Natural Gas Inventories as of April 26, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 59 Bcf as of April 26, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 2,484 Bcf as of Friday, April 26, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 59 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 436 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 642 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,842 Bcf.
At 2,484 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 (4/26/23) |
5-year average (2018-22) |
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| Region | 4/26/24 |
4/19/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 425 | 408 | 17 | 17 | 404 | 5.2 | 333 | 27.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 564 | 551 | 13 | 13 | 477 | 18.2 | 406 | 38.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 182 | 173 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 93.6 | 97 | 87.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 240 | 235 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 147.4 | 173 | 38.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,073 | 1,057 | 16 | 16 | 975 | 10.1 | 832 | 29.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 314 | 309 | 5 | 5 | 277 | 13.4 | 261 | 20.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 759 | 749 | 10 | 10 | 698 | 8.7 | 571 | 32.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,494 | 2,425 | 59 | 59 | 2,048 | 21.3 |
1,842 | 34.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase.
All regions are above the five-year average..
