Natural Gas Inventories as of March 13, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 35 Bcf as of March 13, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 1,883 Bcf as of Friday, March 13, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 35 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 177 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 47 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,836 Bcf.
At 1,883 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 (03/13/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 03/13/26 |
03/06/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 302 | 294 | 8 | 8 | 297 | 1.7 | 338 | -10.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 374 | 375 | -1 | -1 | 367 | 1.9 | 431 | -13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 201 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 21.8 | 124 | 62.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 258 | 259 | -1 | -1 | 193 | 33.7 | 167 | 54.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 747 | 721 | 26 | 26 | 684 | 9.2 | 777 | -3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 192 | 177 | 15 | 15 | 178 | 7.9 | 220 | -12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 555 | 544 | 11 | 11 | 507 | 9.5 | 558 | -0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,883 | 1,848 | 35 | 35 | 1,706 | 10.4 |
1,836 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase, except for the Midwest and Pacific.
Only the Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
