# Quarterly report – Natural gas prices - Cedigaz

> Cedigaz reports that Japan's average gas import price rose to $10/MBtu in Q2 and could approach $12 in Q1 2019, tracking oil prices. Average 2018 prices are expected to rise sharply in Europe (+36%) and Asia (+30-40%) but fall about 3% in the US.

- Date: 2018-08-07 · published 2018-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63719-quarterly-report-natural-gas-prices-cedigaz
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Diverging regional gas prices show that US gas stays cheap relative to Asia and Europe, which favors US nitrogen fertilizer and energy costs over import-dependent regions. Oil-linked contract pricing keeps Asian gas costs elevated.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-07 | [Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61278-natural-gas-prices-production-consumption-and-exports-increased-in-2018.md) | +3.6% | -10.4% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-02-01 | [We expect Henry Hub natural gas spot prices to fall slightly in 2026 before rising in 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21227-we-expect-henry-hub-natural-gas-spot-prices-to-fall-slightly-in-2026-before.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |
| NATGAS | 2018-08-23 | [Natural gas climbs after US inventory data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63720-natural-gas-climbs-after-us-inventory-data.md) | -2.0% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- cedigaz.org: https://www.cedigaz.org/quarterly-report-natural-gas-prices/

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