Natural Gas Inventory +92 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected

June 7, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +92 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(06/01/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region06/01/1805/25/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East351 328 23 23 452 -22.3 460 -23.7
Midwest341 315 26 26 610 -44.1 505 -32.5
Mountain121 113 8 8 171 -29.2 145 -16.6
Pacific231 221 10 10 267 -13.5 279 -17.2
South Central773 748 25 25 1,116 -30.7 940 -17.8
Salt245 235 10 10 345 -29.0 284 -13.7
Nonsalt528 514 14 14 771 -31.5 656 -19.5
Total1,817 1,725 92 92 2,616 -30.5 2,329 -22.0

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,817 Bcf as of Friday, June 1, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 92 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 799 Bcf less than last year at this time and 512 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,329 Bcf. At 1,817 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)
Region06/01/1805/25/18 net change
East1.5 1.7 0.5
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.8
Mountain2.1 2.2 0.2
Pacific1.8 1.8 0.7
South Central1.7 1.8 1.0
Salt2.0 2.1 0.8
Nonsalt2.3 2.4 0.6
Total0.9 0.9 1.6



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