# Fears Grow of Gas Market Supply Crunch  | Energy Intelligence

> Industry speakers at the Flame conference warned of a possible gas supply crunch by the early 2020s. They cited surging Chinese demand and a lack of new LNG project investment decisions over the past two years, with Asia-Pacific LNG prices possibly exceeding $10/MMBtu.

- Date: 2018-05-16 · published 2018-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65198-fears-grow-of-gas-market-supply-crunch-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A future supply shortfall could push gas and LNG prices sharply higher, raising fertilizer and energy costs and prompting fuel switching in Asia. The impact on feed markets would be indirect and mostly longer-term.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d4-de4c-a17b-e7d6d3420000

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