Natural Gas Inventory -63 bcf vs -73 bcf Expected
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| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/23/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/23/18 | 03/16/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 242 | 270 | -28 | -28 | 282 | -14.2 | 300 | -19.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 284 | 315 | -31 | -31 | 489 | -41.9 | 370 | -23.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 88 | 90 | -2 | -2 | 140 | -37.1 | 123 | -28.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 166 | 169 | -3 | -3 | 211 | -21.3 | 218 | -23.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 603 | 602 | 1 | 1 | 932 | -35.3 | 718 | -16.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 181 | 182 | -1 | -1 | 290 | -37.6 | 194 | -6.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 422 | 419 | 3 | 3 | 643 | -34.4 | 525 | -19.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,383 | 1,446 | -63 | -63 | 2,055 | -32.7 | 1,729 | -20.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,383 Bcf as of Friday, March 23, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 63 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 672 Bcf less than last year at this time and 346 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,729 Bcf. At 1,383 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.
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 | 03/23/18 | 03/16/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | ||||||||
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