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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +74 bcf vs +72 bcf Expected

April 27, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - April 27, 2017 10:30 AM EDT)

  • Natural Gas Inventory +74 bcf vs +72 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,189 Bcf as of Friday, April 21, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 74 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 358 Bcf less than last year at this time and 299 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,890 Bcf. At 2,189 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(04/21/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region04/21/1704/14/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East303 278 25 25 428 -29.2 356 -14.9
Midwest504 487 17 17 552 -8.7 387 30.2
Mountain149 144 5 5 155 -3.9 122 22.1
Pacific228 223 5 5 276 -17.4 243 -6.2
South Central1,005 983 22 22 1,136 -11.5 783 28.4
Salt321 314 7 7 351 -8.5 218 47.2
Nonsalt684 670 14 14 786 -13.0 565 21.1
Total2,189 2,115 74 74 2,547 -14.1 1,890 15.8



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)
Region04/21/1704/14/17 net change
East2.1 2.2 0.8
Midwest1.3 1.3 0.6
Mountain3.9 4.0 0.2
Pacific5.7 5.8 0.3
South Central2.0 2.0 0.8
Salt4.1 4.1 0.6
Nonsalt2.2 2.2 0.6
Total1.2 1.2 1.4



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