Watch on demand: North America Natural gas winter outlook 2026
What's reshaping North America natural gas markets this winter?
Wood Mackenzie hosted its North America Natural Gas Winter Outlook webinar on 21 October 2026, as part of a two-part series examining the outlook for both North American and European natural gas markets.
During the session, our experts explored the key risks, market drivers and uncertainties shaping the winter outlook. If you missed the webinar, you can access the on-demand recording by completing the form on this page. You can also explore the European webinar for additional insights into the factors influencing global gas markets this winter.
North America natural gas winter outlook 2026
The webinar covered the following topics:
Natural gas and LNG outlook:
- Winter gas supply and demand balances
- Production and supply-side risks
- LNG feed gas demand, Canadian Imports and Mexican Exports
- Storage, weather sensitivity and pricing
- Five-minute oil view: associated gas supply and producer economics
- Five-minute power view: winter demand and gas-fired generation
- Key risks and opportunities for winter 2026/27
Oil market watch:
- Key oil-market developments likely to influence North American gas production
- Implications for associated gas supply and producer economics
Power market watch:
- Winter power-demand outlook
- Gas-fired generation trends and implications for natural gas consumption
European natural gas winter outlook 2026
Thursday 22 October 2026 | 15:00 BST | 10:00 EDT
Join our European gas experts for a focused assessment of supply, demand, storage and pricing. Explore global LNG developments, Europe’s winter storage predicament and the factors shaping TTF and European hub dynamics.
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What we’ll cover
- Europe’s winter supply-demand balance
- Middle Eastern LNG scenarios
- Storage trajectories
- Global LNG supply and demand forecasts
- TTF and European hub pricing
- Key gas and LNG risks and opportunities
Our speakers
Randall Collum
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