Natural Gas Inventory +69 bcf vs +66 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 (09/07/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 09/07/18 | 08/31/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 679 | 659 | 20 | 20 | 805 | -15.7 | 780 | -12.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 734 | 702 | 32 | 32 | 901 | -18.5 | 879 | -16.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 166 | 162 | 4 | 4 | 208 | -20.2 | 195 | -14.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 250 | 246 | 4 | 4 | 296 | -15.5 | 326 | -23.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 806 | 799 | 7 | 7 | 1,088 | -25.9 | 1,052 | -23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 182 | 183 | -1 | -1 | 282 | -35.5 | 268 | -32.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 624 | 615 | 9 | 9 | 806 | -22.6 | 784 | -20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,636 | 2,567 | 69 | 69 | 3,298 | -20.1 | 3,232 | -18.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,636 Bcf as of Friday, September 7, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 69 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 662 Bcf less than last year at this time and 596 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,232 Bcf. At 2,636 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 | 09/07/18 | 08/31/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
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