Natural Gas Inventory +2 bcf vs -4 bcf Expected
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| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (12/01/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/01/17 | 11/24/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 868 | 876 | -8 | -8 | 901 | -3.7 | 881 | -1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,058 | 1,068 | -10 | -10 | 1,115 | -5.1 | 1,045 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 221 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 256 | -13.7 | 214 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 313 | 314 | -1 | -1 | 324 | -3.4 | 353 | -11.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,235 | 1,214 | 21 | 21 | 1,364 | -9.5 | 1,238 | -0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 360 | 348 | 12 | 12 | 403 | -10.7 | 344 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 875 | 866 | 9 | 9 | 961 | -8.9 | 893 | -2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,695 | 3,693 | 2 | 2 | 3,959 | -6.7 | 3,731 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,695 Bcf as of Friday, December 1, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 2 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 264 Bcf less than last year at this time and 36 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,731 Bcf. At 3,695 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
| Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient of Variation for Stocks % of working gas | Standard Error for Net Change billion cubic feet (Bcf) | ||||||||||
| Region | 12/01/17 | 11/24/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||||||||
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