UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +75 bcf vs +71 bcf Expected
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(Updated - May 25, 2017 10:30 AM EDT)
- Natural Gas Inventory +75 bcf vs +71 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,444 Bcf as of Friday, May 19, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 75 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 371 Bcf less than last year at this time and 241 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,203 Bcf. At 2,444 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (05/19/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 05/19/17 | 05/12/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 390 | 367 | 23 | 23 | 508 | -23.2 | 451 | -13.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 562 | 540 | 22 | 22 | 626 | -10.2 | 468 | 20.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 166 | 161 | 5 | 5 | 170 | -2.4 | 132 | 25.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 250 | 244 | 6 | 6 | 297 | -15.8 | 273 | -8.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,076 | 1,057 | 19 | 19 | 1,214 | -11.4 | 879 | 22.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 338 | 337 | 1 | 1 | 372 | -9.1 | 254 | 33.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 738 | 720 | 18 | 18 | 842 | -12.4 | 625 | 18.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,444 | 2,369 | 75 | 75 | 2,815 | -13.2 | 2,203 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 2012 through 2016. 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 | 05/19/17 | 05/12/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
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