Natural Gas Inventory +57 bcf vs +58 bcf Expected

July 13, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +57 bcf vs +58 bcf Expected

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/07/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region07/07/1706/30/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East588 564 24 24 675 -12.9 628 -6.4
Midwest719 699 20 20 782 -8.1 658 9.3
Mountain193 187 6 6 207 -6.8 165 17.0
Pacific292 287 5 5 318 -8.2 320 -8.8
South Central1,153 1,151 2 2 1,252 -7.9 1,003 15.0
Salt336 341 -5 -5 355 -5.4 276 21.7
Nonsalt817 810 7 7 897 -8.9 727 12.4
Total2,945 2,888 57 57 3,234 -8.9 2,773 6.2

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,945 Bcf as of Friday, July 7, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 57 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 289 Bcf less than last year at this time and 172 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,773 Bcf. At 2,945 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 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)
Region07/07/1706/30/17 net change
East1.6 1.6 0.5
Midwest1.4 1.4 0.8
Mountain1.9 2.0 0.2
Pacific3.1 3.3 0.6
South Central1.7 1.8 1.3
Salt3.6 3.7 1.2
Nonsalt1.9 2.0 0.4
Total0.9 0.9 1.7



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