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Posted September 12, 2012Today in Energy
Working natural gas storage capacity grows 3% year-over-year ›
EIA estimates that the demonstrated peak working gas capacity for underground storage in the Lower 48 states rose 3%, or 136 billion cubic feet (Bcf), to 4,239 Bcf in 2012 compared with 2011. EIA's report compares data from April to April; since April 2012, EIA analysts said 7.5 Bcf has been added to working gas storage capacity cited in the report, and they estimated that another 32 Bcf could potentially be added by year-end. More›
Source: EIA, Peak Underground Working Natural Gas Storage Capacity Report.
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Crude oil futures price
9/11/2012: $97.17/bbl
up$1.87 from week earlier
up$8.98 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
9/11/2012: $2.992/mmBtu
up$0.138 from week earlier
down$0.893 from year earlier
Retail gasoline price
9/10/2012: $3.847/gal
up$0.004 from week earlier
up$0.186 from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
9/7/2012: 359.1 mmbbl
up2.0 mmbbl from week earlier
up12.7 mmbbl from year earlier
Weekly coal production
9/1/2012: 20.129 million tons
down0.168 million tons from week earlier
down1.297 million tons from year earlier
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