# European Natural Gas Prices Hit Another Record on Russian Supply Concerns -- LNG Recap

> European natural gas prices set another record as Gazprom booked only a fraction of available Ukrainian transit capacity for September, cutting Russian pipeline flows to Europe. Storage remains low, raising fears of a winter supply shortfall.

- Date: 2021-08-16 · published 2021-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45739-european-natural-gas-prices-hit-another-record-on-russian-supply-concerns-lng
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Russian pipeline supply to Europe tightens the market and draws LNG away from Asia, supporting higher gas prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-28 | [Natural Gas Prices Surge Higher on LNG Flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6917-natural-gas-prices-surge-higher-on-lng-flows.md) | +1.4% | -13.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-03-30 | [The LNG Export Boom Is Draining U.S. Natural-Gas Supplies and Lifting Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42449-the-lng-export-boom-is-draining-u-s-natural-gas-supplies-and-lifting-prices.md) | +12.4% | +33.0% |
| NATGAS | 2016-06-03 | [US Natural Gas Production Stalls As Europe Becomes The Dumping Ground For Gas Supplies \| The Corner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7633-us-natural-gas-production-stalls-as-europe-becomes-the-dumping-ground-for-gas.md) | +5.2% | +24.7% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-03 | [LNG Exports Push Natural Gas Prices Up - ENGIE Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20802-lng-exports-push-natural-gas-prices-up-engie-resources.md) | -15.4% | -18.5% |
| NATGAS | 2017-07-27 | [Strong export demand to support US natural gas prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70136-strong-export-demand-to-support-us-natural-gas-prices-capital-economics.md) | -4.0% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/european-natural-gas-prices-hit-another-record-on-russian-supply-concerns-lng-recap/

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