UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +77 bcf vs +74 bcf Expected

(Updated - October 20, 2016 10:30 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory +77 bcf vs +74 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,836 Bcf as of Friday, October 14, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 77 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 46 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 185 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,651 Bcf. At 3,836 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (10/14/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	10/14/16			10/07/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	925			913			12			12				894			3.5			899			2.9
Midwest	1,093			1,071			22			22				1,037			5.4			1,038			5.3
Mountain	243			240			3			3				212			14.6			204			19.1
Pacific	325			323			2			2				367			-11.4			355			-8.5
South Central	1,250			1,212			38			38				1,279			-2.3			1,154			8.3
Salt	330			305			25			25				354			-6.8			283			16.6
Nonsalt	920			907			13			13				925			-0.5			871			5.6
Total	3,836			3,759			77			77				3,790			1.2			3,651			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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