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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -150 bcf vs -152 bcf Expected

March 23, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - March 23, 2017 10:31 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory -150 bcf vs -152 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,092 Bcf as of Friday, March 17, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 150 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 399 Bcf less than last year at this time and 266 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,826 Bcf. At 2,092 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(03/17/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region03/17/1703/10/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East309 368 -59 -59 453 -31.8 355 -13.0
Midwest506 557 -51 -51 572 -11.5 397 27.5
Mountain137 137 0 0 148 -7.4 123 11.4
Pacific208 203 5 5 260 -20.0 226 -8.0
South Central932 977 -45 -45 1,058 -11.9 725 28.6
Salt295 325 -30 -30 311 -5.1 181 63.0
Nonsalt637 653 -16 -16 748 -14.8 545 16.9
Total2,092 2,242 -150 -150 2,491 -16.0 1,826 14.6



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 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)
Region03/17/1703/10/17 net change
East2.2 2.0 1.4
Midwest1.4 1.5 1.8
Mountain3.4 3.2 0.4
Pacific5.5 5.2 1.0
South Central2.0 2.0 2.0
Salt4.0 4.0 1.9
Nonsalt2.2 2.2 0.6
Total1.2 1.1 3.2




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