Natural Gas Inventory +96 bcf vs 101 bcf Expected

May 31, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +96 bcf vs 101 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(05/25/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region05/25/1805/18/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East328 299 29 29 415 -21.0 429 -23.5
Midwest315 288 27 27 582 -45.9 475 -33.7
Mountain113 107 6 6 166 -31.9 139 -18.7
Pacific221 213 8 8 257 -14.0 270 -18.1
South Central748 722 26 26 1,094 -31.6 912 -18.0
Salt235 226 9 9 341 -31.1 276 -14.9
Nonsalt514 496 18 18 753 -31.7 636 -19.2
Total1,725 1,629 96 96 2,513 -31.4 2,225 -22.5

Summary

Working gas in storage was 1,725 Bcf as of Friday, May 25, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 96 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 788 Bcf less than last year at this time and 500 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,225 Bcf. At 1,725 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)
Region05/25/1805/18/18 net change
East1.7 1.9 0.7
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.6
Mountain2.2 2.3 0.1
Pacific1.8 2.1 0.5
South Central1.8 1.8 0.8
Salt2.1 2.2 0.6
Nonsalt2.4 2.4 0.5
Total0.9 1.0 1.3



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