Natural Gas Inventory -57 bcf vs -59 bcf Expected
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| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/02/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/02/18 | 02/23/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 359 | 382 | -23 | -23 | 407 | -11.8 | 379 | -5.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 380 | 398 | -18 | -18 | 583 | -34.8 | 446 | -14.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 97 | 102 | -5 | -5 | 140 | -30.7 | 128 | -24.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 177 | 189 | -12 | -12 | 202 | -12.4 | 217 | -18.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 612 | 611 | 1 | 1 | 973 | -37.1 | 756 | -19.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 189 | 183 | 6 | 6 | 327 | -42.2 | 201 | -6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 423 | 429 | -6 | -6 | 646 | -34.5 | 554 | -23.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,625 | 1,682 | -57 | -57 | 2,305 | -29.5 | 1,925 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,625 Bcf as of Friday, March 2, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 57 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 680 Bcf less than last year at this time and 300 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,925 Bcf. At 1,625 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.
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) | ||||||||||
| Region | 03/02/18 | 02/23/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | ||||||||
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