Natural Gas Inventories as of September 24, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 88 Bcf as of September 24, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,170 Bcf as of Friday, September 24, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 88 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 575 Bcf less than last year at this time and 213 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,383 Bcf.
At 3,170 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 (09/24/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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Region | 09/24/21 | 09/17/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 779 | 751 | 28 | 28 | 869 | -10.4 | 831 | -6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 934 | 904 | 30 | 30 | 1,030 | -9.3 | 958 | -2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 201 | 196 | 5 | 5 | 230 | -12.6 | 211 | -4.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 243 | 240 | 3 | 3 | 315 | -22.9 | 298 | -18.5 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,013 | 990 | 23 | 23 | 1,301 | -22.1 | 1,085 | -6.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 239 | 228 | 11 | 11 | 357 | -33.1 | 266 | -10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 774 | 762 | 12 | 12 | 943 | -17.9 | 819 | -5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,170 | 3,082 | 88 | 88 | 3,745 | -15.4 | 3,383 | -6.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions, except for the Pacific region, experienced a net increase this week.
No region is above the five-year average.