Natural Gas Inventory -237 bcf vs -237 bcf Expected

February 7, 2019 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -237 bcf vs -237 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(02/01/18)
5-year average
(2014-18)
Region02/01/1901/25/19net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East468 527 -59 -59 493 -5.1 530 -11.7
Midwest522 606 -84 -84 551 -5.3 612 -14.7
Mountain105 114 -9 -9 132 -20.5 142 -26.1
Pacific172 178 -6 -6 214 -19.6 232 -25.9
South Central692 771 -79 -79 705 -1.8 858 -19.3
Salt241 278 -37 -37 182 32.4 241 0.0
Nonsalt451 493 -42 -42 523 -13.8 617 -26.9
Total1,960 2,197 -237 -237 2,095 -6.4 2,375 -17.5

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

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,960 Bcf as of Friday, February 1, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 237 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 135 Bcf less than last year at this time and 415 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,375 Bcf. At 1,960 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)
Region02/01/1901/25/19 net change
East1.3 1.3 0.7
Midwest1.0 0.9 0.7
Mountain0.6 0.8 0.2
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.8 0.8 0.9
Salt1.9 1.8 0.7
Nonsalt0.7 0.7 0.6
Total0.5 0.5 1.4



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