Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,802 Bcf as of Friday, January 25, 2013, according to EIA estimates.  This represents  a net decline of 194 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 202 Bcf less than last year at this time and 304 Bcf above the 5-year average of 2,498 Bcf.  In the East Region, stocks were 102 Bcf above the 5-year average following net withdrawals of 129 Bcf.  Stocks in the Producing Region were 153 Bcf above the 5-year average of 860 Bcf after a net withdrawal of 47 Bcf.  Stocks in the West Region were 49 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net drawdown of 18 Bcf.  At 2,802 Bcf, total working gas is  within the 5-year historical range.

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2008 through 2012.

Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.