# Natural Gas Prices Poised To Rise As Exports Boom | OilPrice.com

> US natural gas exceeded imports in three of the first five months of 2017, reversing a trend of net imports that lasted nearly sixty years. Exports have grown on shale output and rising demand in Mexico and eastern Canada. US gas exports to Canada hit 3.21 bcf/d in March 2017, close to the 2012 record.

- Date: 2017-08-08 · published 2017-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69635-natural-gas-prices-poised-to-rise-as-exports-boom-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising export demand tightens the domestic balance and supports US natural gas prices, although the effect depends on how far shale output keeps pace.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-03 | [LNG Exports Push Natural Gas Prices Up - ENGIE Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20802-lng-exports-push-natural-gas-prices-up-engie-resources.md) | -15.4% | -18.5% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-01 | [American Export Boom Means Goodbye to Cheap US Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21697-american-export-boom-means-goodbye-to-cheap-us-natural-gas.md) | -17.9% | +45.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-03-30 | [The LNG Export Boom Is Draining U.S. Natural-Gas Supplies and Lifting Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42449-the-lng-export-boom-is-draining-u-s-natural-gas-supplies-and-lifting-prices.md) | +12.4% | +33.0% |
| NATGAS | 2017-07-27 | [Strong export demand to support US natural gas prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70136-strong-export-demand-to-support-us-natural-gas-prices-capital-economics.md) | -4.0% | +0.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-28 | [LNG Demand, November Expiry Bolster Natural Gas Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/263-lng-demand-november-expiry-bolster-natural-gas-prices.md) | +0.7% | — |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Natural-Gas-Prices-Poised-To-Rise-As-Exports-Boom.html

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