Natural Gas Inventories as of May 29, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 95 Bcf as of May 29, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,578 Bcf as of Friday, May 29, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 95 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 3 Bcf less than last year at this time and 138 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,440 Bcf.
At 2,578 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 (05/29/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 05/29/26 |
05/22/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 480 | 447 | 33 | 33 | 493 | -2.6 | 473 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 573 | 539 | 34 | 34 | 574 | -0.2 | 560 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 218 | 213 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 6.9 | 164 | 32.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 298 | 292 | 6 | 6 | 260 | 14.6 | 232 | 28.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,009 | 993 | 16 | 16 | 1.050 | -3.9 | 1,012 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 310 | 305 | 5 | 5 | 338 | -8.3 | 305 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 699 | 688 | 11 | 11 | 712 | -1.8 | 707 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,578 | 2,483 | 95 | 95 | 2,581 | -0.1 |
2,440 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase.
All regions are above the five-year average, except for the South Central and South Central Nonsalt.
