Natural Gas Inventories as of December 6, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 190 Bcf as of December 6, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,747 Bcf as of Friday, December 6, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 190 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 67 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 165 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,582 Bcf.
At 3,747 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 (12/06/23) |
5-year average (2019-23) |
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| Region | 12/06/24 |
11/29/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 856 | 914 | -58 | -58 | 862 | -0.7 | 859 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,055 | 1,115 | -60 | -60 | 1,063 | -0.8 | 1,035 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 282 | 289 | -7 | -7 | 244 | 15.6 | 212 | 33.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 302 | 310 | -8 | -8 | 289 | 4.5 | 270 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,251 | 1,310 | -59 | -59 | 1,222 | 2.4 | 1,207 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 340 | 362 | -22 | -22 | 335 | 1.5 | 335 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 911 | 948 | -37 | -37 | 886 | 2.8 | 872 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,747 | 3,937 | -190 | -190 | 3,680 | 1.8 |
3,582 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
