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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +67 bcf vs +60 bcf Expected

May 4, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - May 4, 2017 10:31 AM EDT)

  • Natural Gas Inventory +67 bcf vs +60 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,256 Bcf as of Friday, April 28, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 67 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 359 Bcf less than last year at this time and 303 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,953 Bcf. At 2,256 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(04/28/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region04/28/1704/21/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East325 303 22 22 451 -27.9 374 -13.1
Midwest519 504 15 15 564 -8.0 399 30.1
Mountain153 149 4 4 157 -2.5 124 23.4
Pacific233 228 5 5 283 -17.7 249 -6.4
South Central1,026 1,005 21 21 1,161 -11.6 806 27.3
Salt329 321 8 8 361 -8.9 227 44.9
Nonsalt697 684 13 13 800 -12.9 579 20.4
Total2,256 2,189 67 67 2,615 -13.7 1,953 15.5



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)
Region04/28/1704/21/17 net change
East1.9 2.1 1.1
Midwest1.3 1.3 0.6
Mountain3.9 3.9 0.2
Pacific5.5 5.7 0.3
South Central1.9 2.0 0.9
Salt3.9 4.1 0.6
Nonsalt2.2 2.2 0.7
Total1.2 1.2 1.6



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