UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +49 bcf vs +55 bcf Expected

(Updated - September 29, 2016 10:30 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory +49 bcf vs +55 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,600 Bcf as of Friday, September 23, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 49 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 90 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 220 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,380 Bcf. At 3,600 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

													Historical Comparisons
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (09/23/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	09/23/16			09/16/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	874			851			23			23				830			5.3			837			4.4
Midwest	1,014			985			29			29				942			7.6			950			6.7
Mountain	233			230			3			3				200			16.5			193			20.7
Pacific	318			318			0			0				354			-10.2			338			-5.9
South Central	1,161			1,167			-6			-6				1,183			-1.9			1,062			9.3
Salt	275			278			-3			-3				318			-13.5			247			11.3
Nonsalt	885			889			-4			-4				864			2.4			815			8.6
Total	3,600			3,551			49			49				3,510			2.6			3,380			6.5

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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