UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +73 bcf vs +73 bcf Expected

(Updated - October 27, 2016 10:30 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory +73 bcf vs +73 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,909 Bcf as of Friday, October 21, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 73 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 52 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 182 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,727 Bcf. At 3,909 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

													Historical Comparisons
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (10/21/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	10/21/16			10/14/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	939			925			14			14				903			4.0			913			2.8
Midwest	1,115			1,093			22			22				1,065			4.7			1,062			5.0
Mountain	245			243			2			2				215			14.0			207			18.4
Pacific	326			325			1			1				371			-12.1			360			-9.4
South Central	1,284			1,250			34			34				1,303			-1.5			1,185			8.4
Salt	352			330			22			22				363			-3.0			297			18.5
Nonsalt	931			920			11			11				940			-1.0			888			4.8
Total	3,909			3,836			73			73				3,857			1.3			3,727			4.9

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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