Natural Gas Inventories as of January 30, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 360 Bcf as of January 30, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,463 Bcf as of Friday, January 30, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 360 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 41 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 27 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,490 Bcf.
At 2,463 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (01/30/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 01/30/26 |
01/23/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 502 | 577 | -75 | -75 | 513 | -2.1 | 551 | -8.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 584 | 676 | -92 | -92 | 613 | -4.7 | 661 | -11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 213 | 228 | -15 | -15 | 202 | 5.4 | 160 | 33.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 272 | 291 | -19 | -19 | 232 | 17.2 | 209 | 30.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 891 | 1,050 | -159 | -159 | 861 | 3.5 | 910 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 228 | 313 | -85 | -85 | 219 | 4.1 | 252 | -9.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 663 | 737 | -74 | -74 | 643 | 3.1 | 658 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,463 | 2,823 | -360 | -360 | 2,422 | 1.7 |
2,490 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease.
All regions are above the five-year average, except for the East, Midwest, and South Central.
