US energy firms added 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas to storage in the week ended August 21, below market expectations of 20 bcf and marking a smaller increase than both the 17 bcf injection recorded during the same period last year and the five-year average of 33 bcf. The latest build also slowed slightly from the 16 bcf increase reported for the week ending August 14. Total inventories rose to 3.184 trillion cubic feet, leaving stockpiles around 0.9% below levels seen a year earlier but still approximately 5.5% above the five-year average for this time of year. source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Working gas held in storage facilities in the United States increased by 15 billion cubic feet in the week ending August 21 of 2026 . Natural Gas Stocks Change in the United States averaged 0.60 billion cubic feet from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 147 billion cubic feet in July of 2003 and a record low of -360 billion cubic feet in January of 2026. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Natural Gas Stocks Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Natural Gas Stocks Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.