# Assessing the Domestic Energy Price Impact of LNG Exports

> A CSIS commentary examines whether rising US LNG exports raise domestic natural gas prices, noting the Biden administration has paused export authorizations for new terminals pending a DOE review. It cites past DOE studies finding upward pressure on Henry Hub prices.

- Date: 2024-02-28 · published 2024-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31846-assessing-the-domestic-energy-price-impact-of-lng-exports
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Export policy decisions determine how much US gas is pulled abroad, so changes to approvals would shift domestic gas demand and Henry Hub pricing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-04-27 | [Gas industry weighs impact of export curbs \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71669-gas-industry-weighs-impact-of-export-curbs-sbs-news.md) | +2.7% | +3.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-01 | [COMMENTARY: Booming LNG exports may get dragged into US cost-of-living debate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20799-commentary-booming-lng-exports-may-get-dragged-into-us-cost-of-living-debate.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| 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 | 2017-02-16 | [FTC Preserves Competition in Merger of Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp \| Federal Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72699-ftc-preserves-competition-in-merger-of-enbridge-inc-and-spectra-energy-corp.md) | -13.0% | +2.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-22 | [Boosting gas output while keeping prices low a tough task for Trump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26695-boosting-gas-output-while-keeping-prices-low-a-tough-task-for-trump.md) | -15.5% | +36.1% |

## Sources

- csis.org: https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-domestic-energy-price-impact-lng-exports

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