UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 52 bcf vs 58 bcf Expected

(Updated - November 5, 2015 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory 52 bcf vs 58 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,929 Bcf as of Friday, October 30, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 52 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 371 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 147 Bcf above the 5-year average of 3,782 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 9 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 32 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 145 Bcf above the 5-year average of 1,223 Bcf after a net injection of 16 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 11 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 4 Bcf. At 3,929 Bcf, total working gas is above the 5-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (10/30/14)						5-Year average (2010-2014)
Region	10/30/15			10/23/15			net change			implied flow				(Bcf)			% change			(Bcf)			% change
East	2,026			1,994			32			32				1,950			3.9			2,035			-0.4
West	535			531			4			4				497			7.6			524			2.1
Producing	1,368			1,352			16			16				1,111			23.1			1,223			11.9
Salt	371			366			5			5				312			18.9			276			34.4
Nonsalt	997			986			11			11				799			24.8			947			5.3
Total	3,929			3,877			52			52				3,558			10.4			3,782			3.9

Later today EIA will be providing additional information on the timing and process for changing over to the new five-region structure.

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2010 through 2014.
Source: Form EIA-91

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