Natural gas prices soared after forecasts predicted a potentially record-breaking cold winter, raising concerns about energy demand and supply disruptions.
Natural gas prices surged more than 20% on Monday after a wave of forecasts over the weekend predicted incoming arctic air could set the U.S. up for the coldest January in a decade or more. Although prices pulled back some the next day, major market spikes this winter could be far from over. Phil Flynn, an energy market analyst and FOX Business contributor, says America does have abundant supplies of natural gas built up, which is a good thing. The problem, in his view, is that the U.S.
has also been complacent on the demand side when it comes to cold weather, because the country really has not seen the type of harsh winter being predicted in a long period of time. He explained that the prolonged period of bitter cold being projected would not only drive up demand and deplete storage – possibly at the fastest pace we've ever seen – but risks disrupting production. When you get a cold event like this, not only do you see record demand, but then you have the possibility of infrastructure freezing up,' Flynn said in an interview. 'They have to shut the wells down because it's too dangerous to produce.' It's not just the U.S. that could be impacted. Some forecasters say Europe can expect a colder winter due to the polar vortex, too, and that region is already seeing sky-high natural gas prices as storage is being depleted faster than usual. TRUMP IS NOT GOING TO LET US GO DOWN THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD OF EUROPE'S ENERGY POLICIES: ECONOMIST At the same time, Russian gas giant, Gazprom, is slated to halt all piped gas deliveries shipped through Ukrainian pipelines to other European countries, following the expiration of its five-year contract. Flynn said that is another reason President Biden's pause on liquid natural gas (LNG) export permits is 'just ridiculous.' The markets are reacting to all of these factor
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