Natural Gas Inventories as of May 27, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 90 Bcf as of May 27 2022.
Working gas in storage was 1,902 Bcf as of Friday, May 27, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 90 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 397 Bcf less than last year at this time and 337 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,239 Bcf.
At 1,902 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 (5/27/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 5/27/22 | 5/20/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 357 | 325 | 32 | 32 | 409 | -12.7 | 418 | -14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 420 | 391 | 29 | 29 | 519 | -19.1 | 494 | -15.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 113 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 150 | -24.7 | 133 | -15.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 195 | 180 | 5 | 5 | 266 | -26.7 | 245 | -20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 817 | 797 | 20 | 20 | 955 | -14.5 | 948 | -13.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 248 | 251 | -3 | -3 | 299 | -17.1 | 297 | -16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 569 | 546 | 23 | 23 | 656 | -13.3 | 651 | -12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,902 | 1,812 | 90 | 90 | 2,299 | -17.3 |
2,239 | -15.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for South Central Salt, experienced an increase this week.
All regions are below the five-year average.
