Natural Gas Inventory -173 bcf vs -194 bcf Expected

January 31, 2019 10:30 AM EST
  • Natural Gas Inventory -173 bcf vs -194 bcf Expected
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(01/25/18)
5-year average
(2014-18)
Region01/25/1901/18/19net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East527 566 -39 -39 529 -0.4 575 -8.3
Midwest606 673 -67 -67 601 0.8 663 -8.6
Mountain114 121 -7 -7 138 -17.4 149 -23.5
Pacific178 185 -7 -7 222 -19.8 242 -26.4
South Central771 823 -52 -52 720 7.1 896 -14.0
Salt278 295 -17 -17 166 67.5 248 12.1
Nonsalt493 528 -35 -35 554 -11.0 648 -23.9
Total2,197 2,370 -173 -173 2,211 -0.6 2,525 -13.0

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,197 Bcf as of Friday, January 25, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 173 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 14 Bcf less than last year at this time and 328 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,525 Bcf. At 2,197 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 2014 through 2018. 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)
Region01/25/1901/18/19 net change
East1.3 1.2 0.6
Midwest0.9 0.9 0.7
Mountain0.8 0.9 0.2
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.8 0.8 0.8
Salt1.8 1.8 0.5
Nonsalt0.7 0.7 0.6
Total0.5 0.5 1.2




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