Natural Gas Inventories as of February 27, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 132 Bcf as of February 27, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 1,886 Bcf as of Friday, February 27, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 132 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 115 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 43 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,929 Bcf.
At 1,886 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 (02/27/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 02/27/26 |
02/20/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 322 | 364 | -42 | -42 | 343 | -6.1 | 388 | -17.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 397 | 441 | -44 | -44 | 400 | -0.8 | 474 | -16.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 198 | 201 | -3 | -3 | 166 | 19.3 | 129 | 53.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 257 | 259 | -2 | -2 | 199 | 29.1 | 176 | 46.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 712 | 753 | -41 | -41 | 662 | 7.6 | 762 | -6.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 169 | 179 | -10 | -10 | 151 | 11.9 | 203 | -16.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 544 | 573 | -29 | -29 | 512 | 6.3 | 559 | -2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,886 | 2,018 | -132 | -132 | 1,771 | 6.5 |
1,929 | -2.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease..
Only the Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
