Analysis: Global Natgas Price Surge Looms for United States This Winter

Analysis: Global Natgas Price Surge Looms for United States This Winter
Natural gas is transferred into the SoCalGas system after being collected and purified at a Calgren collection facility in Pixley, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Regional natural gas markets in the United States are seeing prices for this winter surge along with global record highs—suggesting that the energy bills causing headaches in Europe and Asia will hit the world’s top gas producer before long.

Gas prices in Europe and Asia have more than tripled this year, causing manufacturers to curtail activity from Spain to Britain and sparking power crises in China.