| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(02/28/13) |
5-Year average
(2009-2013) |
| Region |
02/28/14 |
02/21/14 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
525 |
|
|
607 |
|
|
-82 |
|
|
-82 |
|
|
|
933 |
|
|
-43.7 |
|
|
895 |
|
|
-41.3 |
|
|
| West |
190 |
|
|
217 |
|
|
-27 |
|
|
-27 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
-45.1 |
|
|
304 |
|
|
-37.5 |
|
|
| Producing |
481 |
|
|
524 |
|
|
-43 |
|
|
-43 |
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
-41.7 |
|
|
754 |
|
|
-36.2 |
|
|
| Salt |
88 |
|
|
96 |
|
|
-8 |
|
|
-8 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
-54.4 |
|
|
131 |
|
|
-32.8 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
393 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
-35 |
|
|
-35 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
-37.9 |
|
|
623 |
|
|
-36.9 |
|
|
| Total |
1,196 |
|
|
1,348 |
|
|
-152 |
|
|
-152 |
|
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
-43.2 |
|
|
1,954 |
|
|
-38.8 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,196 Bcf as of Friday, February 28, 2014, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 152 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 908 Bcf less than last year at this time and 758 Bcf below the 5-year average of 1,954 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 370 Bcf below the 5-year average following net withdrawals of 82 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 273 Bcf below the 5-year average of 754 Bcf after a net withdrawal of 43 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 114 Bcf below the 5-year average after a net drawdown of 27 Bcf. At 1,196 Bcf, total working gas is below the 5-year historical range.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2009 through 2013.
Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.