UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -25 bcf vs -24 bcf Expected

(Updated - March 31, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory -25 bcf vs -24 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,468 Bcf as of Friday, March 25, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 25 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 1,002 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 843 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,625 Bcf. At 2,468 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (03/25/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	03/25/16			03/18/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	439			453			-14			-14				261			68.2			311			41.2
Midwest	555			571			-16			-16				266			108.6			342			62.3
Mountain	147			148			-1			-1				114			28.9			114			28.9
Pacific	262			260			2			2				268			-2.2			202			29.7
South Central	1,065			1,061			4			4				558			90.9			656			62.3
Salt	315			312			3			3				129			144.2			149			111.4
Nonsalt	750			749			1			1				429			74.8			507			47.9
Total	2,468			2,493			-25			-25				1,466			68.3			1,625			51.9

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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