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Natural Gas Inventory +15 bcf vs +13 bcf Expected

November 9, 2017 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory +15 bcf vs +13 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(11/03/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region11/03/1710/27/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East925 926 -1 -1 945 -2.1 926 -0.1
Midwest1,112 1,107 5 5 1,145 -2.9 1,097 1.4
Mountain224 226 -2 -2 252 -11.1 220 1.8
Pacific317 317 0 0 327 -3.1 363 -12.7
South Central1,212 1,199 13 13 1,339 -9.5 1,254 -3.3
Salt336 324 12 12 383 -12.3 342 -1.8
Nonsalt876 874 2 2 956 -8.4 912 -3.9
Total3,790 3,775 15 15 4,009 -5.5 3,861 -1.8

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,790 Bcf as of Friday, November 3, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 219 Bcf less than last year at this time and 71 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,861 Bcf. At 3,790 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.

Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with Five-Year Range

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.



Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present)
Coefficient of Variation for Stocks
% of working gas
Standard Error for Net Change
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Region11/03/1710/27/17 net change
East1.4 1.4 0.3
Midwest1.8 1.8 0.5
Mountain1.8 1.7 0.4
Pacific2.4 2.5 0.9
South Central1.7 1.7 1.2
Salt3.4 3.4 1.0
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 0.7
Total0.9 0.9 1.6



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