Natural Gas Inventories as of October 1, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 188 Bcf as of October 1, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,288 Bcf as of Friday, October 1, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 188 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 532 Bcf less than last year at this time and 176 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,464 Bcf.
At 3,288 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 (10/01/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 10/01/21 | 09/24/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 810 | 779 | 31 | 31 | 890 | -9.0 | 855 | -5.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 971 | 934 | 37 | 37 | 1,058 | -8.2 | 990 | -1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 206 | 201 | 5 | 5 | 235 | -12.3 | 215 | -4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 248 | 243 | 5 | 5 | 318 | -22.0 | 301 | -17.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,054 | 1,013 | 41 | 41 | 1,319 | -20.1 | 1,104 | -4.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 259 | 239 | 20 | 20 | 365 | -29.0 | 274 | -5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 795 | 774 | 21 | 21 | 954 | -16.7 | 830 | -4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,288 | 3,170 | 118 | 118 | 3,820 | -13.9 | 3,464 | -5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase this week.
No region is above the five-year average.
