Natural Gas Inventories as of December 13, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 125 Bcf as of December 13, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,622 Bcf as of Friday, December 13, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 125 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 20 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 132 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,490 Bcf.
At 3,622 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 (12/13/23) |
5-year average (2019-23) |
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| Region | 12/13/24 |
12/06/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 822 | 856 | -34 | -34 | 841 | -2.3 | 833 | -1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,007 | 1,055 | -48 | -48 | 1,031 | -2.3 | 1,002 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 274 | 282 | -8 | -8 | 238 | 15.1 | 204 | 34.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 296 | 302 | -6 | -6 | 285 | 3.9 | 262 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,222 | 1,251 | -29 | -29 | 1,208 | 1.2 | 1,189 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 338 | 340 | -2 | -2 | 332 | 1.8 | 333 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 884 | 911 | -27 | -27 | 875 | 1.0 | 856 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,622 | 3,947 | -125 | -125 | 3,602 | 0.6 |
3,490 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for the East, Midwest, and Mountain regions, experienced a net increase.
All regions are above the five-year average.
