UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +29 bcf vs +23 bcf Expected

(Updated - August 11, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory +29 bcf vs +23 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,317 Bcf as of Friday, August 5, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 29 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 361 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 440 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,877 Bcf. At 3,317 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

tocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (08/05/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	08/05/16			07/29/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	746			729			17			17				674			10.7			688			8.4
Midwest	845			825			20			20				704			20.0			730			15.8
Mountain	215			213			2			2				175			22.9			166			29.5
Pacific	314			314			0			0				343			-8.5			326			-3.7
South Central	1,197			1,207			-10			-10				1,059			13.0			968			23.7
Salt	313			320			-7			-7				291			7.6			228			37.3
Nonsalt	884			886			-2			-2				767			15.3			739			19.6
Total	3,317			3,288			29			29				2,956			12.2			2,877			15.3

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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