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Natural Gas Annual

With Data for 2022 | Release Date:  September 29, 2023 | Next Release:  September 2024 | full report

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Data Tables

Overview
1 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas in the United States, 2018-2022 PDF
2 Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and Consumption by State, 2022 PDF
Supplies
3 Gross Withdrawals and Marketed Production of Natural Gas by State and the Gulf of Mexico, 2018-2022 PDF
4 Offshore Gross Withdrawals of Natural Gas by State and the Gulf of Mexico, 2018-2022 PDF
5 Natural Gas Processed, Liquid Fuels Extracted, and Natural Gas Plant Liquids Production by State, 2022 PDF
6 Supplemental Gas Supplies by State, 2022 PDF
Imports and Exports
7 Summary of U.S. Natural Gas Imports, 2018-2022 PDF
8 Summary of U.S. Natural Gas Imports by Point of Entry, 2018-2022 PDF
9 Summary of U.S. Natural Gas Exports, 2018-2022 PDF
10 Summary of U.S. Natural Gas Exports by Point of Exit, 2018-2022 PDF
Movements and Storage
11 Interstate Movements and Movements Across U.S. Borders of Natural Gas by State, 2022 PDF
12 Additions to and Withdrawals from Gas Storage by State, 2022 PDF
13 Underground Natural Gas Storage Capacity by State, December 31, 2022 PDF
Consumption
14 Consumption of Natural Gas by State, 2018-2022 PDF
15 Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers by Sector, 2018-2022, and by State and Sector, 2022 PDF
16 Natural Gas Delivered to Residential Consumers on Behalf of Other Companies by State, 2018-2022 PDF
17 Natural Gas Delivered to Commercial Consumers on Behalf of Other Companies by State, 2018-2022 PDF
18 Natural Gas Delivered to Industrial Consumers on Behalf of Other Companies by State, 2018-2022 PDF
19 Number of Natural Gas Residential Consumers by Type of Service and State, 2021-2022 PDF
20 Number of Natural Gas Commercial Consumers by Type of Service and State, 2021-2022 PDF
21 Number of Natural Gas Industrial Consumers by Type of Service and State, 2021-2022 PDF
Consumer Prices
22 Average Citygate Price of Natural Gas in the United States, 2018-2022 PDF
23 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers by State, 2022 PDF
24 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to Residential and Commercial Sector Consumers by Local Distribution and Marketers in Selected States, 2021-2022 PDF
25 Number of Consumers Eligible and Participating in a Customer Choice Program in the Residential Sector, 2022 PDF
26 Percent Distribution of Natural Gas Supply and Disposition by State, 2022 PDF
27 Percent Distribution of Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers by State, 2022 PDF
State Summaries
S1 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Alabama, 2018-2022 PDF
S2 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Alaska, 2018-2022 PDF
S3 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Arizona, 2018-2022 PDF
S4 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Arkansas, 2018-2022 PDF
S5 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - California, 2018-2022 PDF
S6 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Colorado, 2018-2022 PDF
S7 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Connecticut, 2018-2022 PDF
S8 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Delaware, 2018-2022 PDF
S9 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - District of Columbia, 2018-2022 PDF
S10 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Florida, 2018-2022 PDF
S11 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Georgia, 2018-2022 PDF
S12 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Gulf of Mexico, 2018-2022 PDF
S13 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Hawaii, 2018-2022 PDF
S14 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Idaho, 2018-2022 PDF
S15 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Illinois, 2018-2022 PDF
S16 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Indiana, 2018-2022 PDF
S17 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Iowa, 2018-2022 PDF
S18 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Kansas, 2018-2022 PDF
S19 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Kentucky, 2018-2022 PDF
S20 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Louisiana, 2018-2022 PDF
S21 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Maine, 2018-2022 PDF
S22 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Maryland, 2018-2022 PDF
S23 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Massachusetts, 2018-2022 PDF
S24 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Michigan, 2018-2022 PDF
S25 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Minnesota, 2018-2022 PDF
S26 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Mississippi, 2018-2022 PDF
S27 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Missouri, 2018-2022 PDF
S28 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Montana, 2018-2022 PDF
S29 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Nebraska, 2018-2022 PDF
S30 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Nevada, 2018-2022 PDF
S31 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - New Hampshire, 2018-2022 PDF
S32 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - New Jersey, 2018-2022 PDF
S33 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - New Mexico, 2018-2022 PDF
S34 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - New York, 2018-2022 PDF
S35 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - North Carolina, 2018-2022 PDF
S36 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - North Dakota, 2018-2022 PDF
S37 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Ohio, 2018-2022 PDF
S38 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Oklahoma, 2018-2022 PDF
S39 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Oregon, 2018-2022 PDF
S40 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Pennsylvania, 2018-2022 PDF
S41 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Rhode Island, 2018-2022 PDF
S42 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - South Carolina, 2018-2022 PDF
S43 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - South Dakota, 2018-2022 PDF
S44 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Tennessee, 2018-2022 PDF
S45 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Texas, 2018-2022 PDF
S46 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Utah, 2018-2022 PDF
S47 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Vermont, 2018-2022 PDF
S48 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Virginia, 2018-2022 PDF
S49 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Washington, 2018-2022 PDF
S50 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - West Virginia, 2018-2022 PDF
S51 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Wisconsin, 2018-2022 PDF
S52 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas - Wyoming, 2018-2022 PDF
Figures
Overview
1 Natural Gas Flow in the United States, 2022 PDF
2 Natural Gas Supply and Disposition in the United States, 2022 PDF
Supplies
3 Marketed Production of Natural Gas in the United States and the Gulf of Mexico, 2022 PDF
4 Marketed Production of Natural Gas in Selected States and the Gulf of Mexico, 2021-2022 PDF
5 Gross Withdrawals of Natural Gas in the United States, by Type of Well, 2018-2022 PDF
6 Natural Gas Processing by Point of Origin in the United States and the Gulf of Mexico, 2022 PDF
Imports and Exports
7 U.S. Natural Gas Trade Summary, 2018-2022 PDF
8 Flow of Natural Gas Imports, 2022 PDF
9 Flow of Natural Gas Exports by Pipeline, 2022 PDF
10 Flow of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports, 2022 PDF
11 Natural Gas Flow Capacity Summary, by Region, 2022 PDF
12 Net Interstate Movements, Imports, and Exports of Natural Gas in the United States, 2022 PDF
Movements and Storage
13 Locations of Existing Natural Gas Underground Storage Fields in the United States, 2022 PDF
14 Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers in the United States, 2018-2022 PDF
15 Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers in the United States, 2022 PDF
Consumption
16 Percent of Natural Gas Deliveries in the United States Representing Deliveries on Behalf of Other Companies, by Consumer Sector, 2018-2022 PDF
17 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to Consumers in the United States, 2018-2022 PDF
18 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to Residential Consumers, 1980-2022 PDF
Consumer Prices
19 Average Citygate Price of Natural Gas in the United States, 2022 PDF
20 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to U.S. Residential Consumers, 2022 PDF
21 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to U.S. Commercial Consumers, 2022 PDF
22 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to U.S. Industrial Consumers, 2022 PDF
23 Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to U.S. Electric Power Consumers, 2022 PDF
24 Top Five States with Participants in a Residential Customer Choice Program, 2022 PDF
Appendices
A Summary of Data Collection Operations and Report Methodology, 2018-2022 PDF
  Form EIA-176 PDF
  Form EIA-895 PDF
  Form EIA-910 PDF
B Metric and Thermal Conversion Tables PDF
Appendix Tables
A1 Natural Gas Losses and Unaccounted for by State, 2022 PDF
B1 Summary Statistics for Natural Gas in the United States, Metric Equivalents, 2018-2022 PDF
B2 Thermal Conversion Factors and Data, 2018-2022 PDF
Glossary
  Natural Gas Annual Glossary PDF

Natural Gas Annual Contacts

Highlights

Natural gas flow in the United States, 2022

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Natural Gas Annual 2022

  • U.S. dry natural gas production increased year over year in 2022 for the second consecutive year, according to the 2022 Natural Gas Annual. Dry natural gas production was the highest for any year on record, dating back to 1930. Natural gas consumption also increased year over year in 2022.
  • Domestic dry natural gas production in 2022 totaled 36.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), or 99.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), which is 5.3% higher than the 2021 level of 94.6 Bcf/d.
    • Texas had the largest volumetric increase in annual dry natural gas production, rising from 23.5 Bcf/d in 2021 to 25.3 Bcf/d in 2022, an increase of 7.8%.
    • Louisiana had the second-largest increase in production, rising from 9.4 Bcf/d in 2021 to 11.1 Bcf/d in 2022, an increase of 18.2%.
    • Pennsylvania had the largest decrease in production, falling from 20.7 Bcf/d in 2021 to 20.3 Bcf/d in 2022, a decrease of 1.8%.
  • Deliveries of natural gas to consumers per day increased in 2022. Deliveries of natural gas totaled 29.2 Tcf, or 80.0 Bcf/d, an increase of 5.5% from 75.8 Bcf/d in 2021. Deliveries of natural gas increased in all five sectors in 2022.
    • Deliveries to residential consumers increased 5.2% between 2021 and 2022 to 13.60 Bcf/d.
    • Deliveries to commercial consumers increased 6.7% to 9.61 Bcf/d.
    • Deliveries to industrial consumers increased 1.9% to 23.39 Bcf/d.
    • Deliveries as vehicle fuel increased 19.3% to 0.18 Bcf/d.
    • Deliveries to the electric power sector increased 7.9% to 33.20 Bcf/d.
  • For the sixth consecutive year, the United States was a natural gas net exporter (exports minus imports) in 2022, exporting 3,880 Bcf (10.6 Bcf/d) more natural gas than it imported for the year.
    • U.S. natural gas imports increased year over year for the second consecutive year. Total imports of natural gas in 2022 were 3,024 Bcf (8.3 Bcf/d), an increase of 7.7% from 2,808 Bcf (7.7 Bcf/d) in 2021.
    • Exports of natural gas increased year over year for the eighth consecutive year. Total exports of natural gas in 2022 were 6,904 Bcf (18.9 Bcf/d), an increase of 3.6% from 6,664 Bcf (18.3 Bcf/d) in 2021. Total exports for 2022 were the highest of any year on record, dating back to 1973. The United States exported natural gas to 39 countries in 2022.

     

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    Respondent/Company Level Natural Gas Data Files

    • Annual Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition Company level data (1997 to 2022) as reported on Form EIA-176 and detailed annual data (2005 to 2022) of storage field capacity, field type, and maximum deliverability as of December 31st of the report year, as reported by operators of all U.S. underground natural gas storage fields are provided in the Natural Gas Annual Respondent Query System.