# Is It (Finally) Time for a Gas OPEC?

> A CSIS commentary asks whether major gas exporters will form an OPEC-style cartel, noting the Gas Exporting Countries Forum has existed since 2001 without acting like OPEC. The author argues that the growing share of short-term LNG trade and amortized LNG capacity make coordinated supply management more feasible. The piece concludes that prospects for success remain dim.

- Date: 2019-12-06 · published 2019-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55772-is-it-finally-time-for-a-gas-opec
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A coordinated gas cartel would be a longer-term supply-side factor for gas prices, which feed the energy costs behind feed production. As an opinion piece with no new policy action, it is unlikely to move prices now.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

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| NATGAS | 2018-05-24 | [EU ends antitrust case against Gazprom without fines \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65195-eu-ends-antitrust-case-against-gazprom-without-fines-reuters.md) | +1.5% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- csis.org: https://www.csis.org/analysis/it-finally-time-gas-opec

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