Natural Gas Inventories as of July 8, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 58 Bcf as of July 8, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 2,369 Bcf as of Friday, July 8, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 58 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 252 Bcf less than last year at this time and 319 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,688 Bcf.
At 2,369 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 (7/08/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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Region | 7/8/22 | 7/1/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 501 | 482 | 19 | 19 | 540 | -7.2 | 568 | -11.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 586 | 562 | 24 | 24 | 659 | -11.1 | 650 | -9.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 143 | 138 | 5 | 5 | 180 | -20.6 | 169 | -15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 249 | 240 | 9 | 9 | 249 | 0.0 | 276 | -9.8 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 890 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 994 | -10.5 | 1,027 | -13.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 221 | 233 | -12 | -12 | 283 | -21.9 | 292 | -24.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 669 | 657 | 12 | 12 | 711 | -5.9 | 735 | -9.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 2,369 | 2,311 | 58 | 58 | 2,621 | -9.6 |
2,688 | -11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
All regions are below the five-year average.