UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -69 bcf vs -60 bcf Expected

December 14, 2017 10:30 AM EST
(Updated - December 14, 2017 10:31 AM EST)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -69 bcf vs -60 bcf Expected
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(12/08/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region12/08/1712/01/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East855 868 -13 -13 870 -1.7 861 -0.7
Midwest1,033 1,058 -25 -25 1,077 -4.1 1,017 1.6
Mountain213 221 -8 -8 246 -13.4 209 1.9
Pacific305 313 -8 -8 314 -2.9 344 -11.3
South Central1,220 1,235 -15 -15 1,321 -7.6 1,222 -0.2
Salt360 360 0 0 390 -7.7 342 5.3
Nonsalt860 875 -15 -15 932 -7.7 880 -2.3
Total3,626 3,695 -69 -69 3,827 -5.3 3,653 -0.7

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,626 Bcf as of Friday, December 8, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 69 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 201 Bcf less than last year at this time and 27 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,653 Bcf. At 3,626 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

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)
Region12/08/1712/01/17 net change
East1.4 1.4 0.4
Midwest1.6 1.6 0.7
Mountain1.6 1.6 0.2
Pacific2.4 2.3 0.2
South Central1.7 1.7 0.8
Salt3.6 3.7 0.6
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 0.6
Total0.8 0.8 1.2



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