# Trump Administration’s Push for Gas Exports Faces Market Glut

> The Trump administration is pushing to expand US natural gas exports, but the expansion faces a market glut. Domestic manufacturers have long opposed exports out of fear of higher domestic gas prices. The Obama administration had moved cautiously on export terminal approvals before accelerating them in its second term.

- Date: 2017-05-01 · published 2017-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71205-trump-administration-s-push-for-gas-exports-faces-market-glut
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Policy that expands LNG export capacity could tighten the domestic gas balance, while the glut limits near-term price support. Feed costs tied to gas-based fertilizer and energy could be affected.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-22 | [Boosting gas output while keeping prices low a tough task for Trump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26695-boosting-gas-output-while-keeping-prices-low-a-tough-task-for-trump.md) | -15.5% | +36.1% |
| NATGAS | 2017-04-27 | [Gas industry weighs impact of export curbs \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71669-gas-industry-weighs-impact-of-export-curbs-sbs-news.md) | +2.7% | +3.7% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-06 | [Is It (Finally) Time for a Gas OPEC?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55772-is-it-finally-time-for-a-gas-opec.md) | -4.9% | -12.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-01 | [EU wants new transaction based LNG benchmark in bid to calm prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39762-eu-wants-new-transaction-based-lng-benchmark-in-bid-to-calm-prices.md) | -1.3% | -18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2017-12-05 | [China moves to control natural gas prices amid shortages – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67653-china-moves-to-control-natural-gas-prices-amid-shortages-china-economic-review.md) | -4.4% | +47.0% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/business/energy-environment/trump-natural-gas-exports.html

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