# LNG Surges to Six-Year High With Cold Snap In Importing Nations - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> Spot LNG prices in Asia rose to their highest level since 2014, with the Japan-Korea Marker up more than sixfold from its April record low. The rally was driven by cold weather in importing nations, outages at production hubs and shipping congestion, and it is expected to persist into early 2021.

- Date: 2020-12-18 · published 2020-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49821-lng-surges-to-six-year-high-with-cold-snap-in-importing-nations-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher global LNG prices lift energy costs and can shift gas-to-coal fuel choices, adding to input costs across the feed and fertilizer chain.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-21 | [Colder Outlook, Robust LNG Flows Lift U.S. Natgas to Two-Week High - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7789-colder-outlook-robust-lng-flows-lift-u-s-natgas-to-two-week-high-energy-news.md) | +5.7% | +26.2% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-14 | [US NatGas Prices Climb 4% to Two-Week High on Rising LNG Flows, Cold Weather - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8690-us-natgas-prices-climb-4-to-two-week-high-on-rising-lng-flows-cold-weather.md) | +8.0% | -0.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-03 | [U.S. natgas prices up near year-high as output hurt by icy weather - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9227-u-s-natgas-prices-up-near-year-high-as-output-hurt-by-icy-weather-energy-news.md) | -33.0% | -23.0% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-07 | [Commentary: U.S. natural gas prices surge on cold weather forecast - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62209-commentary-u-s-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-cold-weather-forecast-energy-news.md) | +15.8% | +29.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-12 | [U.S. natgas rallies 10% as cold weather seen boosting demand - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11508-u-s-natgas-rallies-10-as-cold-weather-seen-boosting-demand-energy-news-top.md) | +18.6% | -37.7% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2020/12/lng-surges-to-six-year-high-with-cold-snap-in-importing-nations/

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