# Feature: Unfettered global natural gas market a sign of the times

> S&P Global features a warning that global gas could follow oil into an unchecked oversupply if no producer deal is reached. It says gas prices are at all-time lows because of oversupply and weaker demand, with market-share strategies dominating in Europe.

- Date: 2020-04-02 · published 2020-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53828-feature-unfettered-global-natural-gas-market-a-sign-of-the-times
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Gas at record lows and possible unrestrained supply would keep natural gas and energy-linked input costs under downward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-30 | [The reshaping of the global LNG market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72170-the-reshaping-of-the-global-lng-market.md) | +4.6% | -0.0% |
| NATGAS | 2020-05-11 | [Natural Gas Exports Slow as Pandemic Reduces Global Demand - The New York Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10443-natural-gas-exports-slow-as-pandemic-reduces-global-demand-the-new-york-times.md) | -7.2% | -2.7% |
| NATGAS | 2017-04-06 | [Europe, the heart of the global gas market \| Wood Mackenzie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71665-europe-the-heart-of-the-global-gas-market-wood-mackenzie.md) | -5.1% | -1.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-16 | [The Glutted World Gas Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72173-the-glutted-world-gas-market.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| NATGAS | 2020-03-27 | [The Oil Price Collapse Could Reshape Global Natural Gas Markets \| Georgetown Journal of International Affairs \|
    Georgetown University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54312-the-oil-price-collapse-could-reshape-global-natural-gas-markets-georgetown.md) | -7.8% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/040220-feature-unfettered-global-gas-market-a-sign-of-the-times

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