Natural Gas Inventories as of July 24, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 26 Bcf as of July 24, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,241 Bcf as of Friday, July 24, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 26 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 626 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 429 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,812 Bcf.
At 3,241 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 (07/24/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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Region | 07/24/20 | 07/17/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 706 | 693 | 13 | 13 | 591 | 19.5 | 626 | 12.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 815 | 799 | 16 | 16 | 669 | 21.8 | 687 | 18.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 196 | 190 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 26.5 | 176 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 313 | 311 | 2 | 2 | 270 | 15.9 | 295 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,211 | 1,221 | -10 | -10 | 930 | 30.2 | 1,028 | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 339 | 349 | -10 | -10 | 227 | 49.3 | 274 | 23.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 872 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 24.0 | 754 | 15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,241 | 3,215 | 26 | 26 | 2,615 | 23.9 | 2,812 | 15.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions except for the South Central, South Central Salt experienced a net increase this week.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.