UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -87 bcf vs -85 bcf Expected
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Working gas in storage was 2,711 Bcf as of Friday, January 27, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 266 Bcf less than last year at this time and 59 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,652 Bcf. At 2,711 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/27/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/27/17 | 01/20/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 569 | 596 | -27 | -27 | 656 | -13.3 | 609 | -6.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 730 | 757 | -27 | -27 | 780 | -6.4 | 685 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 164 | 173 | -9 | -9 | 160 | 2.5 | 153 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 221 | 235 | -14 | -14 | 272 | -18.8 | 262 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,027 | 1,037 | -10 | -10 | 1,109 | -7.4 | 944 | 8.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 340 | 325 | 15 | 15 | 308 | 10.4 | 243 | 39.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 687 | 712 | -25 | -25 | 801 | -14.2 | 700 | -1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,711 | 2,798 | -87 | -87 | 2,977 | -8.9 | 2,652 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||
EIA now includes estimated measures of sampling variability for weekly estimates of working natural gas stocks and the net change in working natural gas stocks as part of the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). EIA has provided answers to frequently asked questions about the incorporation of estimated measures of sampling variability for published estimates of weekly stocks and their net changes in the WNGSR.
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 | 01/27/17 | 01/20/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | ||||||||
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