Natural Gas Inventories as of December 15, 2023
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 87 Bcf as of December 15, 2023.
Working gas in storage was 3,577 Bcf as of Friday, December 15, 2023, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 240Bcf higher than last year at this time and 280 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,297Bcf.
At 3,577 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 (12/15/22) |
5-year average (2018-22) |
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| Region | 12/15/23 |
12/08/23 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 834 | 857 | -23 | -23 | 794 | 5.0 | 796 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,021 | 1,055 | -34 | -34 | 978 | 4.4 | 955 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 236 | 243 | -7 | -7 | 179 | 31.8 | 185 | 27.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 283 | 289 | -6 | -6 | 188 | 50.5 | 247 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,203 | 1,219 | -16 | -16 | 1,199 | 0.3 | 1,114 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 331 | 336 | -5 | -5 | 340 | -2.6 | 3111 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 872 | 883 | -11 | -11 | 859 | 1.5 | 795 | 9.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,577 | 3,664 | -87 | -87 | 3,337 | 7.2 |
3,297 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
