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Natural gas cooled into liquid form to make storage and long-distance transport practical.
An export facility liquefies processed gas, specialised ships carry it and import facilities store and regasify it. Those stages require infrastructure and energy. The delivered cost reflects more than the gas commodity price: transport, terminal services, contract terms and sometimes currency movements matter. Supply can also depend on shipping, port access and the reliability of terminals and connected power plants.
Suppose a hypothetical utility pays for LNG cargoes in US dollars while receiving customer revenue in Jamaican dollars. A higher delivered gas price can raise fuel costs; a weaker Jamaican dollar can add to the local-currency cost even if the dollar price is unchanged. Whether those changes reach bills depends on the applicable tariff and contract mechanisms. The example describes exposure, not a current price prediction.
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