Natural Gas Inventories as of January 29, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 192 Bcf as of January 29, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 2,689 Bcf as of Friday, January 29, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 192 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 41 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 198 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,491 Bcf.
At 2,689 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 (01/29/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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Region | 01/29/21 | 01/22/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 582 | 641 | -59 | -59 | 609 | -4.4 | 562 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 719 | 780 | -61 | -61 | 735 | -2.2 | 670 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 158 | 170 | -12 | -12 | 138 | 14.5 | 140 | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 261 | 275 | -14 | -14 | 210 | 24.3 | 218 | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 970 | 1,014 | -44 | -44 | 956 | 1.5 | 901 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 281 | 288 | -7 | -7 | 286 | -1.7 | 272 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 689 | 726 | -37 | –37 | 671 | 2.7 | 629 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 2,689 | 2,881 | -192 | -192 | 2,648 | 1.5 | 2,491 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions experienced a net decrease this week.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.