# International Gas Union wholesale price survey confirms big changes in price formation for LNG

> The International Gas Union released its 2017 Wholesale Gas Price Survey, which documents major changes in how LNG and wholesale gas prices are formed. The survey covers the global LNG and gas market.

- Date: 2017-07-05 · published 2017-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70140-international-gas-union-wholesale-price-survey-confirms-big-changes-in-price
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Shifts toward more market-based pricing change how gas contracts are set, but the survey itself has no immediate price impact for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-05-13 | [IGU releases ‘2019 Wholesale Gas Price Survey’ \| LNG Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59271-igu-releases-2019-wholesale-gas-price-survey-lng-industry.md) | -0.3% | -9.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-02-01 | [EIA forecasts lower wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2023 and 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37942-eia-forecasts-lower-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2023-and-2024.md) | -7.6% | +1.2% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-23 | [EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices as demand increases -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26691-eia-expects-higher-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-as-demand-increases-u-s.md) | -12.2% | +22.8% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices in 2021 and 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49337-eia-expects-higher-wholesale-u-s-natural-gas-prices-in-2021-and-2022.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-24 | [Vayu heralds ‘normalisation’ of wholesale gas prices – The Irish Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10121-vayu-heralds-normalisation-of-wholesale-gas-prices-the-irish-times.md) | -1.7% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- lngjournal.com: https://lngjournal.com/index.php/latest-news-mainmenu-47/item/91988-international-gas-union-wholesale-price-survey-confirms-big-changes-in-price-formation-for-lng-and-gas

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