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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -117 bcf vs -136 bcf Expected

February 25, 2016 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - February 25, 2016 10:31 AM EST)

Natural Gas Inventory -117 bcf vs -136 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,584 Bcf as of Friday, February 19, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 117 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 615 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 577 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,007 Bcf. At 2,584 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(02/19/15)
5-year average
(2011-15)
Region02/19/1602/12/16net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East512 568 R -56 -56 409 25.2 434 18.0
Midwest645 689 -44 -44 447 44.3 484 33.3
Mountain147 147 0 0 128 14.8 133 10.5
Pacific256 255 1 1 279 -8.2 220 16.4
South Central1,024 1,042 R -18 -18 707 44.8 737 38.9
Salt281 286 R -5 -5 187 50.3 160 75.6
Nonsalt743 756 -13 -13 520 42.9 577 28.8
Total2,584 2,701 R -117 -117 1,969 31.2 2,007 28.7
R=Revised.
The reported revision caused the stocks for February 12, 2016 to change from 2,706 Bcf to 2,701 Bcf. As a result, the implied net change between the weeks ending February 05 and February 12 changed from -158 Bcf to -163 Bcf.


Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with Five-Year Range

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum



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