UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -49 bcf vs -77 bcf Expected
(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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/30/16 | 12/23/16 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 737 | 757 | -20 | -20 | 862 | -14.5 | 795 | -7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 921 | 946 | -25 | -25 | 995 | -7.4 | 904 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 207 | 217 | -10 | -10 | 188 | 10.1 | 181 | 14.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 275 | 283 | -8 | -8 | 320 | -14.1 | 314 | -12.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,171 | 1,157 | 14 | 14 | 1,310 | -10.6 | 1,138 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 343 | 324 | 19 | 19 | 379 | -9.5 | 309 | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 828 | 833 | -5 | -5 | 930 | -11.0 | 829 | -0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,311 | 3,360 | -49 | -49 | 3,675 | -9.9 | 3,332 | -0.6 | |||||||||||||||||

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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