Natural Gas Inventories as of December 25, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 114 Bcf as of December 25, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,460 Bcf as of Friday, December 25, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 114 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 251 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 206 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,254 Bcf.
At 3,460 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 (12/25/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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| Region | 12/25/20 | 12/18/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 810 | 844 | -34 | -34 | 778 | 4.1 | 767 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 973 | 1,015 | -42 | -42 | 910 | 6.9 | 919 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 204 | 212 | -8 | -8 | 174 | 17.2 | 184 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 289 | 296 | -7 | -7 | 254 | 13.8 | 274 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,183 | 1,207 | -24 | -24 | 1,093 | 8.2 | 1,109 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 334 | 337 | -3 | -3 | 312 | 7.1 | 324 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 849 | 870 | -21 | -21 | 782 | 8.6 | 786 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,460 | 3,574 | -114 | -114 | 3,209 | 7.8 | 3,254 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
