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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +30 bcf vs +32 bcf Expected

August 31, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - August 31, 2017 10:30 AM EDT)

  • Natural Gas Inventory +30 bcf vs +32 bcf Expected
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(08/25/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region08/25/1708/18/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East749 728 21 21 793 -5.5 757 -1.1
Midwest840 821 19 19 900 -6.7 835 0.6
Mountain205 206 -1 -1 222 -7.7 188 9.0
Pacific301 296 5 5 310 -2.9 332 -9.3
South Central1,060 1,074 -14 -14 1,169 -9.3 1,034 2.5
Salt262 274 -12 -12 288 -9.0 255 2.7
Nonsalt797 800 -3 -3 882 -9.6 780 2.2
Total3,155 3,125 30 30 3,394 -7.0 3,147 0.3

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,155 Bcf as of Friday, August 25, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 30 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 239 Bcf less than last year at this time and 8 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,147 Bcf. At 3,155 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)
Region08/25/1708/18/17 net change
East1.4 1.4 0.3
Midwest1.5 1.4 1.0
Mountain1.7 1.6 0.4
Pacific2.9 2.9 0.6
South Central1.7 1.7 0.9
Salt3.5 3.5 0.7
Nonsalt2.0 1.9 0.7
Total0.8 0.8 1.6



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