Natural Gas Inventories as of May 22, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 92 Bcf as of May 22, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,483 Bcf as of Friday, May 22, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 92 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 21 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 144 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,339 Bcf.
At 2,483 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 (05/22/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 05/22/26 |
05/15/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 447 | 419 | 28 | 28 | 458 | -2.4 | 442 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 539 | 505 | 34 | 34 | 537 | 0.4 | 531 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 213 | 210 | 3 | 3 | 197 | 8.1 | 157 | 35.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 292 | 286 | 6 | 6 | 253 | 15.4 | 223 | 30.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 993 | 972 | 21 | 21 | 1.017 | -2.4 | 987 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 305 | 298 | 7 | 7 | 327 | -6.7 | 299 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 688 | 673 | 15 | 15 | 690 | -0.3 | 688 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,483 | 2,391 | 92 | 92 | 2,462 | 0.9 |
2,339 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase.
All regions are above the five-year average.
