Natural Gas Inventory +96 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected

June 14, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +96 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(06/08/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region06/08/1806/01/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East377 351 26 26 486 -22.4 490 -23.1
Midwest372 341 31 31 631 -41.0 533 -30.2
Mountain125 121 4 4 176 -29.0 150 -16.7
Pacific239 231 8 8 273 -12.5 286 -16.4
South Central800 773 27 27 1,131 -29.3 961 -16.8
Salt252 245 7 7 348 -27.6 288 -12.5
Nonsalt547 528 19 19 783 -30.1 673 -18.7
Total1,913 1,817 96 96 2,698 -29.1 2,420 -21.0

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,913 Bcf as of Friday, June 8, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 96 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 785 Bcf less than last year at this time and 507 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,420 Bcf. At 1,913 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)
Region06/08/1806/01/18 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.4
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.6
Mountain2.0 2.1 0.3
Pacific1.8 1.8 0.5
South Central1.7 1.7 1.0
Salt2.0 2.0 0.9
Nonsalt2.3 2.3 0.5
Total0.9 0.9 1.4



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