Natural Gas Inventories as of January 16, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 120 Bcf as of January 16, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 3,065 Bcf as of Friday, January 16, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 120 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 141 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 177 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,888 Bcf.
At 3,065 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 (01/16/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 01/16/26 |
01/09/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 632 | 664 | -32 | -32 | 621 | 1.8 | 655 | -3.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 752 | 790 | -38 | -38 | 753 | -0.1 | 784 | -4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 242 | 251 | -9 | -9 | 231 | 4.8 | 180 | 34.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 300 | 302 | -2 | -2 | 271 | 10.7 | 228 | 31.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,139 | 1,178 | -39 | -39 | 1,048 | 8.7 | 1,041 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 343 | 355 | -12 | -12 | 301 | 14.0 | 300 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 796 | 823 | -27 | -27 | 746 | 6.7 | 741 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,065 | 3,185 | -120 | -120 | 2,924 | 4.8 |
2,888 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
