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Posted August 18, 2025

U.S. natural gas storage levels remain above average through injection season ›

monthly U.S. working natural gas inventories

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), August 2025
Data values: U.S. Natural Gas Supply, Consumption, and Inventories

In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. working natural gas inventories will reach 3,872 billion cubic feet (Bcf) by the end of October, or 2% more than the previous five-year average for that time of year. Natural gas inventories grew quickly in late April through early June, with seven consecutive weeks of net injections to inventories exceeding 100 Bcf each for the first time since 2014.

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