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Asian LNG Spot Prices Jump 10% as Hormuz Crisis Reignites Supply Fears

Oilprice.com · 2h ago · 🇺🇸 United States
Asian LNG Spot Prices Jump 10% as Hormuz Crisis Reignites Supply Fears

Spot prices of liquefied natural gas in Asia have surged by 10% in the past week to the highest level since March, as the re-escalation in the Middle East and the fresh near-halt to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz rekindled fears of supply in the world’s biggest LNG-importing region. On Thursday, spot LNG prices in Asia hit $20.2 per million British thermal units, traders told Bloomberg. Prices have jumped by 10% since last week, when the hostilities returned in the Middle East and the U.S.-Iran ceasefire appears close…

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