Natural Gas Inventories as of January 21, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 219 Bcf as of January 21, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,591 Bcf as of Friday, January 21, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 219 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 308 Bcf less than last year at this time and 25 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,616 Bcf.
At 2,591 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 (1/21/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 1/21/22 | 1/14/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 609 | 669 | -60 | -60 | 646 | -5.7 | 599 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 701 | 770 | -69 | -69 | 787 | -10.9 | 718 | -2.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 143 | 151 | -8 | -8 | 171 | -16.4 | 150 | -4.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 275 | -26.9 | 227 | -11.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 938 | 1,019 | -81 | -81 | 1,019 | -7.9 | 921 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 279 | 308 | -29 | -29 | 389 | -3.5 | 274 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 658 | 711 | -53 | -53 | 730 | -9.9 | 647 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,591 | 2,810 | -219 | -219 | 2,899 | -10.6 |
2,616 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for the Pacific Region, experienced a net decrease this week.
All regions except for the Midwest, Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
