US energy companies added 77 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas to storage in the week ended October 16, falling short of market expectations for an injection of 79 bcf. The increase was also below the 86 bcf added during the same period last year and the five-year average build of 87 bcf for the week from 2021 to 2025. Total gas inventories rose to 3.644 trillion cubic feet, standing 4% below year-earlier levels but 1% above the five-year average for this time of year. The latest figures followed an injection of 67 bcf in the previous week ended October 9, indicating that storage additions accelerated on a weekly basis despite remaining weaker than historical norms and analyst forecasts. source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Working gas held in storage facilities in the United States increased by 77 billion cubic feet in the week ending October 16 of 2026 . Natural Gas Stocks Change in the United States averaged 0.87 billion cubic feet from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 147.00 billion cubic feet in July of 2003 and a record low of -360.00 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 October of 2026.