UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 2 bcf vs 8 bcf Expected
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Working gas in storage was 2,051 Bcf as of Friday, March 31, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 2 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 427 Bcf less than last year at this time and 265 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,786 Bcf. At 2,051 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/31/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/31/17 | 03/24/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 268 | 278 | -10 | -10 | 435 | -38.4 | 332 | -19.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 479 | 486 | -7 | -7 | 549 | -12.8 | 372 | 28.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 142 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 149 | -4.7 | 121 | 17.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 216 | 212 | 4 | 4 | 265 | -18.5 | 229 | -5.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 946 | 932 | 14 | 14 | 1,081 | -12.5 | 731 | 29.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 295 | 289 | 6 | 6 | 322 | -8.4 | 190 | 55.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 651 | 644 | 7 | 7 | 759 | -14.2 | 541 | 20.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,051 | 2,049 | 2 | 2 | 2,478 | -17.2 | 1,786 | 14.8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 03/31/17 | 03/24/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||||||||
| Salt | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | ||||||||
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