Natural Gas Inventories as of April 7, 2023
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 25 Bcf as of April 7, 2023.
Working gas in storage was 1,855 Bcf as of Friday, April 7, 2023, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 25 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 460 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 295 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,560 Bcf.
At 1,855 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 (4/07/23) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 4/07/23 |
3/31/23 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 345 | 335 | 10 | 10 | 231 | 49.4 | 272 | 26.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 427 | 421 | 6 | 6 | 293 | 45.7 | 334 | 27.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 90 | -11.1 | 90 | -11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 74 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 168 | -56.0 | 174 | -57.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 929 | 921 | 8 | 8 | 613 | 51.5 | 690 | 34.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 261 | 263 | -2 | -2 | 184 | 41.8 | 215 | 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 667 | 658 | 9 | 9 | 429 | 55.5 | 475 | 40.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,855 | 1,830 | 25 | 25 | 1,395 | 33.0 |
1,560 | 18.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The South Central Salt region experienced a net decrease.
All regions, except for the Mountain, and the Pacific regions are above the five-year average.
