US energy firms injected 28 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas into storage in the week ended July 24, 2026, below market expectations for a 35 bcf build, according to EIA data. Total working gas in storage rose to 3.084 trillion cubic feet. Inventories were 1% below levels recorded a year earlier but remained 6.4% above the five year seasonal average, pointing to relatively comfortable supply conditions. The latest build followed a 32 bcf injection in the previous week ended July 17.