That compares with 3.809 tcf at the end of the summer injection season in 2023, the current record high of 4.013 tcf at the end of October 2016 and a five-year (2019-2023) average of 3.747 tcf.
Looking ahead to the end of the November 2024-March 2025 winter withdrawal season, analysts project storage will reach 1.920 tcf on March 31, the lowest in two years.
That compares with an eight-year high of 2.290 tcf of gas in storage at the end of the winter withdrawal season in 2024, 1.850 tcf at the end of March 2023 and a five-year (2020-2024) average of 1.874 tcf.
The 384 active storage fields in the Lower 48 states had a design capacity of 4.666 tcf in November 2023, according to the latest federal data available.
(Reporting by Scott DiSavino)