Natural Gas Inventories as of September 20, 2024
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 47 Bcf as of September 20, 2024.
Working gas in storage was 3,492 Bcf as of Friday, September 20, 2024, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 47 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 159 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 233 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,259 Bcf.
At 3,492 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 (9/20/23) |
5-year average (2019-23) |
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| Region | 9/20/24 |
9/13/24 |
net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 818 | 802 | 16 | 16 | 813 | 0.6 | 787 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 993 | 973 | 20 | 20 | 953 | 4.2 | 937 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 279 | 275 | 4 | 4 | 232 | 20.3 | 205 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 289 | 283 | 6 | 6 | 269 | 7.4 | 270 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,113 C | 1,111 | 2 | 2 | 1,066 | 4.4 | 1,060 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 265 C | 271 | -6 | -6 | 248 | 6.9 | 248 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 848 | 840 | 8 | 8 | 818 | 3.7 | 812 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,492 C | 3,445 | 47 | 47 | 3,333 | 4.8 |
3,259 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Note: Reclassifications from working gas to base gas decreased working gas stocks 8 Bcf in the salt South Central region for the week ending September 20, 2024. The implied flow for the week is an increase of 55 Bcf to working gas stocks. (See Notes and Definitions for more information on “implied flow.”)
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
C=Reclassification.
