# LNG Buyers Slow to React to Bigger Spot Price Discount | Energy Intelligence

> Spot LNG cargoes have become more attractive to Asian buyers because weak fundamentals have pushed spot prices lower. Buyers remain tied to rigid term contracts that limit their ability to switch to spot supply.

- Date: 2018-04-09 · published 2018-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65699-lng-buyers-slow-to-react-to-bigger-spot-price-discount-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A widening discount to oil-linked term prices can shift Asian LNG demand toward spot cargoes, pressuring spot gas prices. Lower gas prices reduce power and fertilizer input costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d4-de4c-a17b-e7d682230000

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