Natural gas fell to 3.62 USD/MMBtu on June 9, 2025, down 4.40% from the previous day. Over the past month, Natural gas's price has fallen 0.78%, but it is still 24.48% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Natural gas - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

In 2022, liquified natural gas (LNG) cost approximately 18.4 U.S. dollars per million British thermal units in Japan. The country imported the majority of its natural gas supply from overseas.

Natural gas production in Japan

Since Japan has limited natural resources, it heavily depends on imports for its primary energy supply. Only a small amount of the total supply of natural gas energy is produced domestically in areas such as Hokkaido, Chiba, or Niigata Prefecture. The natural gas produced in the around 60 oil and natural gas mines operating in Japan is mainly wet and dry natural gas. Minami-Kanto natural gas fields dissolved in water, which lies across Chiba Prefecture and surrounding prefectures, yields close to 20 percent of the total production of natural gas in the country. The saltwater in the field also includes a great amount of iodine. Japan is hence one of the leading countries regarding iodine production.

LNG imports

Apart from the two percent of in-house natural gas production, the rest of the natural gas supply in Japan originates from liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from countries like Australia, the state of Qatar, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Japan imported over 71 megatons of LNG in recent years, making the country the world’s largest importer of LNG. Natural gas and LNG accounted for over 23 percent of the total primary energy supply in Japan, indicating that natural gas and LNG are some of the most essential resources the country requires.

The average monthly price for natural gas in the United States amounted to 4.13 nominal U.S. dollars per million British thermal units (Btu) in March 2025. By contrast, natural gas prices in Europe were about three times higher than those in the U.S. Prices in Europe tend to be notably higher than those in the U.S. as the latter benefits from being a major hydrocarbon producer. Europe's import reliance European prices for natural gas rose most notable throughout the second half of 2021 and much of 2022, peaking at over 70 U.S. dollars per million Btu in August 2022. The sharp rise was due to supply chain issues and economic strain following the COVID-19 pandemic, which was further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. As a result of the war, many countries began looking for alternative sources, and Russian pipeline gas imports to the European Union declined as a result. Meanwhile, LNG was a great beneficiary, with LNG demand in Europe rising by more than 60 percent between 2021 and 2023. How domestic natural gas production shapes prices As intimated, the United States’ position among the leaders of worldwide natural gas production is one of the main reasons for why prices for this commodity are so low across the country. In 2023, the U.S. produced more than one trillion cubic meters of natural gas, which allays domestic demand and allows for far lower purchasing prices.

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UK Gas fell to 82.28 GBp/thm on June 9, 2025, down 3.15% from the previous day. Over the past month, UK Gas's price has fallen 1.45%, but it is still 0.95% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. UK Natural Gas - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

New York Energy Prices presents retail energy price data. Energy prices are provided by fuel type in nominal dollars per million Btu for the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors. This section includes a column in the price table displaying gross domestic product (GDP) price deflators for converting nominal (current year) dollars to constant (real) dollars. To convert nominal to constant dollars, divide the nominal energy price by the GDP price deflator for that particular year. Historical petroleum, electricity, coal, and natural gas prices were compiled primarily from the Energy Information Administration. How does your organization use this dataset? What other NYSERDA or energy-related datasets would you like to see on Open NY? Let us know by emailing OpenNY@nyserda.ny.gov.

Algeria Export Price: Natural Gas: British Thermal Unit data was reported at 10.400 USD/MN BTU in Mar 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.500 USD/MN BTU for Dec 2023. Algeria Export Price: Natural Gas: British Thermal Unit data is updated quarterly, averaging 7.500 USD/MN BTU from Mar 2007 (Median) to Mar 2024, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.700 USD/MN BTU in Dec 2022 and a record low of 4.000 USD/MN BTU in Jun 2016. Algeria Export Price: Natural Gas: British Thermal Unit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Directorate of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.P002: Export Price of Hydrocarbon.

TTF Gas fell to 36.52 EUR/MWh on June 6, 2025, down 0.34% from the previous day. Over the past month, TTF Gas's price has risen 6.64%, and is up 9.97% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. EU Natural Gas TTF - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

United States EIA Forecast: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub Spot (Mn Btu) data was reported at 3.041 USD/MN BTU in Dec 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.952 USD/MN BTU for Nov 2019. United States EIA Forecast: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub Spot (Mn Btu) data is updated monthly, averaging 2.954 USD/MN BTU from Mar 2016 (Median) to Dec 2019, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.600 USD/MN BTU in Jan 2017 and a record low of 1.766 USD/MN BTU in Apr 2016. United States EIA Forecast: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub Spot (Mn Btu) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P003: Energy Price: Forecast: Energy Information Administration.

United States - Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price was 3.00000 $ Per Mil. BTU in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price reached a record high of 23.86000 in February of 2021 and a record low of 1.05000 in December of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Japan and China have some of the highest spot prices for liquefied natural gas. In January 2024, customers in Japan and China paid approximately 10.05 U.S. dollars per million British thermal unit of LNG delivered. Destination markets in Europe and South America experienced slightly lower shipping costs. In the last few years, the global trade volume of LNG has increased notably, exceeding 500 billion cubic meters shipped.

LNG demand growth and largest destination markets

Increased gas demand and improved liquefaction technology has prompted growth in the gas market and the entry of new players. LNG prices were initially strongly influenced by crude oil, however, as the market grew it developed independent benchmarks. As one of the largest LNG importing countries, the price for LNG in Japan has become synonymous with the global benchmark.

United States Natural Gas: Spot Price: Henry Hub-I data was reported at 3.260 USD/MN BTU in 05 May 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.100 USD/MN BTU for 02 May 2025. United States Natural Gas: Spot Price: Henry Hub-I data is updated daily, averaging 2.930 USD/MN BTU from Jan 1997 (Median) to 05 May 2025, with 7145 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.860 USD/MN BTU in 17 Feb 2021 and a record low of 1.210 USD/MN BTU in 11 Nov 2024. United States Natural Gas: Spot Price: Henry Hub-I data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Commodity Market – Table US.P026: Petroleum Spot Price: Energy Information Administration. Previously named as Henry Hub Released once a week (every Wednesday) with data from Wednesday to Friday of the previous week up to Tuesday of the current week. If Wednesday falls on a holiday, the data will be released on the next business day. Price spike on Feb 11 to 18, 2021 data was caused by the effect of decline in natural gas production brought about by the cold wave experienced during the month. Price spike on Jan 12, 2024 data was caused by the anticipation of increased natural gas consumption because of the weather forecast for well-below-normal temperatures for most of the United States over the long weekend. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2024, the price of natural gas in Europe reached 11 constant U.S. dollars per million British thermal units, compared with 2.2 U.S. dollars in the U.S. This was a notable decrease compared to the previous year, which had seen a steep increase in prices due to an energy supply shortage exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war. Since 1980, natural gas prices have typically been higher in Europe than in the United States and are expected to remain so for the coming two years. This is due to the U.S. being a significantly larger natural gas producer than Europe. What is natural gas and why is it gaining ground in the energy market? Natural gas is commonly burned in power plants with combustion turbines that generate electricity or used as a heating fuel. Given the fact that the world’s energy demand continues to grow, natural gas was seen by some industry leaders as an acceptable "bridge-fuel" to overcome the use of more emission-intensive energy sources such as coal. Subsequently, natural gas has become the main fuel for electricity generation in the U.S., while the global gas power generation share has reached over 22 percent. How domestic production shapes U.S. natural gas prices The combination of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and horizontal drilling can be regarded as one of the oil and gas industry’s biggest breakthroughs in decades, with the U.S. being the largest beneficiary. This technology has helped the industry release unprecedented quantities of gas from deposits, mainly shale and tar sands that were previously thought either inaccessible or uneconomic. It is forecast that U.S. shale gas production could reach 36 trillion cubic feet in 2050, up from 1.77 trillion cubic feet in 2000.

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This dataset contains information about world' solar natural gas prices from 1984. Data from BP. Follow datasource.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.Notes:* Source: 1984-1990 German Federal Statistical Office 1991-2016 German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).

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‡ Source: Energy Intelligence Group, Natural Gas Week.

Btu = British thermal units; cif = cost+insurance+freight (average prices)

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Natural Gas: Price: Domestic data was reported at 2.390 USD/MN BTU in Sep 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.390 USD/MN BTU for Aug 2020. Natural Gas: Price: Domestic data is updated monthly, averaging 3.060 USD/MN BTU from Nov 2014 (Median) to Sep 2020, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.050 USD/MN BTU in Mar 2015 and a record low of 2.390 USD/MN BTU in Sep 2020. Natural Gas: Price: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell . The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Energy Sector – Table IN.RBN003: Natural: Price.

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United States CBO Projection: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub data was reported at 3.340 USD/MN BTU in Dec 2029. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.170 USD/MN BTU for Sep 2029. United States CBO Projection: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.860 USD/MN BTU from Dec 2015 (Median) to Dec 2029, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.430 USD/MN BTU in Mar 2019 and a record low of 1.890 USD/MN BTU in Mar 2016. United States CBO Projection: Natural Gas Price: Henry Hub data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P008: Natural Gas Price: Projection.