Natural Gas Inventories as of December 3, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 59 Bcf as of December 3, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,505 Bcf as of Friday, December 3, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 59 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 356 Bcf less than last year at this time and 90 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,595 Bcf.
At 3,505 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 (12/3/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 12/3/21 | 11/26/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 843 | 867 | -24 | -24 | 918 | -8.2 | 859 | -1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,019 | 1,043 | -24 | -24 | 1,099 | -7.3 | 1,036 | -1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 233 | -11.6 | 213 | -3.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 266 | 263 | 3 | 3 | 313 | -15.0 | 294 | -9.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,171 | 1,185 | -14 | -14 | 1,299 | -9.9 | 1,192 | -1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 328 | 335 | -7 | -7 | 362 | -9.4 | 342 | -4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 842 | 851 | -9 | -9 | 937 | -10.1 | 850 | -0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,505 | 3,564 | -59 | -59 | 3,861 | -9.2 |
3,595 | -2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regions that experienced a net decrease this week were the East, Midwest, South Central, South Central Salt, and South Central Nonsalt regions. The Pacific region experienced a net increase. The Mountain region had no change.
No regions are above the five-year average.
