Natural Gas Inventories as of January 8, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 134 Bcf as of January 8, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,196 Bcf as of Friday, January 8, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 134 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 126 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 218 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,978 Bcf.
At 3,196 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 (01/08/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 01/08/21 | 01/01/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 726 | 765 | -39 | -45 | 727 | -0.1 | 697 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 879 | 923 | -44 | -50 | 861 | 2.1 | 829 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 188 | 196 | -8 | -8 | 162 | 16.0 | 165 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 278 | 282 | -4 | -7 | 238 | 16.8 | 248 | 12.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,126 | 1,163 | -37 | -20 | 1,082 | 4.1 | 1,040 | 8.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 327 | 334 | -6 | -1 | 321 | 1.9 | 308 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 799 | 830 | -31 | -19 | 761 | 5.0 | 732 | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,196 | 3,330 | -130 | -134 | 3,070 | 4.1 | 2,978 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
