It’s a phenomena rarely seen in commodity markets. As natural gas prices skyrocket across the world, Europe and Asia are paying up to nearly six times more for natural gas than the U.S., as a lack of American liquefaction capacity fragments global markets. On Tuesday in New York, front month contracts for Henry Hub gas .
people who fled to safety are staying away as aftershocks continue. the quake is causing blackouts and phone lines are out. christchurch airport has been shut down. the new zealand government has launched a task force to deal with the situation. christchurch was hit by a major tremor only five months ago. week see from the video footage of a local tv station that many shops have collapsed along streets in christchurch. there appear to be many people injured and others trapped under rubble. a cathedral in the center of the city has collapsed, and parked cars have been crushed by rubble. nhk spoke to an employee of a hotel in christchurch. he says he felt a very strong jolt that lasted about 20 seconds, causing furniture to fall. he says that guests were evacuated before an aftershock hit. earlier catherine kobayashi spoke on the phone with nhk world s yosuke izuka in chri christchurch. yosuke, can you hear us? tell us what s going on there in christchurch. what do you see?