UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 15 bcf vs 20 bcf Expected

(Updated - March 24, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory 15 bcf vs 20 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,493 Bcf as of Friday, March 18, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 1,017 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 846 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,647 Bcf. At 2,493 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (03/18/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	03/18/16			03/11/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	453			452			1			1				279			62.4			323			40.2
Midwest	571			577			-6			-6				281			103.2			355			60.8
Mountain	148			147			1			1				112			32.1			115			28.7
Pacific	260			259			1			1				263			-1.1			202			28.7
South Central	1,061			1,043			18			18				541			96.1			652			62.7
Salt	312			303			9			9				117			166.7			143			118.2
Nonsalt	749			740			9			9				423			77.1			508			47.4
Total	2,493			2,478			15			15				1,476			68.9			1,647			51.4

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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