. natural gas prices INCREASED post-COVID?!? – Baker Institute Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50348-why-have-u-s-natural-gas-prices-increased-post-covid-baker-institute-blog.md) | -3.1% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/032824-us-gas-prices-to-be-increasingly-linked-to-international-markets-through-lng

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