Natural Gas Inventories as of December 5, 2025
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 177 Bcf as of December 5, 2025.
Working gas in storage was 3,746 Bcf as of Friday, December 5, 2025, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 177 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 28 Bcf less than last year at this time and 103 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,643 Bcf.
At 3,746 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 (12/05/24) |
5-year average (2020-24) |
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| Region | 12/05/25 |
11/28/25 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 843 | 888 | -45 | -45 | 864 | -2.4 | 861 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,030 | 1,088 | -58 | -58 | 1,064 | -3.2 | 1,049 | -1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 277 | 288 | -11 | -11 | 283 | -2.1 | 230 | 20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 306 | 315 | -9 | -9 | 303 | 1.0 | 276 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,290 | 1,345 | -55 | -55 | 1,259 | 2.5 | 1,227 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 354 | 371 | -17 | -17 | 343 | 3.2 | 339 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 936 | 974 | -38 | -38 | 916 | 2.2 | 887 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,746 | 3,923 | -177 | -177 | 3,774 | -0.7 |
3,643 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
