# IGU releases ‘2019 Wholesale Gas Price Survey’ | LNG Industry

> The International Gas Union released its 2019 Wholesale Gas Price Survey, its eleventh in the series. Gas-on-gas competition rose to 47% of wholesale pricing, and spot LNG reached just over 30% of LNG imports in 2018. The survey points to a continued shift away from oil-linked pricing.

- Date: 2019-05-13 · published 2019-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59271-igu-releases-2019-wholesale-gas-price-survey-lng-industry
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A growing share of spot and hub-priced LNG increases the link between gas prices and global LNG flows. This structural shift affects how traders and industrial buyers price gas exposure.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-06-28 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Converged More in 2017 as Use of LNG Spot Prices Increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64716-global-natural-gas-prices-converged-more-in-2017-as-use-of-lng-spot-prices.md) | -4.3% | -6.8% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-09 | [Global gas price paths diverge as LNG reshapes market balances](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21692-global-gas-price-paths-diverge-as-lng-reshapes-market-balances.md) | -21.7% | -34.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [U.S. regulator releases report blaming Freeport LNG blast on inadequate processes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38860-u-s-regulator-releases-report-blaming-freeport-lng-blast-on-inadequate-processes.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| NATGAS | 2019-06-07 | [Europe saved $8 billion on gas bill in 2018 due to LNG, reforms: IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58779-europe-saved-8-billion-on-gas-bill-in-2018-due-to-lng-reforms-iea.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- lngindustry.com: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/13052019/igu-releases-2019-wholesale-gas-price-survey/

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