Natural Gas Inventory -288 bcf vs -272 bcf Expected

January 25, 2018 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -288 bcf vs -272 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(01/19/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region01/19/1801/12/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East555 614 -59 -59 602 -7.8 641 -13.4
Midwest634 717 -83 -83 762 -16.8 734 -13.6
Mountain145 158 -13 -13 174 -16.7 161 -9.9
Pacific233 244 -11 -11 237 -1.7 261 -10.7
South Central729 851 -122 -122 1,039 -29.8 985 -26.0
Salt151 206 -55 -55 323 -53.3 275 -45.1
Nonsalt578 646 -68 -68 716 -19.3 710 -18.6
Total2,296 2,584 -288 -288 2,815 -18.4 2,782 -17.5

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,296 Bcf as of Friday, January 19, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 288 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 519 Bcf less than last year at this time and 486 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,782 Bcf. At 2,296 Bcf, total working gas is below 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)
Region01/19/1801/12/18 net change
East1.5 1.5 1.0
Midwest1.8 1.7 1.6
Mountain1.6 1.6 0.4
Pacific2.9 2.6 0.6
South Central1.9 1.8 2.4
Salt3.9 3.4 2.0
Nonsalt2.2 2.1 1.4
Total0.9 0.9 3.2



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