US Natural Gas Stocks Posts Smaller Gain Than Expected in Week Ended Oct. 16

10:33 AM EDT, 10/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US natural gas stocks rose by 77 billion cubic feet in the week ended Oct. 16, smaller than the 81 billion gain expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following an increase of 67 billion cubic feet in the previous week. Stocks at 3.644 trillion cubic feet are 4% lower than in the comparable week a year ago but still 1% above their 5-year average.