Natural Gas Inventories as of February 13, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 144 Bcf as of February 13, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,070 Bcf as of Friday, February 13, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 144 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 59 Bcf less than last year at this time and 123 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,193 Bcf.
At 2,070 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 (02/13/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 02/13/26 |
02/06/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 388 | 438 | -50 | -50 | 426 | -8.9 | 467 | -16.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 457 | 510 | -53 | -53 | 503 | -9.1 | 560 | -18.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 207 | 209 | -2 | -2 | 184 | 12.5 | 143 | 44.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 271 | 273 | -2 | -2 | 210 | 29.0 | 192 | 41.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 747 | 784 | -37 | -37 | 807 | -7.4 | 832 | -10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 168 | 176 | -8 | -8 | 216 | -22.2 | 229 | -26.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 579 | 608 | -29 | -29 | 591 | -2.0 | 603 | -4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,070 | 2,214 | -144 | -144 | 2,129 | -2.8 |
2,193 | -5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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, South Central Salt, South Central Nonsalt.
