# LNG Demand Seen Driving Natural Gas Prices Higher This Summer, FERC Says

> FERC's summer 2022 assessment projects U.S. natural gas demand growth outpacing supply, with net exports up 29.4% year over year as LNG liquefaction capacity expands. Production is expected to rise only 3.4% while consumption rises 4.8%. Wholesale electricity prices are also expected to climb.

- Date: 2022-05-24 · published 2022-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41573-lng-demand-seen-driving-natural-gas-prices-higher-this-summer-ferc-says
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Export-driven demand growth tightens domestic gas supply, supporting higher natural gas and power costs through summer.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-11-12 | [Henry Hub Natural Gas Prices Poised to Ramp as Demand Mounts, EIA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22134-henry-hub-natural-gas-prices-poised-to-ramp-as-demand-mounts-eia-says.md) | -3.4% | +10.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-07-22 | [EIA: Summer US natural gas prices highest since 2014 \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46255-eia-summer-us-natural-gas-prices-highest-since-2014-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | +3.1% | -2.4% |
| NATGAS | 2017-01-10 | [Henry Hub Spot NatGas Prices Seen Heading Higher in 2017 Than December Forecast, EIA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73144-henry-hub-spot-natgas-prices-seen-heading-higher-in-2017-than-december-forecast.md) | +8.6% | -4.4% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-19 | [US natural gas prices surge amid supply fears \| Gas Processing & LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10117-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-amid-supply-fears-gas-processing-and-lng.md) | -16.1% | -20.2% |
| NATGAS | 2017-02-01 | [Natural gas prices in 2017 and 2018 are expected to be higher than last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73135-natural-gas-prices-in-2017-and-2018-are-expected-to-be-higher-than-last-year.md) | +0.7% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/lng-demand-seen-driving-natural-gas-prices-higher-this-summer-ferc-says/

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