US energy firms withdrew 144 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage in the week ended February 13, 2026, slightly above expectations for a 146 bcf draw. That figure compares with a draw of 182 bcf during the same week a year ago and a five-year average decline of 151 bcf for this time of year. Total stockpiles dropped to 2.070 trillion cubic feet, leaving inventories 2.8% below year ago levels and 5.6% under the five year average. The latest decline follows a 249 bcf withdrawal in the previous week as a lingering Arctic blast continued to freeze much of the country. source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Working gas held in storage facilities in the United States decreased by 144 billion cubic feet in the week ending February 13 of 2026 . Natural Gas Stocks Change in the United States averaged -0.06 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 February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-12 03:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Feb/06 -249Bcf -360Bcf -257Bcf
2026-02-19 03:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Feb/13 -144Bcf -249Bcf -146Bcf
2026-02-26 03:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Feb/20 -144Bcf


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
EIA Crude Oil Imports Change -1132.00 912.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change -9.01 8.53 BBL/1Million Feb 2026
EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change -1095.00 1071.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change 28.00 45.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Distillate Stocks Change -4566.00 -2703.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Gasoline Production Change 290.00 139.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Gasoline Stocks Change -3213.00 1160.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change 362.00 202.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change -144.00 -249.00 billion cubic feet Feb 2026
EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change 77.00 -29.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Stocks 415441.00 415212.00 Thousand Barrels Feb 2026


United States Natural Gas Stocks Change
Natural Gas Stocks Change refers to the weekly change of the natural gas supply situation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-144.00 -249.00 147.00 -360.00 1994 - 2026 billion cubic feet Weekly

News Stream
US Natural Gas Stocks Fall Last Week
US energy firms withdrew 144 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage in the week ended February 13, 2026, slightly above expectations for a 146 bcf draw. That figure compares with a draw of 182 bcf during the same week a year ago and a five-year average decline of 151 bcf for this time of year. Total stockpiles dropped to 2.070 trillion cubic feet, leaving inventories 2.8% below year ago levels and 5.6% under the five year average. The latest decline follows a 249 bcf withdrawal in the previous week as a lingering Arctic blast continued to freeze much of the country.
2026-02-19
US Natural Gas Stocks Fall Less than Expected
US energy firms withdrew 249 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage in the week ended February 6, 2026, slightly below expectations for a 257 bcf draw, as extreme cold continued to drive strong heating demand. The withdrawal was far larger than the 111 bcf draw in the same week a year ago and well above the five year average decline of 146 bcf. Total stockpiles dropped to 2.214 trillion cubic feet, leaving inventories 4.2% below year ago levels and 5.5% under the five year average. The latest decline follows a record 360 bcf withdrawal in the previous week as an Arctic blast swept across much of the United States.
2026-02-12
US Natural Gas Stocks See Record Weekly Drop
US energy firms withdrew 360 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage in the week ended January 30, 2026, the biggest on record but slightly less than expected, as an Arctic freeze boosted heating demand. That figure compares with a draw of 195 bcf during the same week a year ago, and a five-year average decline of 190 bcf for this time of year. Stockpiles fell to 2.463 trillion cubic feet, 1.7% above the same week a year ago and 1.1% below the five-year average for the week. In the prior week ended January 23, utilities withdrew 242 bcf of gas from storage.
2026-02-05