Natural Gas Inventories as of May 1, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 63 Bcf as of May 1, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,205 Bcf as of Friday, May 1, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 63 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 75 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 139 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,066 Bcf.
At 2,205 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 (05/01/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 05/01/26 |
04/24/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 361 | 332 | 29 | 29 | 358 | 0.8 | 362 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 452 | 429 | 23 | 23 | 450 | 0.4 | 59 | -1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 203 | 205 | -2 | -2 | 179 | 13.4 | 137 | 48.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 275 | 272 | 3 | 3 | 231 | 19.0 | 197 | 39.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 914 | 905 | 9 | 9 | 912 | 0.2 | 910 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 273 | 272 | 1 | 1 | 291 | -6.2 | 277 | -1.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 641 | 634 | 7 | 7 | 621 | 3.2 | 633 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,205 | 2,142 | 63 | 63 | 2,130 | 3.5 |
2,069 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase, except for the Mountain region.
All regions except for the East and Midwest, and South Central Salt are above the five-year average.
