# Global LNG markets to remain oversupplied into 2020s despite strong demand

> The IEA said global LNG markets will stay oversupplied into the mid-2020s due to a surge in new capacity, particularly from Qatar and the US. It also noted that rapid Chinese LNG import growth could tighten the market sooner than expected.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68638-global-lng-markets-to-remain-oversupplied-into-2020s-despite-strong-demand
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Ample LNG supply tends to keep global gas costs contained, which limits energy-driven input cost increases for feed and fertilizer, though Chinese demand is a upside risk.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-07-12 | [IEA sees global gas demand rising to 2022 as US drives market transformation - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70138-iea-sees-global-gas-demand-rising-to-2022-as-us-drives-market-transformation-iea.md) | +2.8% | -6.5% |
| NATGAS | 2017-10-17 | [Market flexibility is improving thanks to LNG and markets currently well supplied but gas security remains a concern - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68636-market-flexibility-is-improving-thanks-to-lng-and-markets-currently-well.md) | +2.2% | +8.3% |
| NATGAS | 2016-12-05 | [IEA study: Global LNG markets are less flexible than many think \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73639-iea-study-global-lng-markets-are-less-flexible-than-many-think-oil-and-gas.md) | +9.0% | +8.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-04-12 | [U.S. natgas output, demand to rise in 2022 -EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42052-u-s-natgas-output-demand-to-rise-in-2022-eia.md) | +12.5% | +8.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2017/10/global-lng-markets-to-remain-oversupplied-into-2020s-despite-strong-demand/

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