The first is that a spike in demand on the back of something unexpected can overwhelm available supply, even if the market is in a slight oversupply situation on an annual basis as a whole.
Front-month gas futures fell 4.8 cents, or 1.7%, to $2.729 per million British thermal units.
For the week, the contract was down almost 12% after rising around 5% last week. For the month, however, it was still up about 6% after gaining 1% in January.
QP would still chiefly use long-term price contracts as it expands its production, spot volumes for trading would represent about 5-10% of volumes sold.
Asian LNG prices rocketed to record highs in January, outpacing gains in much of Europe and the United States where gas is abundant.
Pakistan LNG, a government subsidiary that procures LNG from the international market, is seeking the cargoes for delivery over Feb. 15-16 and Feb. 23-24.
Pakistan LNG said on Saturday that a supplier, who had submitted the lowest offer in a buy tender that the company closed in late December.
If the cold weather abates, prices may be near a peak as demand for heating fuel diminishes, traders and analysts said. Temperatures are expected to rise to above-average in Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul and Shanghai over the next few weeks, weather data from Refinitiv Eikon showed.