Natural Gas Inventories as of December 31, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 31 Bcf as of December 31, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,195 Bcf as of Friday, December 31, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 31 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 154 Bcf less than last year at this time and 96 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,099 Bcf.
At 3,195 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 (12/31/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 12/31/21 | 12/24/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 767 | 777 | -10 | -10 | 771 | -0.5 | 728 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 893 | 918 | -25 | -25 | 930 | -4.0 | 873 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 172 | 180 | -8 | -8 | 197 | -12.7 | 178 | -3.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 219 | 235 | -16 | -16 | 283 | -22.6 | 256 | -14.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,143 | 1,116 | 27 | 27 | 1,166 | -2.0 | 1,063 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 347 | 326 | 21 | 21 | 333 | 4.2 | 315 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 796 | 790 | 6 | 6 | 833 | -4.4 | 749 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,195 | 3,226 | -31 | -31 | 3,349 | -4.6 |
3,099 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease this week, except for South Central, South Central Salt, and South Central Nonsalt regions.
All regions except for the Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
