UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -134 bcf vs -110 bcf Expected

November 21, 2018 12:00 PM EST
(Updated - November 21, 2018 12:01 PM EST)

Natural Gas Inventory -134 bcf vs -110 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(11/16/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region11/16/1811/09/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East803 835 -32 -32 894 -10.2 909 -11.7
Midwest959 991 -32 -32 1,093 -12.3 1,090 -12.0
Mountain174 181 -7 -7 220 -20.9 218 -20.2
Pacific258 266 -8 -8 314 -17.8 350 -26.3
South Central919 974 -55 -55 1,211 -24.1 1,256 -26.8
Salt251 272 -21 -21 340 -26.2 353 -28.9
Nonsalt668 702 -34 -34 871 -23.3 903 -26.0
Total3,113 3,247 -134 -134 3,733 -16.6 3,823 -18.6

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

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,113 Bcf as of Friday, November 16, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 134 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 620 Bcf less than last year at this time and 710 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,823 Bcf. At 3,113 Bcf, total working gas is below 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 2013 through 2017. 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)
Region11/16/1811/09/18 net change
East0.9 0.9 0.4
Midwest0.9 0.9 0.7
Mountain1.5 1.4 0.1
Pacific0.0 0.0 0.0
South Central0.6 0.6 0.8
Salt1.9 1.9 0.7
Nonsalt0.4 0.4 0.4
Total0.4 0.4 1.1



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