Wholesale Gas Price Survey 2025_01

At the world level, on average, wholesale prices have risen between 2005 and 2013 from around $4.47 per MMBTU to $5.57. This rise was across all regions apart from North America, where the dramatic increase in shale gas supply has led to a sharp drop in prices – with a small rebound in 2013. The rise in prices in Europe and Asia Pacific has been well documented and studied, but prices have also risen in Asia, largely due to increases in prices in China, both as more gas was imported and regulated domestic prices increased, and in India for similar reasons.