Natural Gas Inventories as of September 3, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 52 Bcf as of September 3, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 2,923 Bcf as of Friday, September 3, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 52 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 592 Bcf less than last year at this time and 235 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,158 Bcf.
At 2,923 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 (09/03/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 09/03/21 | 08/27/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 703 | 678 | 25 | 25 | 803 | -12.5 | 760 | -7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 842 | 812 | 30 | 30 | 949 | -11.3 | 865 | -2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 191 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 215 | -11.2 | 198 | -3.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 243 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 307 | -20.8 | 288 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 943 | 948 | -5 | -5 | 1,240 | -24.0 | 1,046 | -9.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 208 | 214 | -6 | -6 | 334 | -37.7 | 253 | -17.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 735 | 734 | 1 | 1 | 906 | -18.9 | 792 | -7.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,923 | 2,871 | 52 | 52 | 3,515 | -16.8 | 3,158 | -7.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for the South Central, South Central Salt, experienced a net increase this week. The Pacific region had no change.
No region is above the five-year average.
