UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -70 bcf vs -79 bcf Expected

February 11, 2016 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - February 11, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -70 bcf vs -79 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,864 Bcf as of Friday, February 5, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 70 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 573 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 543 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,321 Bcf. At 2,864 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(02/05/15)
5-year average
(2011-15)
Region02/05/1601/29/16net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East620 641 -21 -21 508 22.0 524 18.3
Midwest739 767 -28 -28 581 27.2 589 25.5
Mountain151 159 -8 -8 130 16.2 144 4.9
Pacific258 271 -13 -13 275 -6.2 236 9.3
South Central1,096 1,096 0 0 798 37.3 829 32.2
Salt312 303 9 9 233 33.9 190 64.2
Nonsalt784 793 -9 -9 564 39.0 638 22.9
Total2,864 2,934 -70 -70 2,291 25.0 2,321 23.4

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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