Natural Gas Inventory +46 bcf vs +48 bcf Expected
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| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (08/03/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 08/03/18 | 07/27/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 575 | 552 | 23 | 23 | 670 | -14.2 | 672 | -14.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 579 | 552 | 27 | 27 | 769 | -24.7 | 732 | -20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 148 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 202 | -26.7 | 180 | -17.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 245 | 250 | -5 | -5 | 290 | -15.5 | 316 | -22.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 807 | 808 | -1 | -1 | 1,095 | -26.3 | 1,026 | -21.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 200 | 203 | -3 | -3 | 291 | -31.3 | 275 | -27.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 607 | 604 | 3 | 3 | 804 | -24.5 | 751 | -19.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,354 | 2,308 | 46 | 46 | 3,025 | -22.2 | 2,926 | -19.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,354 Bcf as of Friday, August 3, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 671 Bcf less than last year at this time and 572 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,926 Bcf. At 2,354 Bcf, total working gas is below the five-year historical range.
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 2013 through 2017. 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 | 08/03/18 | 07/27/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ||||||||
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