# Spot LNG prices defy history and fall as demand rises | Reuters

> Spot LNG prices fell despite typically rising ahead of winter. Relatively high natural gas inventories in Europe and Japan are weighing on the market, and Japan is likely to reclaim the title of the world's biggest LNG importer from China this year.

- Date: 2022-11-15 · published 2022-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38854-spot-lng-prices-defy-history-and-fall-as-demand-rises-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Softer spot LNG reduces competition for cargoes and eases the pull on global gas-linked energy costs, which can ease input pressure on fertilizer and feed processing margins.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/spot-lng-prices-defy-history-fall-demand-rises-2022-11-15/

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