Natural Gas Inventories as of April 17, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 103 Bcf as of April 17, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,063 Bcf as of Friday, April 17, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 103 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 142 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 137 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,926 Bcf.
At 2,063 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 (04/17/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 04/17/26 |
04/10/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 309 | 283 | 26 | 26 | 294 | 5.1 | 326 | -5.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 404 | 371 | 33 | 33 | 393 | 2.8 | 424 | -4.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 202 | 200 R | 2 | 2 | 170 | 18.8 | 127 | 59.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 269 | 267 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 22.3 | 184 | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 879 | 839 | 40 | 40 | 844 | 4.1 | 864 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 263 | 243 | 20 | 20 | 263 | 0.0 | 260 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 616 | 596 | 20 | 20 | 582 | 5.8 | 604 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,063 | 1,960 R | 103 | 103 | 1,921 | 7.4 |
1,926 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase.
R=Revised
All regions except for the East and Midwest are above the five-year average.
