US Natural Gas Stocks See Record Weekly Drop

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.

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.

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.