UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -58 bcf Expected
(Updated - March 16, 2017 10:32 AM EDT)
- Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -58 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,242 Bcf as of Friday, March 10, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 53 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 236 Bcf less than last year at this time and 395 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,847 Bcf. At 2,242 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/10/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/10/17 | 03/03/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 368 | 404 | -36 | -36 | 454 | -18.9 | 367 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 557 | 579 | -22 | -22 | 578 | -3.6 | 411 | 35.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 137 | 139 | -2 | -2 | 147 | -6.8 | 124 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 203 | 201 | 2 | 2 | 259 | -21.6 | 225 | -9.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 977 | 972 | 5 | 5 | 1,040 | -6.1 | 721 | 35.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 325 | 326 | -1 | -1 | 301 | 8.0 | 173 | 87.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 653 | 646 | 7 | 7 | 739 | -11.6 | 547 | 19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,242 | 2,295 | -53 | -53 | 2,478 | -9.5 | 1,847 | 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 03/10/17 | 03/03/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.6 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Salt | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | ||||||||
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