UPDATE: Weekly Natural Gas Inventory Increases Less Than Expected

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August 20, 2015 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - August 20, 2015 10:32 AM EDT)

Natural Gas Inventory 53 bcf vs 59 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)		 Year ago
(08/14/14)		5-Year average
(2010-2014)
Region08/14/1508/07/15net changeimplied flow (Bcf)% change(Bcf)% change
East1,457 1,407 50 50 1,333 9.3 1,516 -3.9
West475 471 4 4 406 17.0 458 3.7
Producing1,098 1,099 -1 -1 804 36.6 975 12.6
Salt286 291 -5 -5 214 33.6 194 47.4
Nonsalt812 808 4 4 590 37.6 781 4.0
Total3,030 2,977 53 53 2,542 19.2 2,950 2.7

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,030 Bcf as of Friday, August 14, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 53 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 488 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 80 Bcf above the 5-year average of 2,950 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 59 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 50 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 123 Bcf above the 5-year average of 975 Bcf after a net withdrawal of 1 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 17 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 4 Bcf. At 3,030 Bcf, total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.

Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with 5-Year Range

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2010 through 2014.
Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.


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