HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Thursday that working gas storage in the contiguous United States reached 3,030 billion cubic feet in the week ending Aug. 4. This represents a net increase of 29 billion cubic feet from the previous week.
The EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report reveals that the total working gas storage has risen by 21.4 percent compared to this time last year. It is also 11.2 percent above the five-year average.
Previous data indicates that the storage of working gas in the United States typically decreases starting in November, and continues to drop until April when the heating season ends.
Working gas refers to the amount of natural gas stored underground that can be withdrawn for use. There are two ways to measure its storage capacity: design capacity and demonstrated maximum working gas capacity.
The contiguous United States includes the country’s 48 adjoining states along with the District of Columbia. It excludes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii, as well as all off-shore insular areas.
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