# Gas traders fear US winter price spike - Energy Risk

> Market participants fear a US winter gas price spike because shale output is relied upon to cover under-supply while storage sits below seasonal norms. The article frames the risk as a possible supply crisis in the coming winter.

- Date: 2018-07-03 · published 2018-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64222-gas-traders-fear-us-winter-price-spike-energy-risk
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A winter gas price spike would raise energy and nitrogen fertilizer costs for US producers. The risk is a forward-looking concern rather than a current supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-10-16 | [Low US Storage Levels Point to Winter Natural Gas Price Spike Risk - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62746-low-us-storage-levels-point-to-winter-natural-gas-price-spike-risk-center-on.md) | -2.5% | +19.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-05-27 | [High gas prices, energy security fears impede decarbonisation push \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41572-high-gas-prices-energy-security-fears-impede-decarbonisation-push-reuters.md) | -6.8% | -30.5% |
| NATGAS | 2021-01-14 | [What the Rally in Gas Prices Tells us about Gas Markets and Energy Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49334-what-the-rally-in-gas-prices-tells-us-about-gas-markets-and-energy-security.md) | -10.2% | +55.7% |
| NATGAS | 2021-08-26 | [Asian gas importers brace for steep winter LNG prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45734-asian-gas-importers-brace-for-steep-winter-lng-prices-s-and-p-global.md) | +14.4% | +25.1% |
| NATGAS | 2023-09-20 | [Years of limited gas supply spell price spikes, Equinor says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34285-years-of-limited-gas-supply-spell-price-spikes-equinor-says-reuters.md) | -1.7% | +13.7% |

## Sources

- energyrisk.com: https://www.energyrisk.com/gaslng/7949907/gas-traders-fear-us-winter-price-spike

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