Natural Gas Inventories as of March 5, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 52 Bcf as of March 5, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 1,793 Bcf as of Friday, March 5, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 52 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 257 Bcf less than last year at this time and 141 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,934 Bcf.
At 1,793 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 (03/05/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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Region | 03/05/21 | 02/26/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 350 | 383 | -33 | -33 | 430 | -18.6 | 4382 | -8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 440 | 465 | -25 | -25 | 533 | -17.4 | 473 | -7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 113 | 117 | -4 | -4 | 98 | 15.3 | 109 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 205 | 210 | -5 | -5 | 200 | 2.5 | 188 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 685 | 670 | 15 | 15 | 790 | -13.3 | 782 | -12.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 176 | 159 | 17 | 17 | 234 | -24.8 | 238 | -26.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 509 | 511 | -2 | -2 | 556 | -8.5 | 544 | -6.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,793 | 1,845 | -52 | -52 | 2,050 | -12.5 | 1,934 | -7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions except for South Central, and South Central Salt regions, experienced a net decrease this week.
Stocks in every region, except for the Mountain, and Pacific regions are below the five-year average.