UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -6 bcf vs -0.5 bcf Expected

August 4, 2016 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - August 4, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -6 bcf vs -0.5 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,288 Bcf as of Friday, July 29, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 6 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 389 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 464 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,824 Bcf. At 3,288 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/29/15)
5-year average
(2011-15)
Region07/29/1607/22/16net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East729 715 14 14 654 11.5 668 9.1
Midwest825 815 10 10 676 22.0 703 17.4
Mountain213 213 0 0 173 23.1 163 30.7
Pacific314 318 -4 -4 341 -7.9 322 -2.5
South Central1,207 1,233 -26 -26 1,055 14.4 968 24.7
Salt320 336 -16 -16 294 8.8 233 37.3
Nonsalt886 897 -11 -11 761 16.4 735 20.5
Total3,288 3,294 -6 -6 2,899 13.4 2,824 16.4

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 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.



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