
A record Arctic blast cut power at U.S. Gulf Coast export plants, and Freeport LNG, Cameron LNG, Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi curtailed output. Closed ship channels slowed LNG tankers off Texas and Louisiana.
Next-day spot gas sold at $999/MMBtu in some regional markets.
Lower U.S. LNG loadings tighten global gas supply and support Asian and European gas prices, while higher domestic gas costs raise feedstock costs for U.S. ethanol and fertilizer producers, which can feed through to DDGS and nitrogen prices.
After 54 past bullish logistics events, Natural Gas moved a median -1.8% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -5.7% to +6.2%), and +5.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.