Natural Gas Inventories as of December 4, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 91 Bcf as of December 4, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,848 Bcf as of Friday, December 4, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 91 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 309 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 260 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,588 Bcf.
At 3,848 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 (12/4/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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| Region | 12/4/20 | 11/27/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 915 | 934 | -19 | -19 | 874 | 4.7 | 855 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,095 | 1,122 | -27 | -27 | 1,021 | 7.2 | 1,030 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 232 | 240 | -8 | -8 | 195 | 19.0 | 206 | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 312 | 318 | -6 | -6 | 279 | 11.8 | 303 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,294 | 1,326 | -32 | -32 | 1,170 | 10.6 | 1,194 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 361 | 368 | -7 | -7 | 320 | 12.8 | 345 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 933 | 958 | -25 | -25 | 850 | 9.8 | 849 | 9.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,848 | 3,939 | -91 | -91 | 3,539 | 8.7 | 3,588 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease this week.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.
