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Feb 2023
22m 51s

Have LNG and gas markets returned to nor...

S&P Global Commodity Insights
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Prices are closer to lower, volatility has reduced and inter-product price spreads have come in, so are we seeing gas and LNG markets revert to normality? What are the factors that have calmed markets, and is this new-found tranquillity likely to be sustained?

In this Commodities Focus podcast episode, S&P Global Commodity Insights experts Kenneth Foo, Allen Reed and Stuart Elliott discuss these topics with global director for LNG Ciaran Roe.

Related price assessments: AAOVQ00 - LNG Japan/Korea DES Spot Crg AASXU00 - LNG NWE DES $/MMBtu GTFWM10 - Dutch TTF 1-Mo $/MMBtu

 

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