UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -48 bcf vs -40 bcf Expected

(Updated - March 3, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

• Natural Gas Inventory -48 bcf vs -40 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,536 Bcf as of Friday, February 26, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 48 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 794 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 666 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,870 Bcf. At 2,536 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (02/26/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	02/26/16			02/19/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	495			512			-17			-17				360			37.5			396			25.0
Midwest	621			645			-24			-24				372			66.9			437			42.1
Mountain	145			147			-2			-2				119			21.8			126			15.1
Pacific	255			256			-1			-1				272			-6.3			211			20.9
South Central	1,020			1,024			-4			-4				619			64.8			701			45.5
Salt	285			281			4			4				142			100.7			149			91.3
Nonsalt	735			743			-8			-8				476			54.4			552			33.2
Total	2,536			2,584			-48			-48				1,742			45.6			1,870			35.6

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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