Natural Gas Inventories as of August 21, 2026
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 15 Bcf as of August 21, 2026.
Working gas in storage was 3,184 Bcf as of Friday, August 21, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 30 Bcf less than last year at this time and 167 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,017 Bcf.
At 3,184 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 (08/21/25) |
5-year average (2021-25) |
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| Region | 08/21/26 |
08/14/26 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 727 | 708 | 19 | 19 | 705 | 3.1 | 692 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 866 | 848 | 18 | 18 | 829 | 4.5 | 818 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 238 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 254 | -6.3 | 214 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 393 | 296 | -3 | -3 | 298 | -1.7 | 263 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,061 | 1,080 | -19 | 19 | 1,127 | -5.9 | 1,030 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 248 | 268 | -20 | -20 | 273 | -9.2 | 243 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 813 | 812 | 1 | 1 | 854 | -4.8 | 788 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,184 | 3,169 | 15 | 15 | 3,214 | -0.9 |
3,017 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced an increase, except for Pacific, and South Central Salt.
All regions are above the five-year average..
