# Riding the Roller Coaster—Today's Natural Gas Market and the Future

> An essay reviews the early-2023 slump in natural gas prices, which hit an 18-month low with the February contract down 54% from December. Record production, a warm January and the Freeport LNG outage all contributed, and the author expects an oversupplied market.

- Date: 2023-04-06 · published 2023-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36596-riding-the-roller-coaster-today-s-natural-gas-market-and-the-future
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Oversupply and weak gas prices lower energy costs over the medium term. The essay gives general market context rather than a new price shock.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.1002/gas.22346

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