# U.S. LNG Export Growth Could Expose Domestic Market to Higher Prices, Global Risk

> A CFTC report says U.S. LNG exports could grow to as much as 19 Bcf/d over the next 20 years on the back of post-shale production. It warns that this growth could raise domestic gas prices and link the previously isolated North American market to global prices.

- Date: 2018-05-17 · published 2018-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65193-u-s-lng-export-growth-could-expose-domestic-market-to-higher-prices-global-risk
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter links between U.S. and global gas markets could lift domestic natural gas prices, which feed into ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer costs and ethanol and drying energy costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-03-01 | [Liquefied natural gas exports expected to drive growth in U.S. natural gas trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72697-liquefied-natural-gas-exports-expected-to-drive-growth-in-u-s-natural-gas-trade.md) | +3.6% | +13.9% |
| NATGAS | 2020-09-09 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices to Average $3.40 in January as Domestic, Overseas Demand Climbs, Says EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51302-u-s-natural-gas-prices-to-average-3-40-in-january-as-domestic-overseas-demand.md) | -4.2% | -8.8% |
| NATGAS | 2025-08-28 | [US natural gas prices hit over 2-week high on smaller storage build, strong LNG exports — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23520-us-natural-gas-prices-hit-over-2-week-high-on-smaller-storage-build-strong-lng.md) | +7.6% | +2.4% |
| NATGAS | 2020-09-25 | [US natural gas futures jump on rising LNG exports - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51301-us-natural-gas-futures-jump-on-rising-lng-exports-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.5% | +44.0% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2021 and 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49337-eia-expects-higher-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2021-and-2022.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- naturalgasintel.com: https://naturalgasintel.com/news/us-lng-export-growth-could-expose-domestic-market-to-higher-prices-global-risk/

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