Natural Gas Inventories as of March 4, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 124 Bcf as of March 4, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 1,519 Bcf as of Friday, March 4, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 124 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 281 Bcf less than last year at this time and 290 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,809 Bcf.
At 1,519 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 (3/4/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 3/4/22 | 2/25/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 317 | 358 | -41 | -41 | 355 | -10.7 | 365 | -13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 364 | 404 | -40 | -40 | 444 | -18.0 | 449 | -18.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 93 | 96 | -3 | -3 | 114 | -18.4 | 103 | -9.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 162 | 164 | -2 | -2 | 206 | -21.4 | 178 | -9.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 582 | 620 | -38 | -38 | 683 | -14.8 | 715 | -18.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 151 | 163 | -12 | -12 | 174 | -13.2 | 216 | -30.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 431 | 457 | -26 | -26 | 509 | -15.3 | 499 | -13.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,519 | 1,643 | -124 | -124 | 1,800 | -15.6 |
1,809 | -16.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease this week.
All regions are below the five-year average.
