Natural Gas Inventories as of January 9 , 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 71 Bcf as of January 9, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 3,185 Bcf as of Friday, January 9, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 71 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 33 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 106 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,079 Bcf.
At 3,185 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 (01/09/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 01/09/26 |
01/02/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 664 | 697 | -33 | -33 | 679 | -2.2 | 705 | -5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 790 | 821 | -31 | -31 | 818 | -3.4 | 842 | -6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 251 | 256 | -5 | -5 | 242 | 3.7 | 190 | 32.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 302 | 304 | -2 | -2 | 284 | 6.3 | 238 | 26.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,178 | 1,178 | 0 | 0 | 1,127 | 4.5 | 1,104 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 355 | 343 | 12 | 12 | 331 | 7.3 | 322 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 823 | 835 | -12 | -12 | 796 | 3.4 | 782 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,185 | 3,256 | -71 | -71 | 3,152 | 1.0 |
3,079 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease.
All regions are above the five-year average, except for the East and Midwest.
