Futures $3.39 down six cents after touching $3.341, the lowest since Feb. 25.
From the Energy Information Administration:
for week ending July 26, 2013. | Released: August 1, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: August 8, 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 (07/26/12) |
5-Year average (2008-2012) |
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| Region | 07/26/13 | 07/19/13 | change | (Bcf) | % change | (Bcf) | % change | ||||||||
| East | 1,350 | 1,306 | 44 | 1,601 | -15.7 | 1,469 | -8.1 | ||||||||
| West | 461 | 455 | 6 | 498 | -7.4 | 431 | 7.0 | ||||||||
| Producing | 1,034 | 1,025 | 9 | 1,114 | -7.2 | 979 | 5.6 | ||||||||
| Salt | 267 | 274 | -7 | 235 | 13.6 | 167 | 59.9 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 768 | 751 | 17 | 880 | -12.7 | 812 | -5.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 2,845 | 2,786 | 59 | 3,213 | -11.5 | 2,879 | -1.2 | ||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,845 Bcf as of Friday, July 26, 2013, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 59 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 368 Bcf less than last year at this time and 34 Bcf below the 5-year average of 2,879 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 119 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 44 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 55 Bcf above the 5-year average of 979 Bcf after a net injection of 9 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 30 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 6 Bcf. At 2,845 Bcf, total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.
