Working gas in storage was 822 Bcf as of Friday, March 28, 2014, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 74 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 878 Bcf less than last year at this time and 992 Bcf below the 5-year average of 1,814 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 448 Bcf below the 5-year average following net withdrawals of 46 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 410 Bcf below the 5-year average of 762 Bcf after a net withdrawal of 24 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 134 Bcf below the 5-year average after a net drawdown of 4 Bcf. At 822 Bcf, total working gas is below the 5-year historical range. The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2009 through 2013. Source: Form EIA-912, “Weekly Underground Natural Gas […]