US working gas stocks rise by 80 billion cubic feet
US working natural gas in underground storage rose by 80 billion cubic feet in the week ended 23 October 2026, the Energy Information Administration reported on 29 October. Stocks in the lower 48 states reached 3,724 billion cubic feet, compared with 3,644 billion a week earlier.
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The total was 147 billion cubic feet below the year-earlier level of 3,871 billion, a difference of 3.8%. It was 38 billion cubic feet, or 1.0%, above the 2021–2025 average of 3,686 billion. The five-year comparison and the year-on-year comparison therefore point in different directions.
South Central stocks increased by 43 billion cubic feet, the Midwest by 23 billion and the East by 13 billion. Mountain stocks rose by one billion, while the Pacific region was unchanged. These are weekly storage estimates in physical volume units, rather than measures of gas production, prices or a forecast of winter demand.
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US working gas stocks rise by 80 billion cubic feet
US working natural gas in underground storage rose by 80 billion cubic feet in the week ended 23 October 2026, the Energy Information Administration reported on 29 October. Stocks in the lower 48 states reached 3,724 billion cubic feet, compared with 3,644 billion a week earlier.
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