Title page
Contents
Preface 4
Highlights 7
Abbreviations 8
Appendix A. Explanatory Notes 102
Appendix B. Data Sources 109
Appendix C. Statistical Considerations 114
Glossary 123
Table 1. Summary of natural gas supply and disposition in the United States, 2011-2016 9
Table 2. Natural gas consumption in the United States, 2011-2016 11
Table 3. Selected national average natural gas prices, 2011-2016 13
Table 4. U.S. natural gas imports, 2014-2016 15
Table 5. U.S. natural gas exports, 2014-2016 20
Table 6. Gross withdrawals of natural gas in selected states and the Federal Gulf of Mexico, 2011-2016 25
Table 7. Marketed production of natural gas in selected states and the Federal Gulf of Mexico, 2011-2016 27
Table 8. Underground natural gas storage-all operators, 2011-2016 29
Table 9. Underground natural gas storage-by season, 2014-2016 31
Table 10. Underground natural gas storage-salt cavern storage fields, 2011-2016 32
Table 11. Underground natural gas storage-storage fields other than salt caverns, 2011-2016 33
Table 12. Net withdrawals from underground storage, by state, 2014-2016 34
Table 13. Activities of underground natural gas storage operators, by state, June 2016 39
Table 14. Natural gas deliveries to residential consumers, by state, 2014-2016 40
Table 15. Natural gas deliveries to commercial consumers, by state, 2014-2016 45
Table 16. Natural gas deliveries to industrial consumers, by state, 2014-2016 50
Table 17. Natural gas deliveries to electric powera consumers, by state, 2014-2016 55
Table 18. Natural gas deliveries to all consumers, by state, 2014-2016 60
Table 19. Average citygate price, by state, 2014-2016 65
Table 20. Average price of natural gas sold to residential consumers, by state, 2014-2016 70
Table 21. Average price of natural gas sold to commercial consumers, by state, 2014-2016 75
Table 22. Average price of natural gas sold to industrial consumers, by state, 2014-2016 80
Table 23. Average price of natural gas sold to electric power consumers, by state, 2014-2016 85
Table 24. Percentage of total deliveries included in residential, commercial, and industrial prices, by state, 2014-2016 90
Table 25. Heating value of natural gas consumed, by state, 2014-2016 97
Figure 1. Production, consumption, and net imports of natural gas in the United States, 2013-2016 10
Figure 2. Natural gas deliveries to consumers in the United States, 2013-2016 12
Figure 3. Average citygate and consumer prices of natural gas in the United States, 2013-2016 14
Figure 4. Spot prices of natural gas and natural gas plant liquids in the United States, 2013-2016 14
Figure 5. Working gas in underground natural gas storage in the United States, 2013-2016 30
Figure 6. Percentage of total deliveries included in residential, commercial, and industrial price estimates, 2013-2016 96
Table A1. Methodology for most recent monthly natural gas supply and disposition data of tables 1 and 2 102
Table C1. Standard error for natural gas deliveries and price by consumers, by state, June 2016 122