UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -43 bcf Expected

(Updated - December 3, 2015 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -43 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,956 Bcf as of Friday, November 27, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 53 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 543 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 247 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,709 Bcf. At 3,956 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

													Historical Comparisons
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (11/27/14)						5-year average (2010-14)
Region	11/27/15			11/20/15			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	919			935			-16			-16				841			9.3			903			1.8
Midwest	1,109			1,127			-18			-18				983			12.8			1,053			5.3
Mountain	211			214			-3			-3				176			19.9			209			1.0
Pacific	375			381			-6			-6				338			10.9			351			6.8
South Central	1,342			1,352			-10			-10				1,074			25.0			1,193			12.5
Salt	380			382			-2			-2				313			21.4			287			32.4
Nonsalt	962			970			-8			-8				762			26.2			906			6.2
Total	3,956			4,009			-53			-53				3,413			15.9			3,709			6.7

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2010 through 2014. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.

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