Released: December 31, 2008 at 12:00 P.M. (Eastern time) for the Week Ending December 26, 2008.
Next Release: January 8, 2009
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| Working Gas in Underground Storage, Lower 48 |
other formats: Summary TXT CSV |
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Historical Comparisons |
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Year Ago (12/26/07) |
5-Year (2003-2007) Average |
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Effective Thursday, January 8, 2009,
EIA will return to the original release time of 10:30 a.m. (eastern
time) for standard releases of the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
(WNGSR). The official schedule with dates and times for release of the
WNGSR are available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/ngs/schedule.html.
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,877 Bcf as of Friday, December 26, 2008,
according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 143 Bcf from the previous week.
Stocks were 69 Bcf less than last year at this time and 56 Bcf above
the 5-year average of 2,821 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 19 Bcf below
the 5-year average following net withdrawals of 100 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 49 Bcf above
the 5-year average of 839 Bcf after
a net withdrawal of 21 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region
were 26 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net drawdown of 22 Bcf. At 2,877 Bcf,
total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.
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Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with 5-Year Range
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Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum
values for the weekly series from 2003 through 2007.
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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