HOUSTON, May 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 2,141 billion cubic feet, in the week ending May 5, a net increase of 78 billion cubic feet from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said yesterday.
The total working gas storage rose by 31.2 percent from this time last year, and was up 18.4 percent from the five-year average, according to the EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report.
The storage of working gas in the U.S. usually turns to decrease in Nov, and continues to drop in Apr, when the heating season ends in the country, according to previous data.
Working gas is defined as the amount of natural gas stored underground, that can be withdrawn for use. Its storage capacity can be measured in two ways: design capacity and demonstrated maximum working gas capacity.
The contiguous U.S. consists of the 48 adjoining states, plus the District of Columbia, but excludes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore insular areas.– NNN-XINHUA
