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.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-20 02:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Aug/14 16Bcf 36Bcf 19Bcf
2026-08-27 02:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Aug/21 15Bcf 16Bcf 20Bcf
2026-09-03 02:30 PM
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change
Aug/28 15Bcf


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
EIA Crude Oil Imports Change -161.00 -1754.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change 0.10 4.41 BBL/1Million Aug 2026
EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change 1176.00 -1314.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change -91.00 -54.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Distillate Stocks Change -2228.00 -1530.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Gasoline Production Change 61.00 143.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Gasoline Stocks Change -2536.00 688.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Heating Oil Stocks Change 27.00 -537.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change 15.00 16.00 billion cubic feet Aug 2026
EIA Refinery Crude Runs Change -2.00 216.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 2026
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Crude Oil Stocks 289700.00 293426.00 Thousand Barrels Aug 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
15.00 16.00 147.00 -360.00 1994 - 2026 billion cubic feet Weekly

News Stream
US Natural Gas Stocks Rise Less Than Expected
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.
2026-08-27
US Natural Gas Stocks Rise Less Than Expected
US energy firms added 16 billion cubic feet of natural gas into storage in the week ending August 14, below market expectations of 19 bcf. It compares with an injection of 19 bcf during the same week a year ago and an average increase for that week of 29 bcf over the past five years (2021-2025). Stockpiles increased to 3.169 trillion cubic feet, 0.9% below the same week a year ago and about 6.2% above the five-year average for the week. In the prior week ended August 7, energy firms added 36 bcf of gas into storage.
2026-08-20
US Natural Gas Stocks Rise More Than Expected
US energy firms added 36 billion cubic feet of natural gas into storage in the week ending August 7, above market expectations of 31 bcf. It compares with an injection of 49 bcf during the same week a year ago and an average increase for that week of 33 bcf over the past five years (2021-2025). Stockpiles increased to 3.153 trillion cubic feet, 0.8% below the same week a year ago and about 6.7% above the five-year average for the week. In the prior week ended July 31, energy firms added 33 bcf of gas into storage.
2026-08-13