Natural Gas Inventories as of January 15, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 187 Bcf as of January 15, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,009 Bcf as of Friday, January 15, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 187 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 36 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 198 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,811 Bcf.
At 3,009 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 (01/15/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 01/15/21 | 01/08/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 679 | 726 | -47 | -47 | 702 | -3.3 | 653 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 828 | 879 | -51 | -51 | 825 | 0.4 | 773 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 176 | 188 | -12 | -12 | 154 | 14.3 | 156 | 12.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 275 | 278 | -3 | -3 | 224 | 22.8 | 236 | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,051 | 1,126 | -75 | -75 | 1,068 | -1.6 | 993 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 296 | 327 | -31 | -31 | 326 | -9.2 | 293 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 755 | 799 | -44 | -44 | 742 | 1.8 | 699 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,009 | 3,196 | -187 | -187 | 2,973 | 1.2 | 2,811 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
