# What's Holding Natural Gas Prices Back? | OilPrice.com

> OilPrice.com reports that US and European natural gas prices remain near decade lows due to shale oversupply and weak demand. Gazprom halted flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, yet prices barely reacted, and Brent briefly touched $40 per barrel.

- Date: 2020-06-04 · published 2020-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52802-what-s-holding-natural-gas-prices-back-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued gas oversupply keeps energy-linked input costs for fertilizer and ethanol subdued, which is supportive for feed margins. Brent near $40 shows that crude has not fully recovered, limiting upside for energy-linked costs.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-Prices/Whats-Holding-Natural-Gas-Prices-Back.html

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