Natural Gas Inventory -183 bcf vs -197 bcf Expected

January 18, 2018 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -183 bcf vs -197 bcf Expected

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(01/12/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region01/12/1801/05/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East614 664 -50 -50 647 -5.1 683 -10.1
Midwest717 778 -61 -61 805 -10.9 786 -8.8
Mountain158 167 -9 -9 185 -14.6 169 -6.5
Pacific244 251 -7 -7 250 -2.4 276 -11.6
South Central851 907 -56 -56 1,064 -20.0 1,032 -17.5
Salt206 224 -18 -18 316 -34.8 286 -28.0
Nonsalt646 683 -37 -37 748 -13.6 745 -13.3
Total2,584 2,767 -183 -183 2,952 -12.5 2,946 -12.3

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,584 Bcf as of Friday, January 12, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 183 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 368 Bcf less than last year at this time and 362 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,946 Bcf. At 2,584 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)
Region01/12/1801/05/18 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.8
Midwest1.7 1.7 1.2
Mountain1.6 1.6 0.2
Pacific2.6 2.4 0.5
South Central1.8 1.7 1.5
Salt3.4 3.1 1.0
Nonsalt2.1 2.0 1.1
Total0.9 0.8 2.1



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