# Herd behaviour may prompt fears of LNG over-supply

> An expert briefing says spot LNG prices have fallen this year as new supply met a warm Northern Hemisphere winter. It forecasts a supply shortfall in the mid-2020s that is driving investment in new LNG plants.

- Date: 2019-03-08 · published 2019-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60260-herd-behaviour-may-prompt-fears-of-lng-over-supply
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Low near-term LNG prices encourage coal-for-gas switching, but the longer-term investment outlook has little immediate effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-06 | [Moody's: Oversupply to keep LNG prices low beyond 2020 \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72168-moody-s-oversupply-to-keep-lng-prices-low-beyond-2020-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | +12.6% | +18.9% |
| NATGAS | 2020-04-01 | [Factbox: COVID-19 strikes gas, LNG demand amid oversupply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53823-factbox-covid-19-strikes-gas-lng-demand-amid-oversupply.md) | +9.9% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2025-11-13 | [LNG prices will drop in 2026 to absorb supply surge, but how much? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22129-lng-prices-will-drop-in-2026-to-absorb-supply-surge-but-how-much-reuters.md) | +4.8% | +6.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-25 | [LNG supply glut, price slump should raise questions over future projects: Russell - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60259-lng-supply-glut-price-slump-should-raise-questions-over-future-projects-russell.md) | -2.0% | -6.7% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-22 | [LNG Market Not ‘Out of the Woods’ as Volatility Likely a Mainstay for Years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50809-lng-market-not-out-of-the-woods-as-volatility-likely-a-mainstay-for-years.md) | +2.7% | -15.1% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.1108/oxan-db242405

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