EIA — U.S. weekly natgas stocks up 67 BCF

Oct 15 (Reuters) — The U.S. Energy Information Administration issued the following weekly estimates of U.S. working gas in underground storage. In billion cubic feet except where noted: Stocks (BCF) Year ago 5-Year average Region 10/09/2026 10/02/2026 net change implied (Bcf) % change (Bcf) % change flow East 884 862 22 22 880 0.5 856 3.3 Midwest 1,037 1,010 27 27 1,027 1.0 1,017 2.0 Mountain 255 253 2 2 278 -8.3 242 5.4 Pacific 294 299 -5 -5 307 -4.2 276 6.5 South Central 1,097 1,076 21 21 1,218 -9.9 1,132 -3.1 Salt 236 227 9 9 302 -21.9 279 -15.4 Nonsalt 861 849 12 12 916 -6.0 853 0.9 Total 3,567 3,500 67 67 3,710 -3.9 3,522 1.3 Traders surveyed by Reuters before the report was released had expected U.S. weekly natural gas stocks would be up 76 bcf in the latest week. The EIA survey sample measures the relative volume of the respondent population compared with the total for all underground storage units. The sample coverage may vary if companies fail to report or the sample population changes.It is calculated as the sum of the volume for reporting respondents in the current week divided by the volume for all underground storage units. Data extracted from EIA website: ( New Yo