# China's Gas Push Bites as Winter's Arrival Brings Fuel Shortages

> China's push to switch households to natural gas has left sellers short of supply two weeks into winter. Hebei signaled shortages of 10 to 20 percent and some cities curtailed industrial gas use.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68160-china-s-gas-push-bites-as-winter-s-arrival-brings-fuel-shortages
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Domestic shortages in China increase competition for LNG imports and support higher Asian gas prices. Energy-cost pressure can also affect fertilizer and processing costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-08-26 | [Asian gas importers brace for steep winter LNG prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45734-asian-gas-importers-brace-for-steep-winter-lng-prices-s-and-p-global.md) | +14.4% | +25.1% |
| NATGAS | 2021-06-25 | [Natural gas prices rally as global shortages abound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46762-natural-gas-prices-rally-as-global-shortages-abound.md) | +10.5% | +21.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-19 | [Global gas shortage helps lift prices in United States \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44760-global-gas-shortage-helps-lift-prices-in-united-states-reuters.md) | +16.2% | -2.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-09-24 | [Worldwide energy shortage shows up in surging coal, gas and oil prices: Kemp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7927-worldwide-energy-shortage-shows-up-in-surging-coal-gas-and-oil-prices-kemp.md) | +15.4% | +1.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-28 | [European natural gas prices soar: What it means for your winter bills](https://feedsoft.ai/events/625-european-natural-gas-prices-soar-what-it-means-for-your-winter-bills.md) | +0.7% | — |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/china-gas-push-has-too-much-success-as-supplies-start-to-run-out

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