September 21, 2025. The Potential Gas Committee rolled out its 60th Anniversary report on natural gas resources in the United States on Tuesday, showing a 16% increase in technically recoverable domestic natural gas resources from the previous biannual report, the largest reported value in its history. The increase shows an industry primed to fuel the economy of the future with abundant domestic supplies to meet growing demand for energy.
“Our extensive domestic supplies of natural gas are America’s strategic advantage in winning the AI race and meeting rising demand for energy in our future economy,” said AGA Vice President of Energy Markets, Analysis and Standards Richard Meyer. “Vast supply helps to make natural gas an affordable and reliable fuel choice for our energy needs and permitting reforms will further enable the movement of these molecules to directly fuel our growing economy and our families.”
The Potential Gas Committee assesses 90 geologic provinces encompassing seven geologic areas with the cooperation and teamwork of geologists from around the nation to provide a meaningful appraisal of the U.S. long-range natural gas supply. According to the report, the U.S. currently has 3,871 Tcf of total technically recoverable natural gas resources with shale gas accounting for 58% of total natural gas resources. The total U.S. future natural gas supply, including both reserves and resources, stands at a record 4,562 Tcf.
With abundant natural gas resources, more than 2.8 million miles of existing pipeline networks and extensive storage systems, the U.S. natural gas industry is strategically placed to serve as the backbone of a scalable energy system that can reliably meet expanding energy demands. To further support this mission, AGA has called on Congress to pass meaningful and durable permitting reform, including judicial reforms for natural gas and all energy projects, to deliver the energy capacity the nation needs.