# Global energy upheaval threatens years of natural gas shortages | Insights | Bloomberg Professional Services

> Analysts warn that war, the energy transition, severe weather and surging demand are tightening global gas supply to an unprecedented degree. Nations and companies are struggling to secure enough gas amid a global power crunch.

- Date: 2022-04-08 · published 2022-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42050-global-energy-upheaval-threatens-years-of-natural-gas-shortages-insights
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Multi-year supply tightness supports sustained high gas prices, raising input costs for nitrogen fertilizer and energy-intensive feed processing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-06-29 | [Global LNG outlook overview: Tight supply expected until 2026 \| Insights \| Bloomberg Professional Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41140-global-lng-outlook-overview-tight-supply-expected-until-2026-insights-bloomberg.md) | -15.5% | +31.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-03-02 | [Oil Prices Surge as Hormuz Disruptions Threaten Global Supply, Analysts Warn - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8003-oil-prices-surge-as-hormuz-disruptions-threaten-global-supply-analysts-warn.md) | +7.5% | +4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-04-28 | [Oil Prices Surge as Hormuz Tensions Push WTI Near $100 and Brent Above $111, Threatening Global Energy Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19906-oil-prices-surge-as-hormuz-tensions-push-wti-near-100-and-brent-above-111.md) | +5.1% | +13.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-07-07 | [Global demand for natural gas expected to contract this year as tighter supply pushes up prices - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18538-global-demand-for-natural-gas-expected-to-contract-this-year-as-tighter-supply.md) | -12.4% | -14.4% |
| NATGAS | 2021-11-23 | [Supply Outages, Weather Forecasts Keep Global Natural Gas Prices Strong -- LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44230-supply-outages-weather-forecasts-keep-global-natural-gas-prices-strong-lng-recap.md) | -5.5% | -18.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/insights/commodities/global-energy-upheaval-threatens-years-of-natural-gas-shortages/

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