EIA Natural Gas Storage as of 4/24/26, as reported 4/30/26
*Working gas in storage was 2,142 Bcf as of Friday, April 24, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 79 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 116 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 153 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,989 Bcf. At 2,142 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
The NYMEX June contract closed at $2.65/MMBtu yesterday, a $0.04/MMBtu decrease from Tuesday’s close. This week, June has averaged $2.69/MMBtu, around $0.11/MMBtu below last week’s average of $2.80/MMBtu. It is trading at $2.68/MMBtu, up $0.03/MMBtu from yesterday’s close. Supply has continued to ease into late April, with L48 production averaging ~108 Bcf/d over the last week following downward revisions, with yesterday’s print revised to 107.4 Bcf/d. Declines remain concentrated in the Haynesville and non-Permian Texas, where the two regions combined were off ~0.5 Bcf/d DoD. Canadian imports are holding at 5.9 Bcf/d, with Western Canada flows nudging higher to offset a NE that has flipped back to a net exporter. On the demand side, ResComm is running above seasonally normal levels over the next couple of days as a cold front sweeps the eastern US, though power demand is down more than 10% DoD as milder South Central conditions pull cooling load lower and that softness could linger for several days as the front works through the central and eastern US. LNG feedgas is 18.6 Bcf/d today, though Cameron is running light by roughly one train, with facility imagery suggesting all three trains are operational , nominations may be revised higher intraday or a train could drop later today. Mexican exports are firm at 7.1 Bcf/d, averaging 6.8 Bcf/d on the week, with TX outflows up ~0.5 Bcf/d versus last week.
*Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
Working Gas in Underground Storage, Lower 48
Working Gas in Underground Storage vs. 5-Year Maximum and Minimum
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