# TC Energy declares force majeure on Columbia Gulf natgas station after fire

> TC Energy declared force majeure on its Columbia Gulf natural gas station after a fire shut the facility. U.S. gas futures swung sharply on the news before settling about 2% higher as traders expected a quick return to service.

- Date: 2023-04-28 · published 2023-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36591-tc-energy-declares-force-majeure-on-columbia-gulf-natgas-station-after-fire
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A short-lived pipeline outage causes a brief bump in gas prices but has little lasting effect on supply. Impact on feed commodities is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2020-07-08 | [NYMEX prompt natural gas hits two-month high as force majeure cuts Appalachian production – The Energy Bulletin Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11170-nymex-prompt-natural-gas-hits-two-month-high-as-force-majeure-cuts-appalachian.md) | -4.1% | +17.3% |
| NATGAS | 2017-12-12 | [After Europe's Gas Market Disasters, LNG May Come to the Rescue \| Rigzone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67648-after-europe-s-gas-market-disasters-lng-may-come-to-the-rescue-rigzone.md) | -3.2% | +7.5% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-28 | [U.S. gas futures for 2017 lead market as funds bet on pipeline delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9177-u-s-gas-futures-for-2017-lead-market-as-funds-bet-on-pipeline-delay.md) | -5.8% | +5.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-31 | [U.S. natural gas futures jump 10% to two-week high on rising LNG exports - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39307-u-s-natural-gas-futures-jump-10-to-two-week-high-on-rising-lng-exports-energy.md) | -5.3% | +18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [Europe Natural Gas Prices Jump as Major US LNG Plant Set to Stay Offline - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38856-europe-natural-gas-prices-jump-as-major-us-lng-plant-set-to-stay-offline.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/tc-energy-declares-force-majeure-after-columbia-gulf-pipe-fire-mississippi-2023-04-28/

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