UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +7 bcf vs -4 bcf Expected

March 2, 2017 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - March 2, 2017 10:31 AM EST)

  • Natural Gas Inventory +7 bcf vs -4 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,363 Bcf as of Friday, February 24, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 7 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 187 Bcf less than last year at this time and 295 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,068 Bcf. At 2,363 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Region02/24/1702/17/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East422 431 -9 -9 500 -15.6 434 -2.8
Midwest608 612 -4 -4 628 -3.2 485 25.4
Mountain146 146 0 0 146 0.0 132 10.6
Pacific205 206 -1 -1 255 -19.6 235 -12.8
South Central982 961 21 21 1,021 -3.8 782 25.6
Salt333 328 5 5 284 17.3 190 75.3
Nonsalt649 633 16 16 737 -11.9 593 9.4
Total2,363 2,356 7 7 2,550 -7.3 2,068 14.3



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)
Region02/24/1702/17/17 net change
East1.8 1.8 0.4
Midwest1.5 1.4 0.8
Mountain2.4 2.1 0.6
Pacific3.9 3.3 1.4
South Central1.9 1.9 1.5
Salt3.9 3.8 0.9
Nonsalt2.2 2.1 1.1
Total1.0 1.0 2.3




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