Natural Gas Inventories as of January 23, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 242 Bcf as of January 23, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 2,823 Bcf as of Friday, January 23, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 242 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 206 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 143 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,680 Bcf.
At 2,823 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 (01/23/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 01/23/26 |
01/16/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 577 | 632 | -55 | -55 | 561 | 2.9 | 603 | -4.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 676 | 752 | -76 | -76 | 673 | 0.4 | 722 | -6.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 228 | 242 | -14 | -14 | 214 | 6.5 | 170 | 34.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 291 | 300 | -9 | -9 | 249 | 16.9 | 219 | 32.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,050 | 1,139 | -89 | -89 | 920 | 14.1 | 967 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 313 | 343 | -30 | -30 | 239 | 31.0 | 270 | 15.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 737 | 796 | -59 | -59 | 682 | 8.1 | 697 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,823 | 3,065 | -242 | -242 | 2,617 | 7.9 |
2,680 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
