Released: November 20, 2008 at 10:35 A.M. (Eastern time) for the Week Ending November 14, 2008.
Next Release: November 26, 2008
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| Working Gas in Underground Storage, Lower 48 |
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Stocks in billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Historical Comparisons |
| 11/14/08 |
11/07/08 |
Change |
Year Ago (11/14/07) |
5-Year (2003-2007) Average |
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Stocks (Bcf) |
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R=Revised.
The reported revisions caused the stocks for November 7, 2008 to change
from 3,467 Bcf to 3,472 Bcf, and the stocks for October 31 to change from 3,405 to 3,412. As a result, the implied net change between
the weeks ending October 24 and October 31 changed from 12 to 19 Bcf, and the net change between October 31 and November 7 changed from 62 Bcf to 60
Bcf.
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| Notes and Definitions
Note: The stock estimates for October
31, 2008, and November 7, 2008, were revised to reflect resubmissions
of data by one or more respondents.
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,488 Bcf as of Friday, November 14, 2008,
according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 16 Bcf from the previous week.
Stocks were 51 Bcf less than last year at this time and 140 Bcf above
the 5-year average of 3,348 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 103 Bcf above
the 5-year average following no net change in storage levels. Stocks in the Producing Region were 5 Bcf above
the 5-year average of 969 Bcf after
a net injection of 11 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region
were 32 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 5 Bcf. At 3,488 Bcf,
total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.
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Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with 5-Year Range
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Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum
values for the weekly series from 2003 through 2007.
Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
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