UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +24 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected

July 26, 2018 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - July 26, 2018 10:31 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory +24 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/20/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region07/20/1807/13/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East527 507 20 20 624 -15.5 630 -16.3
Midwest524 501 23 23 742 -29.4 686 -23.6
Mountain145 144 1 1 197 -26.4 174 -16.7
Pacific257 259 -2 -2 294 -12.6 311 -17.4
South Central820 838 -18 -18 1,122 -26.9 1,028 -20.2
Salt214 230 -16 -16 310 -31.0 286 -25.2
Nonsalt606 608 -2 -2 813 -25.5 741 -18.2
Total2,273 2,249 24 24 2,978 -23.7 2,830 -19.7

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,273 Bcf as of Friday, July 20, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 24 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 705 Bcf less than last year at this time and 557 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,830 Bcf. At 2,273 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)
Region07/20/1807/13/18 net change
East1.3 1.3 0.3
Midwest1.8 1.8 0.8
Mountain1.8 1.7 0.7
Pacific2.5 2.5 0.9
South Central1.5 1.5 1.3
Salt2.0 2.1 0.6
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 1.1
Total0.8 0.8 1.9



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