# Global scramble for LNG tankers likely to boost gas prices further

> Europe continues to take large volumes of LNG, and the global fleet of LNG carriers is tight. Charter rates are expected to rise sharply heading into winter as shipyards work to meet demand for new tankers.

- Date: 2022-09-07 · published 2022-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39771-global-scramble-for-lng-tankers-likely-to-boost-gas-prices-further
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A shortage of LNG tankers limits how much gas can reach importers, which supports gas prices and energy costs for feed and fertilizer producers. The effect runs through energy markets rather than grain freight directly.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-25 | [Hammerfest, Freeport Outages Send Global Natural Gas Prices Higher – Three Things to Know About the LNG Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9864-hammerfest-freeport-outages-send-global-natural-gas-prices-higher-three-things.md) | +9.1% | +64.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-09-21 | [Europe Gas Prices Gain After Flows Drop at Biggest US LNG Plant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34287-europe-gas-prices-gain-after-flows-drop-at-biggest-us-lng-plant.md) | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| NATGAS | 2023-09-01 | [Explainer: Worker disputes at Australian LNG producers roil global gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34746-explainer-worker-disputes-at-australian-lng-producers-roil-global-gas-market.md) | -3.6% | +5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [Europe Natural Gas Prices Jump as Major US LNG Plant Set to Stay Offline - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38856-europe-natural-gas-prices-jump-as-major-us-lng-plant-set-to-stay-offline.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-21 | [Limited AN supply sees further move to urea - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39895-limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea-farmers-weekly.md) | -14.3% | -24.3% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/shipping/090722-global-scramble-for-lng-tankers-likely-to-boost-gas-prices-further

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