Highlights



Data for February 2025

• In February 2025, dry natural gas production decreased year over year for the first time in three months. Preliminary dry natural gas production in February 2025 was 2,935 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 104.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Production was 1.0% (1.1 Bcf/d) lower in February 2025 than in February 2024 (105.9 Bcf/d). Despite this decrease, dry gas production was the second highest for the month since 1973, the earliest year in this data set. Gross withdrawals also decreased from February 2024:
• Gross withdrawals: 3,575 Bcf for the month, or 127.7 Bcf/d
• A 0.5% decrease compared with February 2024 (128.4 Bcf/d)
• Second-highest daily rate for the month, despite this decrease, since 1980, the earliest year in this data set
• Estimated natural gas consumption in February 2025 was 3,244 Bcf, or 115.9 Bcf/d
• A 12.9% increase compared with February 2024 (102.7 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of natural gas consumption for the month since we began using the current methodology in 2001
• The year-over-year average daily rate of dry natural gas consumption in February 2025 increased in each of the four consuming sectors. Natural gas deliveries by consuming sector in February 2025 were:
• Residential deliveries: 797 Bcf for the month, or 28.5 Bcf/d
• A 27.6% increase compared with February 2024 (22.3 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of residential deliveries for the month since 2021
• Commercial deliveries: 495 Bcf for the month, or 17.7 Bcf/d
• A 22.7% increase compared with February 2024 (14.4 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of commercial deliveries for the month since 2021
• Industrial deliveries: 737 Bcf for the month, or 26.3 Bcf/d
• A 6.5% increase compared with February 2024 (24.7 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of industrial deliveries for the month since we began using the current methodology for them in 2001
• Electric power deliveries: 934 Bcf for the month, or 33.4 Bcf/d
• A 5.5% increase compared with February 2024 (31.6 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of electric power deliveries for the month since we began using the current methodology for them in 2001
• Net natural gas imports (imports minus exports) were -391 Bcf, or -14.0 Bcf/d, in February 2025, making the United States a net natural gas exporter. The United States exported 2.3 times more natural gas than it imported in February 2025. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in February 2025 were 17.7% higher than the LNG exports daily rate in February 2024; the LNG exports daily rate was the highest for any month since we began tracking LNG exports in 1997. In February 2025, the United States exported 14.6 Bcf/d of LNG to 30 countries. Natural gas imports and exports both increased year over year in February 2025:
• Total imports: 295 Bcf for the month, or 10.5 Bcf/d
• An 18.4% increase compared with February 2024 (8.9 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of natural gas imports for the month since 2011
• Total exports: 686 Bcf for the month, or 24.5 Bcf/d
• A 10.3% increase compared with February 2024 (22.2 Bcf/d)
• Highest daily rate of natural gas exports for the month since we began tracking them in 1973