UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -29 bcf vs -26 bcf Expected
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E-mailNatural Gas Inventory -29 bcf vs -26 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/30/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/30/18 | 03/23/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 229 | 242 | -13 | -13 | 269 | -14.9 | 284 | -19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 266 | 284 | -18 | -18 | 480 | -44.6 | 356 | -25.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 87 | 88 | -1 | -1 | 142 | -38.7 | 122 | -28.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 166 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 215 | -22.8 | 220 | -24.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 606 | C | 603 | 3 | 12 | C | 944 | -35.8 | 718 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Salt | 188 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 294 | -36.1 | 196 | -4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 419 | C | 422 | -3 | 6 | C | 650 | -35.5 | 521 | -19.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,354 | C | 1,383 | -29 | -20 | C | 2,051 | -34.0 | 1,701 | -20.4 | |||||||||||||||
C=Reclassification. Non-flow-related adjustments decreased working gas stocks by approximately 9 Bcf in the South Central Nonsalt region for the week ending March 30, 2018. The implied flow for the week is a withdrawal of 20 Bcf from working gas stocks in the Lower 48 states. (See Notes and Definitions for more information on "implied flow.") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,354 Bcf as of Friday, March 30, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 29 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 697 Bcf less than last year at this time and 347 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,701 Bcf. At 1,354 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 | 03/30/18 | 03/23/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | ||||||||
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