Natural Gas Inventories as of July 15, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 32 Bcf as of July 15, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,401 Bcf as of Friday, July 15, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 32 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 270 Bcf less than last year at this time and 328 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,729 Bcf.
At 2,401 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 (7/15/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 7/15/22 | 7/8/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 521 | 501 | 20 | 20 | 559 | -6.8 | 587 | -11.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 608 | 586 | 22 | 22 | 680 | -10.6 | 671 | -9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 144 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 183 | -21.3 | 172 | -16.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 253 | 249 | 4 | 4 | 247 | 2.4 | 276 | -8.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 874 | 890 | -16 | -16 | 1,001 | -12.7 | 1,023 | -14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 206 | 221 | -15 | -15 | 280 | -26.4 | 283 | -27.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 669 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 721 | -7.2 | 740 | -9.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,401 | 2,369 | 32 | 32 | 2,671 | -10.1 |
2,729 | -12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for South Central and South Central Salt, experienced an increase this week. South Central Nonsalt had no change.
All regions are below the five-year average.
