Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,680billion cubic feet (about 104.2 billion cubic meters) in the week ending Sept.18, a net increase of 66 billion cubic feet, or 1.8 percent, from the previousweek, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday in areport.
The total working gas storage increased by 15.9 percent from thistime last year, or 12.4 percent above the five-year average, according to theEIA's Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report.
The storage of working gas usually turns to decrease in Novemberand continues to drop in April when heating season ends in the country,according to previous data.
Working gas is defined as the amount of natural gas storedunderground that can be withdrawn for use. Its storage capacity can be measuredin two ways: design capacity and demonstrated maximum working gas capacity.
The contiguous United States consists of the 48 adjoining statesof the United States, plus the District of Columbia, and excludes the non-contiguousstates of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore insular areas.
As the world's important energy producers and consumers, theUnited States and China have great potential in energy cooperation, expertssay.
According to the latest release from Chinese National Bureau ofStatistics, China's natural gas imports surged 12.3 percent year on year to9.36 million tonnes last month.
Editor: Galia
