Natural Gas Inventories as of November 26, 2021
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 59 Bcf as of November 26, 2021.
Working gas in storage was 3,564 Bcf as of Friday, November 26, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 59 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 375 Bcf less than last year at this time and 86 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,650 Bcf.
At 3,564 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 (11/26/20) |
5-year average (2016-20) |
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| Region | 11/26/21 | 11/19/21 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 867 | 889 | -22 | -22 | 934 | -7.2 | 875 | -0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,043 | 1,066 | -23 | -23 | 1,124 | -7.2 | 1,058 | -1.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 206 | 210 | -4 | -4 | 240 | -14.2 | 218 | -5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 263 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 318 | -17.3 | 300 | -12.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,185 | 1,197 | -12 | -12 | 1,324 | -10.5 | 1,198 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 335 | 338 | -3 | -3 | 366 | -8.5 | 338 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 851 | 859 | -8 | -8 | 958 | -11.2 | 860 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,564 | 3,623 | -59 | -59 | 3,939 | -9.5 |
3,650 | -2.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regions that experienced a net decrease this week were the East, Midwest, Mountain, and South Central, SouthCentral Salt, South Central Nonsalt regions. All other regions experienced a net increase.
Only the South Central Salt region is above the five-year average.
