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Virus Has U.S. Gas Exporters Facing Risk of Production Cuts

Asian LNG price collapse could curtail American shipments
U.S. market is already struggling to absorb record production

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By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Stephen Stapczynski, and Naureen S Malik

February 4, 2020 at 7:21 PM UTC

Updated on

February 5, 2020 at 2:57 PM UTC

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A grim situation for U.S. natural gas exporters has gotten even worse as the coronavirus outbreak sends global prices plunging on concern that China’s demand for the fuel will collapse.