UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +73 bcf vs +79 bcf Expected

(Updated - May 19, 2016 10:31 AM EDT)

• Natural Gas Inventory +73 bcf vs +79 bcf Expected

Working gas in storage was 2,754 Bcf as of Friday, May 13, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 73 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 791 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 795 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,959 Bcf. At 2,754 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.

Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf)													Year ago (05/13/15)						5-year average (2011-15)
Region	05/13/16			05/06/16			net change			implied flow				Bcf			% change			Bcf			% change
East	490			468			22			22				362			35.4			404			21.3
Midwest	606			582			24			24				357			69.7			410			47.8
Mountain	166			161			5			5				124			33.9			118			40.7
Pacific	293			288			5			5				296			-1.0			242			21.1
South Central	1,199			1,182			17			17				823			45.7			785			52.7
Salt	371			368			3			3				249			49.0			204			81.9
Nonsalt	828			813			15			15				575			44.0			581			42.5
Total	2,754			2,681			73			73				1,963			40.3			1,959			40.6

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.

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