Natural Gas Inventories as of April 3, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 50 Bcf as of April 3, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 1,911 Bcf as of Friday, April 3, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 50 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 89 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 87 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,824 Bcf.
At 1,911 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 (04/03/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 04/03/26 |
03/27/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 277 | 270 | 7 | 7 | 294 | -5.8 | 308 | -10.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 358 | 350 | 8 | 8 | 372 | -3.8 | 400 | -10.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 208 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 26.1 | 123 | 69.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 261 | 258 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 27.3 | 174 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 807 | 775 R | 32 | 32 | 785 | 2.8 | 817 | -1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 226 | 210 R | 16 | 16 | 231 | -2.2 | 241 | -6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 581 | 565 | 16 | 16 | 555 | 4.7 | 576 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,911 | 1,861R | 50 | 50 | 1,822 | 4.9 |
1,824 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
R=Revised |
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All regions experienced an increase.
Only the Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
