Hottest Part of the Fossil Fuel Market Starts to Cool
- Importers struggle to take in new supply as economies stall
- U.S. exports slumped 40% as arbitrage opportunities collapsed
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The liquefied natural gas market contracted a third month in July as countries continue to struggle with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Global exports of the fuel last month dropped 9.4% from the previous year, the steepest year-over-year decline since at least December 2017, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The biggest cuts came from the U.S. and Australia. On a monthly basis, exports inched up 2.5% from June levels.