Natural Gas Inventory -63 bcf vs -63 bcf Expected

December 7, 2018 10:30 AM EST

Natural Gas Inventory -63 bcf vs -63 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(11/30/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region11/30/1811/23/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East752 778 -26 -26 869 -13.5 876 -14.2
Midwest914 938 -24 -24 1,059 -13.7 1,046 -12.6
Mountain168 171 -3 -3 221 -24.0 213 -21.1
Pacific253 254 -1 -1 313 -19.2 342 -26.0
South Central905 914 -9 -9 1,232 -26.5 1,239 -27.0
Salt263 259 4 4 358 -26.5 352 -25.3
Nonsalt642 654 -12 -12 874 -26.5 887 -27.6
Total2,991 3,054 -63 -63 3,695 -19.1 3,716 -19.5

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,991 Bcf as of Friday, November 30, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 63 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 704 Bcf less than last year at this time and 725 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,716 Bcf. At 2,991 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.

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)
Region11/30/1811/23/18 net change
East1.0 0.9 0.9
Midwest0.9 0.9 0.8
Mountain1.4 1.5 0.1
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.7 0.6 0.6
Salt1.9 1.9 0.3
Nonsalt0.5 0.5 0.5
Total0.4 0.4 1.4



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