Natural Gas Inventories as of January 5, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 140 Bcf as of January 5, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,336 Bcf as of Friday, January 5, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 140 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 436 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 348 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,988 Bcf.
At 3,336 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 (1/05/23) |
5-year average (2018-22) |
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| Region | 1/05/24 |
12/29/23 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 757 | 799 | -42 | -42 | 699 | 8.3 | 715 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 924 | 968 | -44 | -44 | 825 | 12.0 | 842 | 9.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 220 | 228 | -8 | -8 | 154 | 42.9 | 161 | 36.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 275 | 280 | -5 | -5 | 161 | 70.8 | 219 | 25.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,160 | 1,201 | -41 | -41 | 1,063 | 9.1 | 1,053 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 332 | 344 | -12 | -12 | 291 | 14.1 | 316 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 828 | 857 | -29 | -29 | 772 | 7.3 | 737 | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,336 | 3,476 | -140 | -140 | 2,900 | 15.0 |
2,988 | 11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
