Natural Gas Inventories as of August 1, 2025
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 7 Bcf as of August 1, 2025.
Working gas in storage was 3,130 Bcf as of Friday, August 1, 2025, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 7 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 137 Bcf less than last year at this time and 173 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,957 Bcf.
At 3,130 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 (08/01/24) |
5-year average (2020-24) |
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| Region | 08/01/25 |
07/25/25 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 656 | 651 | 5 | 5 | 718 | -8.6 | 659 | -0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 775 | 765 | 10 | 10 | 852 | -9.0 | 770 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 249 | 243 | 6 | 6 | 256 | -2.7 | 197 | 26.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 305 | 302 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 5.5 | 265 | 15.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,145 | 1,162 | -17 | -17 | 1,153 | -0.7 | 1,066 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 296 | 316 | -20 | -20 | 301 | -1.7 | 274 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 849 | 846 | 3 | 3 | 851 | -0.2 | 792 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,130 | 3,123 | 7 | 7 | 3,267 | -4.2 |
2,957 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase, except for the South Central, and South Central Salt.
All regions are above the five-year average.
