Natural Gas Inventories as of October 25, 2019
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a build of 89 Bcf.
Working gas in storage was 3,695 Bcf as of Friday, October 25, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 89 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 559 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 52 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,643 Bcf.
At 3,695 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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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (10/25/18) |
5-year average (2014-18) |
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| Region | 10/25/19 | 10/18/19 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 913 | 898 | 15 | 15 | 826 | 10.5 | 895 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,095 | 1,069 | 26 | 26 | 953 | 14.9 | 1,057 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 211 | 208 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 17.2 | 211 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 298 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 13.7 | 324 | -8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,178 | 1,134 | 44 | 44 | 916 | 28.6 | 1,156 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 293 | 268 | 25 | 25 | 232 | 26.3 | 317 | -7.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 885 | 866 | 19 | 19 | 685 | 29.2 | 840 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,695 | 3,606 | 89 | 89 | 3,136 | 17.8 | 3,643 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions experienced a net increase this week.
Stocks in every region except the Pacific and South Central Salt are above the five-year average. The Pacific region is the farthest below the five-year average, at 8% below the average.
