Natural Gas Inventories as of May 31, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 98 Bcf as of May 31, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 2,893 Bcf as of Friday, May 31, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 98 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 373 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 581 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,312 Bcf.
At 2,893 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 (5/31/23) |
5-year average (2018-22) |
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| Region | 5/31/24 |
5/24/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 575 | 538 | 37 | 37 | 543 | 5.9 | 458 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 681 | 652 | 29 | 29 | 596 | 14.3 | 530 | 28.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 218 | 210 | 8 | 8 | 134 | 62.7 | 130 | 67.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 273 | 267 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 70.6 | 225 | 21.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,146 | 1,128 | 18 | 18 | 1,086 | 5.5 | 969 | 18.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 330 | 324 | 6 | 6 | 315 | 4.8 | 295 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 817 | 804 | 13 | 13 | 772 | 5.8 | 674 | 21.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,893 | 2,795 | 98 | 98 | 2,520 | 14.8 |
2,312 | 25.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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..
