UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -58 bcf Expected

March 16, 2017 10:30 AM EDT
(Updated - March 16, 2017 10:32 AM EDT)

  • Natural Gas Inventory -53 bcf vs -58 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,242 Bcf as of Friday, March 10, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 53 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 236 Bcf less than last year at this time and 395 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,847 Bcf. At 2,242 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(03/10/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region03/10/1703/03/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East368 404 -36 -36 454 -18.9 367 0.3
Midwest557 579 -22 -22 578 -3.6 411 35.5
Mountain137 139 -2 -2 147 -6.8 124 10.5
Pacific203 201 2 2 259 -21.6 225 -9.8
South Central977 972 5 5 1,040 -6.1 721 35.5
Salt325 326 -1 -1 301 8.0 173 87.9
Nonsalt653 646 7 7 739 -11.6 547 19.4
Total2,242 2,295 -53 -53 2,478 -9.5 1,847 21.4



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)
Region03/10/1703/03/17 net change
East2.0 1.9 0.7
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.7
Mountain3.2 2.8 0.7
Pacific5.2 4.4 2.6
South Central2.0 2.0 1.0
Salt4.0 3.9 0.4
Nonsalt2.2 2.2 0.9
Total1.1 1.1 3.1




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