Working gas in storage across the United States stood at 1,760 billion cubic feet in the week ending February 28, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed in its report released on Thursday. The figure marks a net decrease of 80 billion cubic feet compared to the week before.

On an annual basis, the natural gas stockpiles fell by 585 billion cubic feet and were 224 billion cubic feet below the five-year average of 1,984 billion cubic feet. The total working gas was within the five-year historical range.