I repeat this is a very low number, we were hearing estimates as high as 150 Bcf.
Platt's poll was 122 billion and 126 billion
From the EIA:
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
for week ending February 1, 2013. | Released: February 7, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: February 14, 2013
Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN | ||||||||||||||||
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Historical Comparisons | ||||||||||||||||
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (02/01/12) |
5-Year average (2008-2012) |
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Region | 02/01/13 | 01/25/13 | change | (Bcf) | % change | (Bcf) | % change | |||||||||
East | 1,303 | 1,391 | -88 | 1,429 | -8.8 | 1,185 | 10.0 | |||||||||
West | 388 | 398 | -10 | 390 | -0.5 | 329 | 17.9 | |||||||||
Producing | 993 | 1,013 | -20 | 1,091 | -9.0 | 819 | 21.2 | |||||||||
Salt | 240 | 244 | -4 | 251 | -4.4 | 125 | 92.0 | |||||||||
Nonsalt | 753 | 769 | -16 | 840 | -10.4 | 694 | 8.5 | |||||||||
Total | 2,684 | 2,802 | -118 | 2,910 | -7.8 | 2,333 | 15.0 |
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