UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 7 bcf vs 3.6 bcf Expected

(Updated - April 21, 2016 10:30 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory 7 bcf vs 3.6 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,484 Bcf as of Friday, April 15, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 7 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 881 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 811 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,673 Bcf. At 2,484 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (04/15/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	04/15/16			04/08/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	408			419			-11			-11				265			54.0			315			29.5
Midwest	538			538			0			0				277			94.2			341			57.8
Mountain	152			150			2			2				118			28.8			112			35.7
Pacific	271			269			2			2				275			-1.5			213			27.2
South Central	1,115			1,101			14			14				668			66.9			692			61.1
Salt	342			334			8			8				185			84.9			170			101.2
Nonsalt	774			767			7			7				483			60.2			522			48.3
Total	2,484			2,477			7			7				1,603			55.0			1,673			48.5

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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