Table 5a. U.S. Natural Gas Supply, Consumption, and Inventories
Graphical Display of Historical Data and Forecasts
Notes
(a) Marketed production from U.S. Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
(b) The balancing item represents the difference between the sum of the components of natural gas supply and the sum of components of natural gas demand.
(c) Natural gas used for electricity generation and (a limited amount of) useful thermal output by electric utilities and independent power producers.
(d) For a list of States in each inventory region refer to Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, Notes and Definitions (http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/notes.html).
- = no data available
2025 Forecast Commercial Supply
2026 Forecast
Storage: South Central Region (d)
2025 Forecast
2026 Forecast