# Natural Gas Exporters Want Oil-Linked Pricing to Maintain Supply - Bloomberg

> The head of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum argued that LNG prices should stay linked to crude oil to keep producer revenue predictable. He cited about $8 trillion of gas investment needed by 2040, and noted that buyers are increasingly choosing U.S. and Australian pricing formulas.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66180-natural-gas-exporters-want-oil-linked-pricing-to-maintain-supply-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A shift away from oil-indexed contracts would change how gas and crude prices move together, affecting energy input costs for feed producers. This is a stance from an industry group rather than a concrete market change.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-13/natural-gas-exporters-want-oil-linked-pricing-to-maintain-supply

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