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S&P Global commentary argues that the coronavirus disruption exposes long-standing gas market problems, including weak demand growth and the role of long-term contracts. It notes that force majeure claims are spreading across the LNG chain and that oil-indexed gas pricing is failing.
Contract disputes and the move away from oil indexation could change how gas is priced, with lasting effects on LNG price formation.
spglobal.comIra JosephApr 16, 2020After 37 past neutral macro events, Natural Gas moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -4.2% to +12.9%), and -1.1% 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.
