Natural Gas Inventories as of July 3, 2020
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 56 Bcf as of July 3, 2020.
Working gas in storage was 3,133 Bcf as of Friday, July 3, 2020, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 56 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 685 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 454 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,679 Bcf.
At 3,133 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 (07/03/19) |
5-year average (2015-19) |
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Region | 07/03/20 | 06/26/20 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 657 | 639 | 18 | 18 | 539 | 21.9 | 566 | 16.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 761 | 740 | 21 | 21 | 589 | 29.2 | 623 | 22.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 180 | 173 | 7 | 7 | 138 | 30.4 | 166 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 310 | 304 | 6 | 6 | 261 | 18.8 | 290 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,226 | 1,222 | 4 | 4 | 921 | 33.1 | 1,033 | 18.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 364 | 368 | -4 | -4 | 258 | 41.1 | 296 | 23.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 862 | 854 | 8 | 8 | 663 | 30.0 | 738 | 16.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,133 | 3,077 | 56 | 56 | 2,448 | 28.0 | 2,679 | 16.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions experienced a net increase this week.
Stocks in every region are above the five-year average.