UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -152 bcf vs -159 bcf Expected

(Updated - February 4, 2016 10:30 AM EST)

Natural Gas Inventory -152 bcf vs -159 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,934 Bcf as of Friday, January 29, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 152 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 490 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 445 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,489 Bcf. At 2,934 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (01/29/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	01/29/16			01/22/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	641			695			-54			-54				559			14.7			570			12.5
Midwest	767			811			-44			-44				638			20.2			644			19.1
Mountain	159			164			-5			-5				133			19.5			151			5.3
Pacific	271			273			-2			-2				273			-0.7			247			9.7
South Central	1,096			1,143			-47			-47				841			30.3			878			24.8
Salt	303			321			-18			-18				248			22.2			206			47.1
Nonsalt	793			821			-28			-28				593			33.7			672			18.0
Total	2,934			3,086			-152			-152				2,444			20.0			2,489			17.9

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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