# BC Pipe Explosion Rattles Downstream U.S. Natural Gas Forward Markets

> A Westcoast Transmission pipeline explosion on October 9 cut imported natural gas supply from British Columbia, and repairs had not begun by mid-October. Cold fronts boosted downstream demand, and forward prices jumped across the West, Rockies and Southern California. Northwest Sumas November prices rose near $2.00 to $5.699.

- Date: 2018-10-18 · published 2018-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62747-bc-pipe-explosion-rattles-downstream-u-s-natural-gas-forward-markets
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Canadian supply tightened regional gas markets just as demand surged, pushing forward prices sharply higher. Western power and gas costs for processors and feedlots rise while the outage persists.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-28 | [U.S. gas futures for 2017 lead market as funds bet on pipeline delay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9177-u-s-gas-futures-for-2017-lead-market-as-funds-bet-on-pipeline-delay.md) | -5.8% | +5.4% |
| NATGAS | 2018-12-06 | [Natural Gas is Up, Except Where It’s Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61749-natural-gas-is-up-except-where-it-s-down.md) | -5.3% | -36.1% |
| NATGAS | 2024-08-30 | [Norwegian Natural Gas Maintenance Has European Market on Edge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28996-norwegian-natural-gas-maintenance-has-european-market-on-edge.md) | +9.7% | +36.3% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-22 | [Freeport LNG Restart Hopes, Cooler Forecasts Boost Natural Gas Futures — MidDay Market Snapshot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26696-freeport-lng-restart-hopes-cooler-forecasts-boost-natural-gas-futures-midday.md) | -15.5% | +36.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-27 | [Norwegian Outages Test European Natural Gas Market, Renew Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35688-norwegian-outages-test-european-natural-gas-market-renew-supply-concerns.md) | -4.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/bc-pipe-explosion-rattles-downstream-us-natural-gas-forward-markets/

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