Natural Gas Inventories as of November 8, 2019
Working gas in storage was 3,732 Bcf as of Friday, November 8, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 3 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 491 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 2 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,730 Bcf. At 3,732 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
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Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (11/08/18) |
5-year average (2014-18) |
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Region | 11/08/19 | 11/01/19 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
East | 932 | 932 | 0 | 0 | 834 | 11.8 | 904 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest | 1,106 | 1,109 | -3 | -3 | 989 | 11.8 | 1,085 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Mountain | 207 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 14.4 | 213 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 290 | 292 | -2 | -2 | 266 | 9.0 | 328 | -11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
South Central | 1,197 | 1,189 | 8 | 8 | 970 | 23.4 | 1,200 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Salt | 313 | 303 | 10 | 10 | 269 | 16.4 | 340 | -7.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Nonsalt | 884 | 886 | -2 | -2 | 701 | 26.1 | 860 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,732 | 3,729 | 3 | 3 | 3,241 | 15.1 | 3,730 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
All regions experienced a net increase this week except the Mountain, Pacific, and South Central Nonsalt.
Stocks in every region except the Mountain, Pacific, and South Central Salt are above the five-year average. The Pacific region is the farthest below the five-year average, at 11.6% below the average.