Natural Gas Inventories as of March 6, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 38 Bcf as of March 6, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 1,848 Bcf as of Friday, March 6, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 38 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 141 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 17 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,865 Bcf.
At 1,848 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 (03/06/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 03/06/26 |
02/27/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 294 | 322 | -28 | -28 | 312 | -5.8 | 358 | -17.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 375 | 397 | -22 | -22 | 374 | 0.3 | 447 | -16.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 200 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 21.2 | 125 | 60.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 259 | 257 | 2 | -2 | 196 | 32.1 | 170 | 52.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 721 | 712 | 9 | 9 | 660 | 9.2 | 764 | -5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 177 | 169 | 8 | -8 | 159 | 11.3 | 209 | -15.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 544 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 8.8 | 555 | -2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,848 | 2,018 | -38 | -38 | 1,707 | 8.3 |
1,865 | -0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase, except for the East and Midwest.
Only the Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
