FX.co ★ US Natural Gas Stocks Fall Last Week: EIA

US energy firms withdrew 52 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas from storage in the week ended February 20, 2026, slightly above market expectations for a 36 bcf draw. This compares with a much larger withdrawal of 252 bcf in the same week a year earlier and a five-year average decline of 168 bcf for this period. Total inventories fell to 2.018 trillion cubic feet, leaving stockpiles 7.5% above year-ago levels but 0.3% below the five-year average. The latest decrease follows a 144 bcf withdrawal in the previous week.