# IEA sees global gas demand rising to 2022 as US drives market transformation - IEA

> The IEA forecasts global gas demand will grow 1.6% a year to about 4,000 bcm by 2022, with China providing 40% of the growth. US output is expected to supply 40% of the world's additional gas production to 2022.

- Date: 2017-07-12 · published 2017-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70138-iea-sees-global-gas-demand-rising-to-2022-as-us-drives-market-transformation-iea
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong demand growth is supportive for gas prices, but the large expected rise in US supply limits the upside. The outlook matters for longer-term energy input costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-10-23 | [Global LNG markets to remain oversupplied into 2020s despite strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68638-global-lng-markets-to-remain-oversupplied-into-2020s-despite-strong-demand.md) | -3.2% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-15 | [U.S. natgas output, demand seen rising to record highs in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9215-u-s-natgas-output-demand-seen-rising-to-record-highs-in-2019.md) | -7.0% | -22.3% |
| 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 | 2026-06-04 | [Natural gas market: LNG trade disruptions and market rebalancing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18988-natural-gas-market-lng-trade-disruptions-and-market-rebalancing.md) | +4.5% | +5.7% |
| 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

- iea.org: https://www.iea.org/news/iea-sees-global-gas-demand-rising-to-2022-as-us-drives-market-transformation

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