Natural Gas Inventory -81 bcf vs -77 bcf Expected

January 17, 2019 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -81 bcf vs -77 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(01/11/18)
5-year average
(2014-18)
Region01/11/1901/04/19net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East620 651 -31 -31 621 -0.2 666 -6.9
Midwest729 763 -34 -34 726 0.4 769 -5.2
Mountain127 132 -5 -5 159 -20.1 164 -22.6
Pacific196 204 -8 -8 245 -20.0 264 -25.8
South Central861 865 -4 -4 859 0.2 997 -13.6
Salt303 302 1 1 209 45.0 276 9.8
Nonsalt557 563 -6 -6 651 -14.4 722 -22.9
Total2,533 2,614 -81 -81 2,610 -3.0 2,860 -11.4

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

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,533 Bcf as of Friday, January 11, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 81 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 77 Bcf less than last year at this time and 327 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,860 Bcf. At 2,533 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)
Region01/11/1901/04/19 net change
East1.2 1.1 0.2
Midwest0.9 0.8 0.4
Mountain1.1 1.2 0.2
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.8 0.8 0.6
Salt1.8 1.8 0.1
Nonsalt0.7 0.6 0.6
Total0.5 0.5 0.8



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