Natural Gas Inventories as of October 9, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 46 Bcf as of October 9, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,877 Bcf as of Friday, October 9, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 388 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 353 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,524 Bcf.
At 3,877 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 (10/9/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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Region | 10/9/20 | 10/2/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 908 | 893 | 15 | 15 | 873 | 4.0 | 873 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 1,081 | 1,062 | 19 | 19 | 1,034 | 4.5 | 1,011 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 241 | 236 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 18.1 | 211 | 14.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 320 | 318 | 2 | 2 | 296 | 8.1 | 313 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,326 | 1,322 | 4 | 4 | 1,082 | 22.6 | 1,116 | 18.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 366 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 51.9 | 281 | 30.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 960 | 955 | 5 | 5 | 841 | 14.1 | 835 | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,877 | 3,831 | 46 | 46 | 3,489 | 11.1 | 3,524 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions except for South Central Salt, experienced a net increase this week.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.