Natural Gas Inventories as of July 22, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 15 Bcf as of July 22, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,416 Bcf as of Friday, July 22, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 293 Bcf less than last year at this time and 345 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,761 Bcf.
At 2,416 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 (7/21/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 7/21/22 | 7/15/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 532 | 521 | 11 | 11 | 580 | -8.3 | 606 | -12.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 625 | 608 | 17 | 17 | 699 | -10.6 | 690 | -9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 184 | -21.7 | 175 | -17.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 253 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 2.8 | 275 | -8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 862 | 874 | -12 | -12 | 999 | -13.7 | 1,015 | -15.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 195 | 206 | -11 | -11 | 270 | -27.8 | 272 | -28.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 667 | 669 | -2 | 2 | 728 | -8.4 | 743 | -10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,416 | 2,401 | 15 | 15 | 2,709 | -10.8 |
2,761 | -12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only two regions, the East and Midwest regions, experienced an increase this week. South Central and South Central SaltSouth Central Nonsalt experienced a decrease. The rest had no change.
All regions are below the five-year average.
