Natural Gas Inventory +91 bcf vs +85 bcf Expected

June 21, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +91 bcf vs +85 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(06/15/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region06/15/1806/08/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East406 377 29 29 510 -20.4 518 -21.6
Midwest401 372 29 29 653 -38.6 560 -28.4
Mountain127 125 2 2 181 -29.8 155 -18.1
Pacific246 239 7 7 280 -12.1 294 -16.3
South Central824 800 24 24 1,137 -27.5 976 -15.6
Salt258 252 6 6 344 -25.0 289 -10.7
Nonsalt566 547 19 19 793 -28.6 687 -17.6
Total2,004 1,913 91 91 2,761 -27.4 2,503 -19.9

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,004 Bcf as of Friday, June 15, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 91 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 757 Bcf less than last year at this time and 499 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,503 Bcf. At 2,004 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.

Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with Five-Year Range

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2013 through 2017. 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)
Region06/15/1806/08/18 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.4
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.7
Mountain1.8 2.0 0.5
Pacific1.9 1.8 0.4
South Central1.6 1.7 1.2
Salt2.1 2.0 0.8
Nonsalt2.2 2.3 0.9
Total0.8 0.9 1.6



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