Gas
California Natural Gas Price Divide Takes an Unexpected Turn
CEII brief
Natural Gas Intelligence reported on 15 Oct 2026: California Natural Gas Price Divide Takes an Unexpected Turn.
Read the full story on Natural Gas IntelligenceSouthern California natural gas forwards weakened relative to Northern California in early October, bucking stronger national prices amid declining regional demand and lower border prices ahead of a winter complicated by growing LNG export competition.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
21.9% of electricity in the world came from gas in 2024Original reporting © Natural Gas Intelligence. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
