# Asia and LNG Are Disrupting Europe’s Natural Gas Price Model - Bloomberg

> Asia has become the dominant global buyer of LNG and its pricing is increasingly setting European natural gas market levels. Freezing winter temperatures sent LNG tankers to Asia, lifting European prices, and those levels are now easing as LNG supplies return to Europe.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48283-asia-and-lng-are-disrupting-europe-s-natural-gas-price-model-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Feed buyers exposed to gas-linked nitrogen fertilizer and energy costs face shifting input prices as LNG flows redirect; the easing European gas price reduces cost pressure somewhat.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-04-28 | [Supply Disruptions Not Enough to Lift Global Natural Gas Prices as Asian Demand Remains Weak — LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25298-supply-disruptions-not-enough-to-lift-global-natural-gas-prices-as-asian-demand.md) | +18.9% | +10.8% |
| NATGAS | 2016-11-30 | [OPEC Deal Is Bad News for U.S. Gas and Good News for LNG - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74028-opec-deal-is-bad-news-for-u-s-gas-and-good-news-for-lng-bloomberg.md) | +16.7% | +17.9% |
| NATGAS | 2019-05-07 | [Natural gas and coal: Plunging prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59268-natural-gas-and-coal-plunging-prices.md) | +5.3% | -3.9% |
| NATGAS | 2026-05-01 | [While Asia and Europe scramble for natural gas, the US glut has nowhere to go \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19434-while-asia-and-europe-scramble-for-natural-gas-the-us-glut-has-nowhere-to-go.md) | +1.2% | +22.6% |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-03 | [Natural Gas Prices in Europe Fall to Pre-Invasion Levels - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9189-natural-gas-prices-in-europe-fall-to-pre-invasion-levels-the-new-york-times.md) | -4.8% | -32.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/asia-and-lng-are-disrupting-europe-s-natural-gas-price-model

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