# Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018

> The EIA reported that the 2018 average Henry Hub spot price rose to $3.16/MMBtu, up 15 cents from 2017. U.S. gas exports exceeded imports for a second year, and January 2018 saw sharp Northeast price spikes.

- Date: 2019-01-07 · published 2019-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A year-end review of rising U.S. production and exports signals a well-supplied gas market, which keeps energy costs for U.S. feed and grain processing manageable.

## 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 | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-05-01 | [Domestic and international demand drive natural gas production growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19914-domestic-and-international-demand-drive-natural-gas-production-growth.md) | +1.2% | +22.6% |
| NATGAS | 2018-08-07 | [Quarterly report – Natural gas prices - Cedigaz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63719-quarterly-report-natural-gas-prices-cedigaz.md) | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| NATGAS | 2019-03-01 | [What Happened to Natural Gas Prices at the End of 2018? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7998-what-happened-to-natural-gas-prices-at-the-end-of-2018-u-s-bureau-of-labor.md) | +1.1% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018

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