Natural Gas Inventories as of September 16, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 103 Bcf as of September 16, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,874 Bcf as of Friday, September 16, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 103 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 197 Bcf less than last year at this time and 332 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,206 Bcf.
At 2,874 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 (9/16/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 9/16/22 | 9/09/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 690 | 661 | 29 | 29 | 748 | -7.8 | 784 | -12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 844 | 809 | 35 | 35 | 900 | -6.2 | 907 | -6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 168 | 163 | 5 | 5 | 196 | -14.3 | 199 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 237 | 235 | 2 | 2 | 240 | -1.3 | 278 | -14.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 935 | 904 | 31 | 31 | 986 | -5.2 | 1,038 | -9.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 199 | 187 | 12 | 12 | 226 | -11.9 | 253 | -21.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 736 | 717 | 19 | 19 | 760 | -3.2 | 786 | -6.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,874 | 2,771 | 103 | 103 | 3,071 | -6.4 |
3,206 | -10.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, experienced net increase.
All regions are below the five-year average.
