# Commodity Traders Turn to LNG as Big Oil Profits Prove Elusive

> Large commodity trading houses Gunvor, Trafigura and Vitol are investing in LNG ships and terminals as margins in crude oil trading narrow. The move accelerates the shift of gas from pipelines to seaborne tankers.

- Date: 2019-04-01 · published 2019-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60262-commodity-traders-turn-to-lng-as-big-oil-profits-prove-elusive
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Trader investment in LNG infrastructure expands global gas logistics but does not materially change feed commodity supply or prices.

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-27/lng-grows-for-trading-houses-from-gunvor-to-trafigura-glencore

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