Natural Gas Inventories as of March 26, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 14 Bcf as of March 26, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 1,764 Bcf as of Friday, March 26, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 14 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 225 Bcf less than last year at this time and 36 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,800 Bcf.
At 1,764 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 (03/26/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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Region | 03/26/21 | 03/19/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 307 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 384 | -20.1 | 310 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 401 | 405 | -4 | -4 | 478 | -16.1 | 407 | -1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 112 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 21.7 | 106 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 194 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 197 | -1.5 | 189 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 749 | 734R | 15 | 15 | 838 | -10.6 | 787 | -4.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 226 | 215 | 11 | 11 | 256 | -11.7 | 239 | -5.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 523 | 519R | 4 | 4 | 583 | -10.3 | 548 | -4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,764 | 1,750 | 14 | 14 | 1,989 | -11.3 | 1,800 | -2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Only Pacific, South Central, South Central Salt, and South Central Nonsalt regions, experienced a net increase this week.
Stocks in every region, except for the Mountain, and Pacific regions are below the five-year average.