EIA: US NatGas Storage Reports 242 Bcf Weekly Withdrawal


   
Karim Bastati
DTN Analyst

   VIENNA (DTN) -- U.S. Energy Information Administration data released 
midmorning Thursday (1/29) show a 242 billion cubic feet withdrawal from U.S. 
natural gas storage to 2.823 trillion cubic feet in the week ended January 23.

   
Natural gas in U.S. storage is 7.9% higher than last year and 5.3% above the 
five-year average of 2.68 Tcf.

   
Regionally, EIA reports the East registered a 55 Bcf withdrawal to 577 Bcf, 
2.9% more than a year ago and 4.3% lower than the five-year average.

   
Natural gas in storage in the Midwest decreased 76 Bcf week-on-week to 676 Bcf, 
a 0.4% surplus compared to the same week a year ago and 6.4% lower than the 
five-year average.

   
Mountain region natural gas in storage decreased 14 Bcf, up 6.5% year-on-year 
to 34.1% above the five-year average.

   
South Central storage fell 89 Bcf to 1.05 Tcf, 14.1% more than in the same week 
last year and 8.6% above the five-year average.

    




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