The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a weekly injection of 67 billion cubic feet (Bcf) into Lower 48 natural gas storage inventories for the week ending October 9, 2026 (Link). Total inventories now stand at 3,567 Bcf, 143 Bcf (3.9%) below year-ago levels and 45 Bcf (1.3%) above the 2021-2025 average for the same week.
Today’s reported 67-Bcf build in natural gas storage inventories fell below market expectations and was 18 Bcf below last week’s build. This marks the ninth consecutive storage injection that lagged the 5-year average, a continued erosion of the surplus to the widely-followed 5-year average benchmark from 198 Bcf for the week ending August 7 to just 45 Bcf for this report week.
