Natural Gas Inventories as of November 8, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 42 Bcf as of November 8, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,974 Bcf as of Friday, November 8, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 42 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 158 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 228 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,746 Bcf.
At 3,974 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 (11/08/23) |
5-year average (2019-23) |
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| Region | 11/08/24 |
11/01/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 942 | 934 | 8 | 8 | 929 | 1.4 | 916 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,143 | 1,130 | 13 | 13 | 1,113 | 2.7 | 1,101 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 13.7 | 225 | 28.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 312 | 310 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 7.6 | 281 | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,286 | 1,267 | 19 | 19 | 1,229 | 4.6 | 1,223 | 5. | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 349 | 341 | 8 | 8 | 327 | 6.7 | 327 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 937 | 926 | 11 | 11 | 902 | 3.9 | 897 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,974 | 3,932 | 42 | 42 | 3,816 | 4.1 |
3,746 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: This report, for the week ending November 8, 2024, will be the last report EIA publishes using the current sample. As previously announced, on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., EIA will revise estimates for the eight weeks covering September 20, 2024, through November 8, 2024, to gradually phase in the estimates from the new sample. For additional information, please see the notice of changes to the WNGSR.
All regions, except for the Mountain region, experienced a net increase.
All regions are above the five-year average.
