# Explosion shuts down major U.S. LNG terminal for weeks - E&E News by POLITICO

> An explosion at Freeport LNG's Texas liquefaction terminal shut the plant for at least three weeks, taking about 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day off the international market. Henry Hub futures fell about 6% on fears of a prolonged outage and gas being dumped back into the domestic market.

- Date: 2022-06-09 · published 2022-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41143-explosion-shuts-down-major-u-s-lng-terminal-for-weeks-e-and-e-news-by-politico
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Removing about 2 bcf/d of export demand pushes U.S. gas prices lower and tightens supply for Europe, with cost effects along the fertilizer and feed chain.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-10 | [Natural-Gas Prices Sink as Texas LNG Terminal Closes for Maintenance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8662-natural-gas-prices-sink-as-texas-lng-terminal-closes-for-maintenance.md) | -8.0% | -15.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-08-02 | [Up-and-Down Week for Natural Gas Markets as Weekly Spot Prices Mixed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7903-up-and-down-week-for-natural-gas-markets-as-weekly-spot-prices-mixed.md) | -6.6% | +2.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-06-08 | [US Natural Gas Slumps After Fire at Texas LNG Export Terminal - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41142-us-natural-gas-slumps-after-fire-at-texas-lng-export-terminal-bloomberg.md) | -20.0% | -34.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-06-14 | [News of lengthy Freeport LNG terminal outage hits NYMEX gas futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6798-news-of-lengthy-freeport-lng-terminal-outage-hits-nymex-gas-futures.md) | -23.8% | -24.1% |
| NATGAS | 2019-08-06 | [Natural Gas Nears $2 Amid Work on Largest U.S. Export Terminal - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57755-natural-gas-nears-2-amid-work-on-largest-u-s-export-terminal-energy-news-top.md) | +5.5% | +16.1% |

## Sources

- eenews.net: https://www.eenews.net/articles/explosion-shuts-down-major-u-s-lng-terminal-for-weeks/

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