Natural Gas Inventories as of April 24, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 79 Bcf as of April 24, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,142 Bcf as of Friday, April 24, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 79 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 116 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 153 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,989 Bcf.
At 2,142 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 (04/24/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 04/24/26 |
04/17/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 332 | 309 | 23 | 23 | 326 | 1.8 | 342 | -2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 429 | 404 | 25 | 25 | 421 | 1.9 | 439 | -2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 205 | 202 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 17.8 | 131 | 56.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 272 | 269 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 20.9 | 190 | 43.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 905 | 879 | 26 | 26 | 880 | 2.8 | 887 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 272 | 263 | 9 | 9 | 279 | -2.5 | 269 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 634 | 616 | 18 | 18 | 602 | 5.3 | 618 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,142 | 2,063 | 79 | 79 | 2,026 | 5.7 |
1,989 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase.
All regions except for the East and Midwest are above the five-year average.
