# Global natural gas crisis dampens momentum for 'cleaner' LNG | Reuters

> Europe's energy crisis has slowed efforts to lower the carbon intensity of LNG cargoes. Carbon-neutral LNG deals fell to fewer than 10 this year from 30 in 2021, as buyers prioritize securing any supply.

- Date: 2022-10-19 · published 2022-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39309-global-natural-gas-crisis-dampens-momentum-for-cleaner-lng-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Buyers prioritizing supply over green credentials keeps LNG demand focused on volume and price. This has little direct effect on grain or feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-03-20 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Keep Falling as Demand Weakens, Banking Crisis Weighs on Markets – LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37032-global-natural-gas-prices-keep-falling-as-demand-weakens-banking-crisis-weighs.md) | -10.6% | -5.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-05-29 | [Natural Gas: Summer Heatwaves May Deepen the Global LNG Crunch \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19438-natural-gas-summer-heatwaves-may-deepen-the-global-lng-crunch-investing-com.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| NATGAS | 2021-12-14 | [The emerging global natural gas market and the energy crisis of 2021-2022 \| Brookings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43786-the-emerging-global-natural-gas-market-and-the-energy-crisis-of-2021-2022.md) | -1.2% | +7.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-11-14 | [Cheniere sees US LNG plants using 40 bcf of natural gas per day in coming years \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22127-cheniere-sees-us-lng-plants-using-40-bcf-of-natural-gas-per-day-in-coming-years.md) | +3.1% | +0.0% |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-20 | [What’s next for the global gas and LNG market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28495-what-s-next-for-the-global-gas-and-lng-market.md) | +13.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-natural-gas-crisis-dampens-momentum-cleaner-lng-2022-10-19/

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