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Natural Gas Monthly

Data for December 2023  |  Release Date:   February 29, 2024  |   Next Release:   March 29, 2024  |  full report

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Table of Contents

Tables
1 Summary of natural gas supply and disposition in the United States, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
2 Natural gas consumption in the United States, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
3 Selected national average natural gas prices, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
4 U.S. natural gas imports, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
5 U.S. natural gas exports, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
6 Gross withdrawals of natural gas in selected states and the Federal Gulf of Mexico, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
7 Marketed production of natural gas in selected states and the Federal Gulf of Mexico, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
8 Underground natural gas storage – all operators, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
9 Underground natural gas storage by season, 2022-2024 XLS PDF  
10 Underground natural gas storage – salt cavern storage fields, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
11 Underground natural gas storage – storage fields other than salt caverns, 2018-2023 XLS PDF  
12 Net withdrawals from underground storage, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
13 Activities of underground natural gas storage operators, by state, December 2023   PDF  
14 Natural gas deliveries to residential consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
15 Natural gas deliveries to commercial consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
16 Natural gas deliveries to industrial consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
17 Natural gas deliveries to electric power consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
18 Natural gas deliveries to all consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
19 Average citygate price, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
20 Average price of natural gas sold to residential consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
21 Average price of natural gas sold to commercial consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
22 Average price of natural gas sold to industrial consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
23 Average price of natural gas sold to electric power consumers, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
24 Percentage of total deliveries included in residential, commercial, and industrial prices, by state, 2021-2023   PDF  
25 Heating value of natural gas consumed, by state, 2021-2023 XLS PDF  
26 Natural gas home customer-weighted heating degree days
(January 2024 data)
  PDF  
Figures
1 Production, consumption, and net imports of natural gas in the United States, 2020-2023   PDF
2 Natural gas deliveries to consumers in the United States, 2020-2023   PDF
3 Average citygate and consumer price of natural gas in the United States, 2020-2023   PDF
4 Spot prices of natural gas and natural gas plant liquids in the United States, 2020-2023   PDF
5 Working gas in underground natural gas storage in the United States, 2020-2023   PDF
6 Percentage of total deliveries included in residential, commercial, and industrial price estimates, 2020-2023   PDF
Appendices
A Explanatory notes   PDF
A1 Methodology for most recent monthly natural gas supply and disposition data of Tables 1 and 2   PDF
B Data sources   PDF
C Statistical considerations   PDF
C1 Standard error for natural gas deliveries and price to consumers by state, December 2023   PDF
Natural Gas Monthly Glossary   PDF
  Common abbreviations used in the Natural Gas Monthly   PDF
Volume Comparison
A volume comparison of residential and commercial consumption calculated with two methodologies.

Natural Gas Monthly Contacts

Highlights




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December 2023

  • In December 2023, dry natural gas production increased year over year for the month for the 32nd consecutive month. Preliminary dry natural gas production in December 2023 was 3,300 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 106.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Production was 6.2% (6.2 Bcf/d) higher in December 2023 than in December 2022 (100.2 Bcf/d) and the highest for any month since 1973, when we began tracking dry natural gas production. Gross withdrawals also increased from December 2022:
    • Gross withdrawals: 3,993 Bcf for the month, or 128.8 Bcf/d
      • A 6.3% increase compared with December 2022 (121.1 Bcf/d)
    • • Highest daily rate of gross withdrawals for any month since 1980, the earliest year in this data set
  • Estimated natural gas consumption in December 2023 was 3,169 Bcf, or 102.2 Bcf/d. Consumption was 6.1% lower in December 2023 than in December 2022 (108.9 Bcf/d).
  • The year-over-year average daily rate of dry natural gas consumption in December 2023 increased in two of the four consuming sectors and decreased in the other two sectors. Natural gas deliveries by consuming sector in December 2023 were:
    • Residential deliveries: 656 Bcf for the month, or 21.2 Bcf/d
      • A 21.4% decrease compared with December 2022 (26.9 Bcf/d)
    • • Lowest residential deliveries for the month since 2015
    • Commercial deliveries: 413 Bcf for the month, or 13.3 Bcf/d
      • A 16.1% decrease compared with December 2022 (15.9 Bcf/d)
    • • Second-lowest commercial deliveries for the month since 2015
    • Industrial deliveries: 791 Bcf for the month, or 25.5 Bcf/d
      • A 3.9% increase compared with December 2022 (24.5 Bcf/d)
    • • Highest industrial deliveries for the month since we began using the current methodology for industrial deliveries in 2001
    • Electric power deliveries: 1,014 Bcf for the month, or 32.7 Bcf/d
    • • A 2.1% increase compared with December 2022 (32.0 Bcf/d)
      • Highest electric power deliveries for the month since we began using the current methodology for electric power deliveries in 2001
  • Net natural gas imports (imports minus exports) were -432 Bcf, or -13.9 Bcf/d, in December 2023, making the United States a net natural gas exporter. Daily net natural gas imports were the lowest for any month since we began tracking them in 1973. The United States exported 2.6 times more natural gas than it imported in December 2023. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in December 2023 were 24.4% higher than the daily rate of LNG exported in December 2022; the daily rate of LNG exports was the highest for any month since we began tracking it in 1997. In December 2023, the United States exported 13.6 Bcf/d of LNG to 33 countries. Both natural gas imports and exports increased year over year in December 2023:
    • Total imports: 277 Bcf for the month, or 8.9 Bcf/d
    • • A 5.5% decrease compared with December 2022 (9.5 Bcf/d)
    • Total exports: 709 Bcf for the month, or 22.9 Bcf/d
    • • An 18.8% increase compared with December 2022 (19.3 Bcf/d)
      • Highest natural gas exports for any month since we began tracking them in 1973
    Annual Summary

    This edition of the Natural Gas Monthly includes annual totals for 2023 for the first time:

    • Dry natural gas production increased 4.2% for the year, from 99.6 Bcf/d in 2022 to 103.8 Bcf/d in 2023. Total dry natural gas production was the highest on record for any year since we began tracking it in 1930.
    • Estimated natural gas consumption increased 0.7%, from 88.5 Bcf/d in 2022 to 89.1 Bcf/d in 2023. Total natural gas consumption was the highest on record for any year since we began tracking it in 1949.
    • Total imports of natural gas decreased 3.1%, from 8.3 Bcf/d in 2022 to 8.0 Bcf/d in 2023.
    • Total exports of natural gas increased 10.2%, from 18.9 Bcf/d in 2022 to 20.9 Bcf/d in 2023. LNG exports increased 12.3%, from 10.6 Bcf/d in 2022 to 11.9 Bcf/d in 2023. These annual export totals were the highest on record for any year since we began tracking natural gas exports in 1973.

 

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