Natural Gas Inventories as of December 2, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 21 Bcf as of December 2, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 3,462 Bcf as of Friday, December 2, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 21 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 51 Bcf less than last year at this time and 58 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,520Bcf.
At 3,462 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 (12/02/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 12/02/22 | 11/25/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 834 | 840 | -6 | -6 | 846 | -1.4 | 852 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,028 | 1,040 | -12 | -12 | 1,022 | 0.6 | 1,023 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 193 | 197 | -4 | -4 | 206 | -6.3 | 205 | -5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 217 | 226 | -9 | -9 | 266 | -18.4 | 284 | -23.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,191 | 1,181 | 10 | 10 | 1,173 | 1.5 | 1,157 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 327 | 314 | 13 | 13 | 329 | -0.6 | 327 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 864 | 867 | -3 | -3 | 843 | 2.5 | 829 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,462 | 3,483 | -21 | -21 | 3,513 | -1.5 |
3,520 | -1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, experienced a net decrease.
All regions, except for the East, Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
