Natural gas is the world's swing fuel, priced on six regional benchmarks whose gaps reveal who controls supply and who bears the risk.
The US natural gas spot-price benchmark near Erath, Louisiana, where 13 pipelines converge and the world's most-traded gas futures contract settles.
full dossier ›The United States became the world's largest LNG exporter in 2023, shipping chilled natural gas from nine Gulf Coast and Atlantic terminals to Europe, Asia, and beyond.
EIA nudges its 2026 Henry Hub forecast up to $3.60 even as associated-gas growth keeps prices flat against all-time LNG feedgas demand
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