Natural Gas Inventory -177 bcf vs -166 bcf Expected

February 21, 2019 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -177 bcf vs -166 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(02/15/18)
5-year average
(2014-18)
Region02/15/1902/08/19net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East395 444 -49 -49 407 -2.9 438 -9.8
Midwest436 492 -56 -56 434 0.5 507 -14.0
Mountain87 95 -8 -8 113 -23.0 130 -33.1
Pacific138 155 -17 -17 205 -32.7 218 -36.7
South Central649 696 -47 -47 619 4.8 774 -16.1
Salt224 248 -24 -24 175 28.0 216 3.7
Nonsalt425 447 -22 -22 445 -4.5 558 -23.8
Total1,705 1,882 -177 -177 1,778 -4.1 2,067 -17.5

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,705 Bcf as of Friday, February 15, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 177 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 73 Bcf less than last year at this time and 362 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,067 Bcf. At 1,705 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 2014 through 2018. 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)
Region02/15/1902/08/19 net change
East1.4 1.3 0.7
Midwest1.0 1.0 0.6
Mountain0.5 0.3 0.2
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.9 0.8 0.5
Salt2.1 1.9 0.4
Nonsalt0.8 0.7 0.3
Total0.5 0.5 1.1


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