Natural Gas Inventory -93 bcf vs -97 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -93 bcf vs -97 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/09/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/09/18 | 03/02/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 314 | 359 | -45 | -45 | 373 | -15.8 | 346 | -9.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 350 | 380 | -30 | -30 | 560 | -37.5 | 414 | -15.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 93 | 97 | -4 | -4 | 137 | -32.1 | 125 | -25.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 169 | 177 | -8 | -8 | 203 | -16.7 | 214 | -21.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 606 | 612 | -6 | -6 | 976 | -37.9 | 729 | -16.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 186 | 189 | -3 | -3 | 325 | -42.8 | 193 | -3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 420 | 423 | -3 | -3 | 652 | -35.6 | 537 | -21.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,532 | 1,625 | -93 | -93 | 2,250 | -31.9 | 1,828 | -16.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,532 Bcf as of Friday, March 9, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 93 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 718 Bcf less than last year at this time and 296 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,828 Bcf. At 1,532 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 | 03/09/18 | 03/02/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ||||||||
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