# Clear skies for now, but a storm on the horizon: What does recent pricing volatility say about future Gulf Coast gas markets? Report | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie's report examines recent price separation between Henry Hub and Haynesville, linked to high LNG exports and southbound pipeline use across the Texas/Louisiana border. It asks whether pipeline constraints and basis effects will persist.

- Date: 2021-05-18 · published 2021-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47271-clear-skies-for-now-but-a-storm-on-the-horizon-what-does-recent-pricing
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Pipeline constraints that widen regional price spreads affect how gas costs reach Gulf Coast processors and feed plants. The report is analysis and does not signal a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [What Happened to Natural Gas Prices at the End of 2018? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7998-what-happened-to-natural-gas-prices-at-the-end-of-2018-u-s-bureau-of-labor.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2017-10-17 | [Market flexibility is improving thanks to LNG and markets currently well supplied but gas security remains a concern - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68636-market-flexibility-is-improving-thanks-to-lng-and-markets-currently-well.md) | +2.2% | +8.3% |
| NATGAS | 2020-02-17 | [East coast gas prices appear too high and future supply is uncertain \| ACCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54774-east-coast-gas-prices-appear-too-high-and-future-supply-is-uncertain-accc.md) | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [U.S. regulator releases report blaming Freeport LNG blast on inadequate processes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38860-u-s-regulator-releases-report-blaming-freeport-lng-blast-on-inadequate-processes.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-01 | [EIA explores effects of liquefied natural gas exports on the U.S. natural gas market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36121-eia-explores-effects-of-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-on-the-u-s-natural-gas.md) | +2.1% | +16.7% |

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/reports/gas-markets-clear-skies-for-now-but-a-storm-on-the-horizon-what-does-recent-pricing-volatility-say-about-future-gulf-coast-gas-markets-495941/

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