# Volatility Still Lurking in Global Natural Gas Markets Despite Easing Prices

> Global natural gas prices have dropped sharply over the past year, with LNG to Asia under $13/MMBtu and European LNG down more than 40% year on year. Analysts warn that the market could stay tight for years because of structural supply issues.

- Date: 2023-04-24 · published 2023-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36593-volatility-still-lurking-in-global-natural-gas-markets-despite-easing-prices
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower gas prices ease energy and fertilizer costs but may not restore demand fully. Structural tightness could bring future price spikes that raise input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-03-05 | [LNG, seasonality, and natural gas price volatility - Enkon Energy Advisors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48290-lng-seasonality-and-natural-gas-price-volatility-enkon-energy-advisors.md) | -3.0% | -6.8% |
| 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 | 2024-03-28 | [US gas prices to be increasingly linked to international markets through LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31397-us-gas-prices-to-be-increasingly-linked-to-international-markets-through-lng.md) | +13.4% | -1.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-09-18 | [This Autumn May Bring More Volatility for Europe’s Gas Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57257-this-autumn-may-bring-more-volatility-for-europe-s-gas-market.md) | -5.9% | -13.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-05-25 | [How Liquefied Natural Gas Will Transform Global Energy Markets - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71203-how-liquefied-natural-gas-will-transform-global-energy-markets-center-on-global.md) | -4.8% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/volatility-still-lurking-in-global-natural-gas-markets-despite-easing-prices/

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