Natural Gas Inventories as of May 8, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 85 Bcf as of May 8, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,290 Bcf as of Friday, May 8, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 85 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 51 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 140 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,150 Bcf.
At 2,290 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 (05/08/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 05/08/26 |
05/01/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 388 | 361 | 27 | 27 | 391 | -0.8 | 386 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 476 | 452 | 24 | 24 | 476 | 0.0 | 480 | -0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 206 | 203 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 12.0 | 143 | 44.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 279 | 275 | 4 | 4 | 236 | 18.2 | 205 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 941 | 914 | 27 | 27 | 951 | -1.1 | 935 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 285 | 273 | 12 | 12 | 306 | -6.9 | 284 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 656 | 641 | 15 | 15 | 645 | 1.7 | 651 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,290 | 2,205 | 85 | 85 | 2,239 | 2.3 |
2,150 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase.
All regions except for the Midwest, are above the five-year average.
