# Rising LNG demand to exert more pull on U.S. natural gas prices - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> U.S. LNG export capacity is set to roughly double in 2019 as new terminals enter service. Analysts expect LNG exports to tie U.S. natural gas prices more closely to global demand, adding to price swings. Henry Hub reached $4.929/mmBtu in November, a four-and-a-half-year high.

- Date: 2018-12-20 · published 2018-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61741-rising-lng-demand-to-exert-more-pull-on-u-s-natural-gas-prices-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Growing export pull links U.S. gas to global LNG demand, which tends to lift domestic gas prices and volatility. Higher gas costs raise the cost of gas-fired power and drying energy for grain and feed processing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-31 | [US Natural Gas Futures Soar to Six-Month High on LNG Export Surge - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22580-us-natural-gas-futures-soar-to-six-month-high-on-lng-export-surge-energy-news.md) | +8.7% | +27.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-03-30 | [The LNG Export Boom Is Draining U.S. Natural-Gas Supplies and Lifting Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42449-the-lng-export-boom-is-draining-u-s-natural-gas-supplies-and-lifting-prices.md) | +12.4% | +33.0% |
| NATGAS | 2017-07-27 | [Strong export demand to support US natural gas prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70136-strong-export-demand-to-support-us-natural-gas-prices-capital-economics.md) | -4.0% | +0.4% |
| NATGAS | 2017-08-08 | [Natural Gas Prices Poised To Rise As Exports Boom \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69635-natural-gas-prices-poised-to-rise-as-exports-boom-oilprice-com.md) | +6.7% | +6.2% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-12 | [LNG Demand Recovery Spurs Double-Digit Gain for Natural Gas Futures Prices; Cash Surges Too](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7678-lng-demand-recovery-spurs-double-digit-gain-for-natural-gas-futures-prices-cash.md) | -1.5% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2018/12/rising-lng-demand-to-exert-more-pull-on-u-s-natural-gas-prices/

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