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How Natural Gas Became the New Safe Haven in an Oil Crisis
In this episode of Energy Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the surprising divergence between oil and natural gas markets in mid-2026. While WTI crude has plunged more than 5% in a week amid renewed Strait of Hormuz closures and Iran deal uncertainty, Henry Hub natural gas has held steady around $3.06 per MMBtu. Lucas explains how the shale revolution made U.S. natural gas largely immune to geopolitical shocks, while Luna pushes back on whether that insulation will last as LNG exports grow. They dig into the structural reasons — storage levels, production profiles, and contract…
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