Natural Gas Inventories as of August 15, 2025
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 13 Bcf as of August 15, 2025.
Working gas in storage was 3,199 Bcf as of Friday, August 15, 2025, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 13 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 95 Bcf less than last year at this time and 174 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,025 Bcf.
At 3,199 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 (08/15/24) |
5-year average (2020-24) |
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| Region | 08/15/25 |
08/08/25 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 690 | 677 | 13 | 13 | 733 | -5.9 | 689 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 812 | 796 | 16 | 16 | 885 | -8.2 | 812 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 255 | 253 | 2 | 2 | 263 | -3.0 | 203 | 25.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 301 | 305 | -4 | -4 | 288 | 4.5 | 265 | 13.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,141 | 1,154 | -13 | -13 | 1,125 | 1.4 | 1,055 | 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 282 | 295 | -13 | -13 | 281 | 0.4 | 261 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 859 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 844 | 1.8 | 795 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,199 | 3,186 | 13 | 13 | 3,294 | -2.9 |
3,025 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase, except for the Pacific, South Central, and South Central Salt13.
All regions are above the five-year average.
