# U.S. Natural Gas Demand Exceeds Supply As LNG Exports Jump | OilPrice.com

> US natural gas demand exceeded supply in 2022 as LNG exports rose, but prices have dipped due to warm winter weather. Storage is about 24% above the five-year average and LNG export capacity has expanded.

- Date: 2023-03-22 · published 2023-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37039-u-s-natural-gas-demand-exceeds-supply-as-lng-exports-jump-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing LNG export demand supports medium-term gas prices, but the current storage surplus keeps near-term input costs under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-26 | [Equinor Expects Asia, LNG Competition to Drive European Natural Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30924-equinor-expects-asia-lng-competition-to-drive-european-natural-gas-prices.md) | +18.9% | +71.3% |
| 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 | 2020-05-15 | [When Natural Gas Prices Converge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53322-when-natural-gas-prices-converge.md) | +5.5% | +3.7% |
| NATGAS | 2023-04-24 | [Volatility Still Lurking in Global Natural Gas Markets Despite Easing Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36593-volatility-still-lurking-in-global-natural-gas-markets-despite-easing-prices.md) | +5.5% | +11.7% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-05 | [Natural Gas Price Benchmarks \| European Gas Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50807-natural-gas-price-benchmarks-european-gas-hub.md) | +33.9% | +71.9% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/US-Natural-Gas-Demand-Exceeds-Supply-As-LNG-Exports-Jump.html

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