Barkin: Gas Prices May Take Months to Normalize Post-Hormuz

Federal Reserve Chair Barkin indicated that even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, it could take months for natural gas prices to normalize due to logistical lags and inventory imbalances. The prolonged disruption impacts global energy supply chains, reinforcing a risk premium in natgas futures and regional Middle Eastern energy infrastructure valuations. This delay supports continued capital flows into alternative LNG suppliers and compresses rate differentials between spot and forward natgas contracts. Markets are particularly sensitive to rerouting timelines and floating storage capacity data in the Persian Gulf. Traders will watch the next EIA Natural Gas Storage Report for signs of inventory drawdown velocity and supply chain reabsorption capacity.

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