Natural Gas Inventory +51 bcf vs +53 bcf Expected

July 12, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +51 bcf vs +53 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/06/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region07/06/1806/29/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East480 460 20 20 585 -17.9 593 -19.1
Midwest477 455 22 22 716 -33.4 642 -25.7
Mountain143 139 4 4 192 -25.5 168 -14.9
Pacific260 257 3 3 291 -10.7 305 -14.8
South Central843 841 2 2 1,144 -26.3 1,014 -16.9
Salt238 245 -7 -7 328 -27.4 291 -18.2
Nonsalt605 596 9 9 816 -25.9 723 -16.3
Total2,203 2,152 51 51 2,928 -24.8 2,722 -19.1

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,203 Bcf as of Friday, July 6, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 51 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 725 Bcf less than last year at this time and 519 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,722 Bcf. At 2,203 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

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 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)
Region07/06/1806/29/18 net change
East1.3 1.4 0.4
Midwest1.7 1.7 0.8
Mountain1.6 1.7 0.4
Pacific2.5 2.5 0.7
South Central1.5 1.6 1.0
Salt2.0 2.1 0.6
Nonsalt2.0 2.1 0.8
Total0.8 0.8 1.6



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