# Years of limited gas supply spell price spikes, Equinor says | Reuters

> Equinor's marketing head said the gas market remains tight and nervous, so even minor disruptions can spike prices. She expects tightness to persist as European and Asian demand grows, with new supply not arriving until late 2026 and 2027.

- Date: 2023-09-20 · published 2023-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34285-years-of-limited-gas-supply-spell-price-spikes-equinor-says-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged supply shortfall keeps European and Asian gas and LNG prices elevated, raising energy and fertilizer input costs over the coming winters.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-27 | [Goldman warns of likely Asia LNG price rise on European supply crunch \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27592-goldman-warns-of-likely-asia-lng-price-rise-on-european-supply-crunch-reuters.md) | -12.6% | +0.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-19 | [Global gas shortage helps lift prices in United States \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44760-global-gas-shortage-helps-lift-prices-in-united-states-reuters.md) | +16.2% | -2.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. natgas futures jump to 7-year high on Europe supply fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45219-u-s-natgas-futures-jump-to-7-year-high-on-europe-supply-fears-reuters.md) | +4.2% | +8.1% |
| NATGAS | 2018-07-03 | [Gas traders fear US winter price spike - Energy Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64222-gas-traders-fear-us-winter-price-spike-energy-risk.md) | -1.3% | -2.8% |
| NATGAS | 2021-07-12 | [Supply struggles, not just demand, are fuelling LNG's price surge: Russell \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46252-supply-struggles-not-just-demand-are-fuelling-lng-s-price-surge-russell-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +13.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/with-tight-supply-disruptions-cause-gas-price-spikes-equinor-says-2023-09-20/

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