Natural Gas Inventories as of May 6, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 76 Bcf as of May 6, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 1,643 Bcf as of Friday, May 6, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 76 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 376 Bcf less than last year at this time and 312 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,955 Bcf.
At 1,643 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 (5/6/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 5/6/22 | 4/29/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 274 | 253 | 21 | 21 | 345 | -20.6 | 341 | -19.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 342 | 334 | 18 | 18 | 456 | -25.0 | 419 | -18.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 96 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 130 | -26.2 | 115 | -16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 183 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 233 | -21.5 | 215 | -14.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 749 | 781 | 28 | 28 | 854 | -12.3 | 865 | -13.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 241 | 233 | 8 | 8 | 268 | -10.1 | 276 | -12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 507 | 489 | 18 | 18 | 586 | -13.5 | 589 | -13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,643 | 1,567 | 76 | 76 | 2,019 | -18.6 |
1,955 | -16.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for South Central, experienced an increase this week.
All regions are below the five-year average.
