UPDATE: Weekly Natural Gas Inventory Increases Less Than Expected
Natural Gas Inventory 53 bcf vs 59 bcf Expected
Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (08/14/14) | 5-Year average (2010-2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Region | 08/14/15 | 08/07/15 | net change | implied flow | (Bcf) | % change | (Bcf) | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 1,457 | 1,407 | 50 | 50 | 1,333 | 9.3 | 1,516 | -3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
West | 475 | 471 | 4 | 4 | 406 | 17.0 | 458 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Producing | 1,098 | 1,099 | -1 | -1 | 804 | 36.6 | 975 | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 286 | 291 | -5 | -5 | 214 | 33.6 | 194 | 47.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 812 | 808 | 4 | 4 | 590 | 37.6 | 781 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,030 | 2,977 | 53 | 53 | 2,542 | 19.2 | 2,950 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,030 Bcf as of Friday, August 14, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 53 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 488 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 80 Bcf above the 5-year average of 2,950 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 59 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 50 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 123 Bcf above the 5-year average of 975 Bcf after a net withdrawal of 1 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 17 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 4 Bcf. At 3,030 Bcf, total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.
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