Natural Gas Inventories as of January 26, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 197 Bcf as of January 26, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 2,659 Bcf as of Friday, January 26, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 197 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 54 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 130 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,529 Bcf.
At 2,659 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 (1/26/23) |
5-year average (2018-22) |
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| Region | 1/26/24 |
1/19/24 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 605 | 657 | -52 | -52 | 584 | 3.6 | 579 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 727 | 788 | -61 | -61 | 715 | 1.7 | 689 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 185 | 194 | -9 | -9 | 113 | 39.1 | 137 | 35.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 223 | 228 | -5 | -5 | 141 | 58.2 | 199 | 12.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 919 | 990 | -71 | -71 | 1,031 | -10.9 | 925 | -0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 248 | 269 | -21 | -21 | 299 | -17.1 | 279 | -11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 672 | 721 | -49 | -49 | 732 | -8.2 | 646 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,659 | 2,856 | -197 | -197 | 2,605 | 2.1 |
2,529 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net decrease.
All regions are above the five-year average, except for the South Central Salt region.
