Natural Gas Inventories as of September 18, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 66 Bcf as of September 18, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,680 Bcf as of Friday, September 18, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 66 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 504 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 407 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,273 Bcf.
At 3,680 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 (09/18/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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Region | 09/18/20 | 09/11/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 851 | 825 | 26 | 26 | 785 | 8.4 | 803 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 1,009 | 983 | 26 | 26 | 924 | 9.2 | 914 | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 225 | 221 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 17.2 | 201 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 312 | 310 | 2 | 2 | 284 | 9.9 | 303 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,283 | 1,276 | 7 | 7 | 991 | 29.5 | 1,051 | 22.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 349 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 70.2 | 255 | 36.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 934 | 927 | 7 | 7 | 785 | 19.0 | 796 | 17.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,680 | 3,614 | 66 | 66 | 3,176 | 15.9 | 3,273 | 12.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions experienced a net increase this week, except for South Central Salt which had no change.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.