# Rising share of LNG to converge regional gas prices | The Peninsula Qatar

> The Gas Exporting Countries Forum says rising LNG trade share will converge regional gas prices across America, Europe and Asia. It projects LNG's share of gas trade to reach 44.8 percent by 2040, with LNG export growth of 2.8 percent per year.

- Date: 2017-12-18 · published 2017-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67655-rising-share-of-lng-to-converge-regional-gas-prices-the-peninsula-qatar
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The long-term forecast points to a more integrated global gas market, with limited near-term effect on feed input prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-06-28 | [Global Natural Gas Prices Converged More in 2017 as Use of LNG Spot Prices Increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64716-global-natural-gas-prices-converged-more-in-2017-as-use-of-lng-spot-prices.md) | -4.3% | -6.8% |
| NATGAS | 2020-10-06 | [EIA: Gas prices to rise with rising demand, reduced production \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8351-eia-gas-prices-to-rise-with-rising-demand-reduced-production-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | +15.1% | +39.9% |
| NATGAS | 2025-12-09 | [Global gas price paths diverge as LNG reshapes market balances](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21692-global-gas-price-paths-diverge-as-lng-reshapes-market-balances.md) | -21.7% | -34.5% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-27 | [Coming surge in LNG production is set to reshape global gas markets - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22578-coming-surge-in-lng-production-is-set-to-reshape-global-gas-markets-iea.md) | +17.8% | +33.5% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-19 | [US natural gas prices surge amid supply fears \| Gas Processing & LNG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10117-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-amid-supply-fears-gas-processing-and-lng.md) | -16.1% | -20.2% |

## Sources

- thepeninsulaqatar.com: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/12/2017/Rising-share-of-LNG-to-converge-regional-gas-prices

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