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UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -49 bcf vs -77 bcf Expected

January 5, 2017 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - January 5, 2017 10:30 AM EST)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -49 bcf vs -77 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 3,311 Bcf as of Friday, December 30, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 49 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 364 Bcf less than last year at this time and 21 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,332 Bcf. At 3,311 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(12/30/15)
5-year average
(2011-15)
Region12/30/1612/23/16net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East737 757 -20 -20 862 -14.5 795 -7.3
Midwest921 946 -25 -25 995 -7.4 904 1.9
Mountain207 217 -10 -10 188 10.1 181 14.4
Pacific275 283 -8 -8 320 -14.1 314 -12.4
South Central1,171 1,157 14 14 1,310 -10.6 1,138 2.9
Salt343 324 19 19 379 -9.5 309 11.0
Nonsalt828 833 -5 -5 930 -11.0 829 -0.1
Total3,311 3,360 -49 -49 3,675 -9.9 3,332 -0.6

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 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.



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