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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -89 bcf vs -83 bcf Expected

February 23, 2017 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - February 23, 2017 10:30 AM EST)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -89 bcf vs -83 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,356 Bcf as of Friday, February 17, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 89 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 261 Bcf less than last year at this time and 156 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,200 Bcf. At 2,356 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(02/17/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region02/17/1702/10/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East431 479 -48 -48 528 -18.4 472 -8.7
Midwest612 642 -30 -30 658 -7.0 532 15.0
Mountain146 150 -4 -4 147 -0.7 137 6.6
Pacific206 205 1 1 256 -19.5 240 -14.2
South Central961 969 -8 -8 1,029 -6.6 819 17.3
Salt328 332 -4 -4 282 16.3 201 63.2
Nonsalt633 636 -3 -3 747 -15.3 618 2.4
Total2,356 2,445 -89 -89 2,617 -10.0 2,200 7.1



For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.

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 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.



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