# Could a Mild East Asian Winter Cool European Gas Prices? Eyes on LNG Procurement Race

> A warmer-than-usual winter forecast for East Asia could reduce heating demand and free LNG spot cargoes for Europe. The article also reports that Qatari LNG exports fell about 65% year on year in January–September amid conflict-related disruptions, while European gas inventories were low entering winter.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T09:08:34.987Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87291-could-a-mild-east-asian-winter-cool-european-gas-prices-eyes-on-lng-procurement
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower East Asian demand could ease the global procurement race and limit European gas price pressure, but continuing Gulf supply losses and depleted European stocks leave the market vulnerable to renewed price increases.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-03 | [Europe Natural Gas Prices Decline as Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9185-europe-natural-gas-prices-decline-as-persistent-mild-weather-curbs-demand.md) | -4.8% | -32.8% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-01 | [Natural Gas Futures Extend Drop on Delayed Winter Arrival, Golden Pass LNG Project](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11711-natural-gas-futures-extend-drop-on-delayed-winter-arrival-golden-pass-lng.md) | -9.8% | +52.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-06-24 | [Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Forecasts for Cooler US Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24407-nat-gas-prices-fall-on-forecasts-for-cooler-us-weather.md) | -6.7% | -5.2% |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-04 | [Natural Gas Prices Are Plunging On a Warmer Start to Winter - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9188-natural-gas-prices-are-plunging-on-a-warmer-start-to-winter-energy-news-top.md) | -8.8% | -32.9% |
| NATGAS | 2023-11-06 | [US natgas prices drop 7% on record output, mild weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6385-us-natgas-prices-drop-7-on-record-output-mild-weather.md) | -11.7% | -16.2% |

## Sources

- mtimes.net: https://mtimes.net/article/1474

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