UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -211 bcf vs -210 bcf Expected

(Updated - January 28, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

Natural Gas Inventory -211 bcf vs -210 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,086 Bcf as of Friday, January 22, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 211 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 530 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 432 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,654 Bcf. At 3,086 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (01/22/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	01/22/16			01/15/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	695			758			-63			-63				600			15.8			620			12.1
Midwest	811			879			-68			-68				682			18.9			699			16.0
Mountain	164			170			-6			-6				134			22.4			157			4.5
Pacific	273			281			-8			-8				276			-1.1			256			6.6
South Central	1,143			1,209			-66			-66				864			32.3			922			24.0
Salt	321			345			-24			-24				257			24.9			221			45.2
Nonsalt	821			864			-43			-43				607			35.3			701			17.1
Total	3,086			3,297			-211			-211				2,556			20.7			2,654			16.3

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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