EIA puts October 30 working-gas stocks at 3,801 Bcf
Catch-up: The November 5 release reports a 77 Bcf weekly build, with stocks above the five-year mean but below a year earlier.
The story explained
EIA’s November 5 release estimates working gas in underground storage across the U.S. Lower 48 states at 3,801 Bcf for the week ending October 30, 2026. Stocks rose 77 Bcf from 3,724 Bcf. Bcf means billion cubic feet; these are inventory estimates, not spot or futures prices.
Stocks were 109 Bcf below the year-earlier 3,910 Bcf, a 2.8% difference, and 54 Bcf above the 2021–25 average of 3,747 Bcf, or 1.4%. EIA places the total within the five-year historical range.
South Central added 40 Bcf, Midwest 23, East 13 and Mountain two, while Pacific withdrew one. Independently rounded components may not sum exactly. The report lists a 0.4% total-stock coefficient of variation and a 1.1 Bcf standard error for net change.
The EIA-912 survey describes storage activity rather than expansion investment or equipment orders. Working-gas stocks are distinct from a facility’s design capacity. Comparisons across releases should retain the statistical week, revisions and regional definitions. This brief records the November 5 release as catch-up coverage.
Why it matters
Editorial analysis: Inventory helps assess seasonal injection and withdrawal patterns, but does not directly quantify valve demand or predict gas prices.
Relevant toProject owners, EPC contractors and flow-control suppliers
What to watch next
Follow subsequent revisions, regional storage flows and winter demand.
These are research prompts, not announced tenders or confirmed subsequent developments.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report — week ending October 30, 2026
This is an independently written summary and analysis, not an official translation. Project plans and status may change.