Natural Gas Inventories as of September 9, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 77 Bcf as of September 9, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,771 Bcf as of Friday, September 9, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 77 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 223 Bcf less than last year at this time and 354 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,125 Bcf.
At 2,771 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 (9/09/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 9/09/22 | 9/02/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 661 | 635 | 26 | 26 | 728 | -9.2 | 759 | -12.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 809 | 776 | 33 | 33 | 871 | -7.1 | 876 | -7.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 163 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 193 | -15.5 | 195 | -16.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 235 | 238 | -3 | -3 | 240 | -2.1 | 275 | -14.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 904 | 887 | 17 | 17 | 962 | -6.0 | 1,020 | -11.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 187 | 182 | 5 | 5 | 216 | -13.4 | 246 | -24.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 717 | 705 | 12 | 12 | 746 | -3.9 | 774 | -7.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,771 | 2,694 | 77 | 77 | 2,994 | -7.4 |
3,125 | -11.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, experienced net increase, except for the Pacific region which experienced a net decrease.
All regions are below the five-year average.
