# It’s a buyer’s market for LNG | The National

> Analysts expect LNG prices to stay depressed as new supply ramps up from Qatar, Australia, the United States and Egypt. Australia's share of the first-half 2017 market rose to 20% from 12%. Asian demand is growing, but analysts say the surge may be short-lived.

- Date: 2017-08-05 · published 2017-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69637-it-s-a-buyer-s-market-for-lng-the-national
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding supply shifts bargaining power to buyers and keeps global gas prices under pressure, which is bearish for gas-linked pricing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/it-s-a-buyer-s-market-for-lng-1.616942

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