EIA releases latest Natural Gas Monthly

The May Natural Gas Monthly, with data through March 2015, has been released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Preliminary dry gas production for March 2015 was 2,232 billion ft³, or 72.0 billion ft³/d, down from last month’s 72.4 billion ft³/d. March's production was a 3.8 billion ft³/d increase from 68.2 billion ft³/d in March 2014, a 5.5% rise from year to year.

Preliminary total consumption for March 2015 was 2,636 billion ft³, or 85.0 billion ft³/d, an increase of 2.3% from 2,576 billion ft³ in March 2014, or 83.1 billion ft³/d.

Total consumption of dry natural gas for March 2015 decreased in three of four sectors year to year, with the exception being electric power deliveries, which increased significantly from last March:

• Deliveries to residential consumers for March 2015 were 640 billion ft³, or 20.6 billion ft³/d, down 8.6% from 22.6 billion ft³/d in March 2014.
• Commercial deliveries were 389 billion ft³, or 12.5 billion ft³/d, a 7.4% decrease from 13.5 billion ft³/d in March 2014.
• Industrial deliveries were 664 billion ft³, or 21.4 billion ft³/d, down 2.4% from 21.9 billion ft³/d in March 2014.
• Electric power deliveries were 717 billion ft³, or 23.1 billion ft³/d, a 28.3% rise from 18.0 billion ft³/d in March 2014.

Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling

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