Natural Gas Inventories as of August 28, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 35 Bcf as of August 28, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,455 Bcf as of Friday, August 28, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 35 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 538 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 407 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,048 Bcf.
At 3,455 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
Source: EIA
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (08/28/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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| Region | 08/28/20 | 08/21/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 789 | 775 | 14 | 14 | 705 | 11.9 | 734 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 924 | 904 | 20 | 20 | 816 | 13.2 | 817 | 13.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 20.5 | 190 | 11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 304 | 306 | -2 | -2 | 277 | 9.7 | 295 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,225 | 1,223 | 2 | 2 | 943 | 29.9 | 1,013 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 331 | 334 | -3 | -3 | 198 | 67.2 | 244 | 35.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 895 | 889 | 6 | 6 | 745 | 20.1 | 768 | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,455 | 3,420 | 35 | 35 | 2,917 | 18.4 | 3,048 | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions except for the Pacific, South Central Salt experienced a net increase this week. Mountain region had no change.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.
