Natural Gas Inventories as of December 9, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 50 Bcf as of December 9, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 3,412 Bcf as of Friday, December 9, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 50 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 18 Bcf less than last year at this time and 15 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,427 Bcf.
At 3,412 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 (12/09/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 12/09/22 | 12/02/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 822 | 834 | -12 | -12 | 822 | 0.0 | 827 | -0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,002 | 1,028 | -26 | -26 | 987 | 1.5 | 990 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 186 | 193 | -7 | -7 | 200 | -7.0 | 197 | -5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 203 | 217 | -14 | -14 | 262 | -22.5 | 276 | -26.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,199 | 1,191 | 8 | 8 | 1,160 | 3.4 | 1,136 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 337 | 327 | 10 | 10 | 328 | 2.7 | 325 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 862 | 864 | -2 | -2 | 831 | 3.7 | 811 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,412 | 3,462 | -50 | -50 | 3,430 | -0.5 |
3,427 | -0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for South Central, and South Central Salt experienced a net decrease.
All regions, except for the East, Mountain and Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
