Natural Gas Inventories as of December 23, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 213 Bcf as of December 23, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 3,112 Bcf as of Friday, December 23, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 213 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 133 Bcf less than last year at this time and 85 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,197 Bcf.
At 3,112Bcf, 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 (12/23/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 12/23/22 | 12/16/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 747 | 789 | -42 | -42 | 782 | -5.5 | 767 | -2.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 899 | 974 | -75 | -75 | 924 | -2.7 | 914 | -1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 166 | 178 | -12 | -12 | 181 | -8.3 | 181 | -8.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 165 | 186 | -21 | -21 | 237 | -30.4 | 257 | -35.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,136 | 1,199 | -63 | -63 | 1,122 | 1.2 | 1,078 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 323 | 340 | -17 | -17 | 327 | -1.2 | 315 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 813 | 858 | -45 | -45 | 794 | 2.4 | 764 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,112 | 3,325 | -213 | -213 | 3,245 | -4.1 |
3,197 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for South Central, and South Central Salt experienced a net decrease.
All regions, except for the East, Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
