# Expert Commentary - Update on Global Gas and LNG Prices in 2020: How has it Coped with Recent Market Dynamics? - Events-HH

> A GECF expert commentary reviews global gas and LNG prices through the first half of 2020. It says prices fell to record lows, with Northeast Asia spot LNG hitting US$1.68/mmBtu on 30 April amid oversupply and COVID-19 demand losses.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52290-expert-commentary-update-on-global-gas-and-lng-prices-in-2020-how-has-it-coped
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

An oversupplied LNG market with weak demand keeps gas-to-power and fertilizer feedstock costs low, which weighs on competing energy and nitrogen input prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-03-20 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Keep Falling as Demand Weakens, Banking Crisis Weighs on Markets – LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37032-global-natural-gas-prices-keep-falling-as-demand-weakens-banking-crisis-weighs.md) | -10.6% | -5.7% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-07 | [Column: LNG market in trifecta of change to prices, flows and seasonality - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38858-column-lng-market-in-trifecta-of-change-to-prices-flows-and-seasonality-energy.md) | +5.0% | -4.9% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-21 | [Global LNG supply set to jump in 2026, limiting prices and spurring demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21223-global-lng-supply-set-to-jump-in-2026-limiting-prices-and-spurring-demand.md) | +176.6% | -24.2% |
| NATGAS | 2020-06-16 | [Price Convergence of Global Gas Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52797-price-convergence-of-global-gas-markets.md) | -0.1% | +5.4% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-24 | [Pressure on gas and LNG prices to help switch from coal, says J.P. Morgan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30918-pressure-on-gas-and-lng-prices-to-help-switch-from-coal-says-j-p-morgan-reuters.md) | +7.7% | +52.8% |
| WTI | 2025-03-19 | [US Fed meeting: ⁠How will FOMC meeting impact gold and crude oil prices? \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25475-us-fed-meeting-how-will-fomc-meeting-impact-gold-and-crude-oil-prices-stock.md) | +3.0% | -8.5% |
| WTI | 2026-01-01 | [COMMENTARY: China overtakes OPEC+ as the main oil price maker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21669-commentary-china-overtakes-opec-as-the-main-oil-price-maker.md) | +0.8% | +13.0% |
| WTI | 2021-03-19 | [WCU: Commodity markets consolidate with one eye on inflation \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5670-wcu-commodity-markets-consolidate-with-one-eye-on-inflation-saxo.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- gecf.org: https://www.gecf.org/Events-Conferences/Events-HH/ArticleID/622/Expert-Commentary-Update-on-Global-Gas-and-LNG-Prices-in-2020-How-has-it-Coped-with-Recent-Market-Dynamics

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