Natural Gas Inventories as of February 20, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 52 Bcf as of February 20, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,018 Bcf as of Friday, February 20, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 52 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 141 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 7 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,025 Bcf.
At 2,018 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 (02/20/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 02/20/26 |
02/13/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 364 | 388 | -24 | -24 | 370 | -1.6 | 423 | -13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 441 | 457 | -16 | -16 | 434 | 1.6 | 510 | -13.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 201 | 207 | -6 | -6 | 170 | 18.2 | 134 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 259 | 271 | -12 | -12 | 199 | 30.2 | 182 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 753 | 747 | 6 | 6 | 704 | 7.0 | 776 | -3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 179 | 168 | 11 | 11 | 167 | 7.2 | 205 | -12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 573 | 579 | -6 | -6 | 536 | 6.9 | 572 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,018 | 2,070 | -52 | -52 | 1,877 | 7.5 |
2,025 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease, except for South Central and South Central Salt.
All regions are above the five-year average, except for the East, Midwest, and South Central, South Central Salt..
