FX.co ★ US Natural Gas Stocks Rise Less Than Expected

US energy firms injected 32 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas into storage in the week ended July 17, 2026, slightly below market expectations for a 35 bcf build, according to EIA data. This compares with a 27 bcf injection in the same week a year earlier and a five-year average build of 30 bcf. Total working gas in storage rose to 3.056 trillion cubic feet. Inventories stood 0.5% below the level recorded a year earlier but remained 6.4% above the five-year seasonal average, indicating relatively comfortable supply conditions. The latest build followed a 41 bcf injection in the prior week ended July 10.