Natural Gas Inventories as of August 13, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 46 Bcf as of August 13, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 2,822 Bcf as of Friday, August 13, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 547 Bcf less than last year at this time and 174 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,996 Bcf.
At 2,822 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 (08/13/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 08/13/21 | 08/06/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 645 | 629 | 16 | 16 | 748 | -13.8 | 694 | -7.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 765 | 741 | 24 | 24 | 877 | -12.8 | 781 | -2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 188 | 185 | 3 | 3 | 209 | -10.0 | 190 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 240 | 241 | -1 | -1 | 313 | -23.3 | 286 | -16.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 984 C | 979 | 5 | 1 C | 1,222 | -19.5 | 1,045 | -5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 244 | 247 | -3 | -3 | 335 | -27.2 | 264 | -7.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 741 C | 732 | 9 | 5 C | 887 | -16.5 | 781 | -5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,822 C | 2,776 | 46 | 42 C | 3,369 | -16.2 | 2,996 | -5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
C= Reclassifications.
All regions, except for the Pacific and South Central, experienced a net increase this week.
No region is above the five-year average.
