UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -147 bcf vs -130 bcf Expected

(Updated - December 15, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -147 bcf vs -130 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,806 Bcf as of Friday, December 9, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 147 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 50 Bcf less than last year at this time and 186 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,620 Bcf. At 3,806 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (12/09/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	12/09/16			12/02/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	865			899			-34			-34				899			-3.8			871			-0.7
Midwest	1,071			1,112			-41			-41				1,071			0.0			1,009			6.1
Mountain	244			256			-12			-12				203			20.2			198			23.2
Pacific	312			323			-11			-11				361			-13.6			349			-10.6
South Central	1,314			1,363			-49			-49				1,322			-0.6			1,193			10.1
Salt	388			403			-15			-15				377			2.9			318			22.0
Nonsalt	927			960			-33			-33				945			-1.9			875			5.9
Total	3,806			3,953			-147			-147				3,856			-1.3			3,620			5.1

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.

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