UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -76 bcf vs -63 bcf Expected

(Updated - December 10, 2015 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -76 bcf vs -63 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,880 Bcf as of Friday, December 4, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 76 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 514 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 236 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,644 Bcf. At 3,880 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (12/04/14)						5-year average (2010-14)
Region	12/04/15			11/27/15			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	910			919			-9			-9				822			10.7			886			2.7
Midwest	1,083			1,109			-26			-26				955			13.4			1,027			5.5
Mountain	203			211			-8			-8				173			17.3			205			-1.0
Pacific	361			375			-14			-14				334			8.1			343			5.2
South Central	1,323			1,342			-19			-19				1,082			22.3			1,183			11.8
Salt	379			380			-1			-1				322			17.7			288			31.6
Nonsalt	943			962			-19			-19				760			24.1			895			5.4
Total	3,880			3,956			-76			-76				3,366			15.3			3,644			6.5

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2010 through 2014. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.

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