UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +80 bcf vs +71 bcf Expected

(Updated - October 6, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory +80 bcf vs +71 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,680 Bcf as of Friday, September 30, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 80 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 74 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 205 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,475 Bcf. At 3,680 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (09/30/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	09/30/16			09/23/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	899			874			25			25				856			5.0			860			4.5
Midwest	1,045			1,014			31			31				975			7.2			982			6.4
Mountain	237			233			4			4				205			15.6			197			20.3
Pacific	318			318			0			0				358			-11.2			343			-7.3
South Central	1,181			1,161			20			20				1,213			-2.6			1,091			8.2
Salt	289			275			14			14				328			-11.9			257			12.5
Nonsalt	893			885			8			8				885			0.9			834			7.1
Total	3,680			3,600			80			80				3,606			2.1			3,475			5.9

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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