Natural Gas Inventories as of October 18, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 80 Bcf as of October 18, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,785 Bcf as of Friday, October 18, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 80 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 106 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 167 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,618 Bcf.
At 3,785 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 (10/18/23) |
5-year average (2019-23) |
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| Region | 10/18/24 |
10/11/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 901 | 893 | 8 | 8 | 905 | -0.4 | 884 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,088 | 1,067 | 21 | 21 | 1,068 | 1.9 | 1,056 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 291 | 287 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 15.9 | 223 | 30.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 300 | 293 | 7 | 7 | 282 | 6.4 | 281 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,205 | 1,166 | 39 | 39 | 1,173 | 2.7 | 1,174 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 314 | 293 | 21 | 21 | 295 | 6.4 | 298 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 891 | 872 | 19 | 19 | 879 | 1.4 | 876 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,785 | 3,705 | 80 | 80 | 3,679 | 2.9 |
3,618 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase, except for the Pacific region with no change.
All regions are above the five-year average.
