UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +11 bcf vs +17 bcf Expected
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(Updated - August 25, 2016 10:32 AM EDT)
- Natural Gas Inventory +11 bcf vs +17 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 3,350 Bcf as of Friday, August 19, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 11 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 275 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 350 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,000 Bcf. At 3,350 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (08/19/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 08/19/16 | 08/12/16 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 775 | 763 | 12 | 12 | 719 | 7.8 | 730 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 875 | 861 | 14 | 14 | 761 | 15.0 | 789 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 219 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 182 | 20.3 | 174 | 25.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 310 | 313 | -3 | -3 | 345 | -10.1 | 329 | -5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,171 | 1,185 | -14 | -14 | 1,068 | 9.6 | 978 | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 292 | 305 | -13 | -13 | 287 | 1.7 | 224 | 30.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 879 | 881 | -2 | -2 | 781 | 12.5 | 754 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,350 | 3,339 | 11 | 11 | 3,075 | 8.9 | 3,000 | 11.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
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