Evolution – Henry Hub’s Growing Role as a Global LNG Benchmark

27/10/2025 13 min
Evolution – Henry Hub’s Growing Role as a Global LNG Benchmark

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For more than 30 years, Henry Hub in Louisiana has anchored natural gas pricing in the Lower 48. But in the past 10 years, its role has shifted in profound ways. It has gone from a domestic benchmark pricing location for a vibrant Gulf Coast producing region to a demand-driven market and an index for U.S. LNG exports. In today’s RBN blog, we look at how Henry Hub became so integral to the workings of the emerging LNG market, both in the U.S. and globally. 

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