UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 15 bcf vs 20 bcf Expected
(Updated - March 24, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)
- Natural Gas Inventory 15 bcf vs 20 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,493 Bcf as of Friday, March 18, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 1,017 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 846 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,647 Bcf. At 2,493 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/18/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/18/16 | 03/11/16 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 453 | 452 | 1 | 1 | 279 | 62.4 | 323 | 40.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 571 | 577 | -6 | -6 | 281 | 103.2 | 355 | 60.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 148 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 32.1 | 115 | 28.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 260 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 263 | -1.1 | 202 | 28.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,061 | 1,043 | 18 | 18 | 541 | 96.1 | 652 | 62.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 312 | 303 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 166.7 | 143 | 118.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 749 | 740 | 9 | 9 | 423 | 77.1 | 508 | 47.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,493 | 2,478 | 15 | 15 | 1,476 | 68.9 | 1,647 | 51.4 | |||||||||||||||||

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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