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Natural Gas Inventory -86 bcf vs -89 bcf Expected

March 22, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory -86 bcf vs -89 bcf Expected

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(03/16/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region03/16/1803/09/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East270 314 -44 -44 317 -14.8 323 -16.4
Midwest315 350 -35 -35 513 -38.6 391 -19.4
Mountain90 93 -3 -3 137 -34.3 124 -27.4
Pacific169 169 0 0 207 -18.4 216 -21.8
South Central602 606 -4 -4 938 -35.8 721 -16.5
Salt182 186 -4 -4 299 -39.1 193 -5.7
Nonsalt419 420 -1 -1 639 -34.4 528 -20.6
Total1,446 1,532 -86 -86 2,113 -31.6 1,775 -18.5

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,446 Bcf as of Friday, March 16, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 86 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 667 Bcf less than last year at this time and 329 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,775 Bcf. At 1,446 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)
Region03/16/1803/09/18 net change
East2.0 1.8 0.9
Midwest1.7 1.8 1.3
Mountain1.6 1.5 0.2
Pacific2.6 2.5 0.3
South Central2.1 2.1 1.6
Salt3.0 3.4 1.4
Nonsalt2.7 2.7 0.7
Total1.1 1.1 2.2



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