U.S. Natural Gas Summary

Imports

1.61

1.55

1.90

2.35

2.42

2.47

1989-2016

By Pipeline

1.51

1.44

1.76

2.26

2.29

2.42

As Liquefied Natural Gas

3.30

3.45

3.18

3.21

3.23

3.25

Exports

2.16

2.15

2.60

3.02

3.13

3.21

1989-2016

By Pipeline

2.05

2.04

2.39

2.78

2.85

2.99

As Liquefied Natural Gas

3.96

4.21

4.72

5.63

5.13

5.65

Citygate

3.20

3.43

3.98

4.45

4.36

4.60

Residential

9.65

11.63

14.48

16.59

17.62

16.79

Commercial

6.94

7.35

7.71

8.11

8.25

8.27

Industrial

3.00

2.91

2.88

3.56

3.58

3.72

Electric Power

2.52

2.49

2.77

3.07

3.19

2002-2016

Production
(Million Cubic Feet)

Gross Withdrawals

2,682,021

2,778,526

2,634,991

2,709,835

2,742,424

2,644,125

From Gas Wells

From Oil Wells

From Shale Gas Wells

From Coalbed Wells

Repressuring

Nonhydrocarbon Gases Removed

Vented and Flared

Marketed Production

2,339,556

2,410,513

2,304,300

2,372,371

2,394,000

2,306,695

NGPL Production, Gaseous Equivalent

151,450

160,290

156,305

159,703

151,781

147,362

Dry Production

2,188,106

2,250,223

2,147,995

2,212,668

2,242,219

2,159,333

Imports and Exports
(Million Cubic Feet)

Imports

241,317

248,317

241,885

265,022

260,809

237,143

By Pipeline

236,522

243,088

234,229

259,224

252,710

234,246

As Liquefied Natural Gas

4,767

5,200

7,638

5,773

8,082

2,882

Exports

175,601

185,897

180,747

185,636

212,033

202,223

By Pipeline

165,537

175,997

164,285

169,877

185,265

185,458

As Liquefied Natural Gas

10,036

9,874

16,445

15,739

26,768

16,764

Underground Storage
(Million Cubic Feet)

Total Capacity

9,232,305

9,232,937

9,232,991

9,231,803

9,236,001

1989-2016

Gas in Storage

7,009,991

7,333,265

7,556,712

7,689,359

7,813,798

8,077,018

Base Gas

4,355,578

4,357,774

4,360,125

4,360,322

4,360,914

4,360,233

Working Gas

2,654,414

2,975,491

3,196,587

3,329,037

3,452,884

3,716,786

Injections

294,424

402,415

317,887

283,519

285,893

350,951

Withdrawals

129,949

75,346

94,088

150,151

161,728

88,399

Net Withdrawals

-164,475

-327,069

-223,799

-133,368

-124,165

-262,552

Consumption
(Million Cubic Feet)

Total Consumption

2,094,283

1,976,344

2,009,338

2,194,522

2,217,910

1,957,314

Lease and Plant Fuel

129,093

133,008

127,148

130,904

132,097

127,280

1980-2016

Pipeline & Distribution Use

51,096

48,219

49,023

53,542

54,112

47,754

Delivered to Consumers

1,914,094

1,795,117

1,833,167

2,010,076

2,031,701

1,782,280

Residential

330,184

195,534

123,438

107,521

101,728

110,968

Commercial

233,972

171,740

138,946

136,177

140,653

144,996

Industrial

623,781

616,827

596,091

621,077

630,619

607,806

Vehicle Fuel

3,222

3,329

3,222

3,662

3,544

Electric Power

722,936

807,688

971,470

1,141,638

1,155,039

914,967