Perfect storm for natural gas .
Natural gas prices in Europe rose to near $14/MMBTU for the first time on record while in the UK cost was also near $14/MMBTU, the highest since 2005. In Asia, the spot price of LNG climbed above $15/MMBTU. Buyers in Europe have struggled to replenish tanks that are at the lowest for this time of year in a decade and Russia is limiting exports to the continent. Also Brazilian imports surged to record levels as droughts added to the competition by curtailing power output from hydroelectric dams.