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Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
for week ending January 6, 2017 | Released: January 12, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: January 19, 2017
Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (01/06/16) |
5-year average (2012-16) |
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Region | 01/06/17 | 12/30/16 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 698 | 737 | -39 | -39 | 818 | -14.7 | 750 | -6.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 865 | 921 | -56 | -56 | 954 | -9.3 | 851 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 197 | 207 | -10 | -10 | 179 | 10.1 | 173 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 263 | 275 | -12 | -12 | 300 | -12.3 | 299 | -12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,137 | 1,171 | -34 | -34 | 1,272 | -10.6 | 1,091 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 343 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 368 | -6.8 | 293 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 794 | 828 | -34 | -34 | 904 | -12.2 | 797 | -0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,160 | 3,311 | -151 | -151 | 3,523 | -10.3 | 3,164 | -0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,160 Bcf as of Friday, January 6, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 151 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 363 Bcf less than last year at this time and 4 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,164 Bcf. At 3,160 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.