Supply and disposition of dry Natural Gas in the United States, 1997-2003 - Illustration

Natural Gas Monthly, May, 2003

Table 2

Supply and Disposition of Dry Natural Gas in the United States,
1997-2003

(Billion Cubic Feet)

   Year                 Supplemental               Net
   and       Dry Gas      Gaseous       Net      Storage
  Month     Production     Fuels (a)  Imports  Withdrawals (b)

1997 Total      18,902      103         2,837        24
1998 Total      19,024      102         2,993      -530
1999 Total      18,832       98         3,422       172
2000 Total      19,182       90         3,538       829

2001
 January         1,685        9           348       508
 February        1,515        7           301       348
 March           1,714        8           326       187
 April           1,626        6           295      -284
 May             1,681        6           293      -488
 June            1,624        6           293      -449
 July            1,650        7           333      -392
 August          1,661        6           324      -313
 September       1,602        7           281      -379
 October         1,674        7           292      -193
 November        1,599        8           249       -74
 December        1,645        8           268       361

 Total          19,676       86         3,604    -1,165

2002
 January     (E) 1,620    (E) 8           308       546
 February    (E) 1,447    (E) 7           275       462
 March       (E) 1,625    (E) 8           294       320
 April       (E) 1,558    (E) 6           275      -126
 May         (E) 1,628    (E) 6           279      -323
 June        (E) 1,586    (E) 5           272      -339
 July        (E) 1,641    (E) 7           299      -239
 August      (E) 1,624    (E) 6           309      -234
 September   (E) 1,513    (E) 6           288      -292
 October     (E) 1,554    (E) 7           301       -84
 November    (E) 1,608    (E) 7           275       198
 December    (E) 1,644    (E) 8           314       558

 Total      (E) 19,047   (E) 80         3,491       447

2003
 January    (RE) 1,659    (E) 8       (E) 322       841
 February    (E) 1,488    (E) 4       (E) 245       676

2003 YTD     (E) 3,147       12       (E) 566     1,517
2002 YTD     (E) 3,067   (E) 14           583     1,008
2001 YTD         3,199       16           649       857

   Year
   and      Balancing
  Month       Item (c)  Consumption (d)

1997 Total       839        22,737
1998 Total       633        22,245
1999 Total      -113        22,403
2000 Total      -271        23,368

2001
 January         126         2,676
 February        138         2,310
 March            14         2,250
 April           163         1,807
 May              31         1,524
 June            -29         1,445
 July             -l         1,598
 August          -10         1,670
 September       -17         1,494
 October        -129         1,651
 November        -81         1,701
 December       -160         2,122

 Total            46        22,247

2002
 January     (R) -29     (R) 2,452
 February     (R) -4     (R) 2,187
 March       (R) -27     (R) 2,219
 April       (R) 122     (R) 1,836
 May         (R) -11     (R) 1,579
 June         (R) 28     (R) 1,553
 July          (R) 3     (R) 1,711
 August      (R) -35     (R) 1,671
 September       -15         1,500
 October        -170         1,607
 November   (R) -237     (R) 1,851
 December   (R) -234         2,290

 Total      (R) -610    (R) 22,455

2003
 January    (R) -210     (R) 2,620
 February         33         2,445

2003 YTD        -177         5,065
2002 YTD         -33         4,639
2001 YTD         264         4,985

(a) Supplemental gaseous fuels data are collected only on an annual
basic except for the Dakota Gasification Co. coal gasification facility
which provides data each month. The ratio of annual supplemental fuels
(excluding Dakota Gasification Co.) to the sum of dry gas production,
net imports, and net withdrawals from storage is calculated. This ratio
is applied to the monthly sum of these three elements. The Dakota
Gasification Co. monthly value is added to the result to produce the
monthly supplemental fuels estimate.

(b) Monthly and annual data for 1997 through 2001 include underground
storage and liquefied natural gas storage. Data for January 2002 forward
include underground storage only. See Appendix A, Explanatory Note 6 for
discussion of computation procedures.

(c) Represents quantities lost and imbalances in data due to differences
among data sources. Annual balancing item for 1997-2001 includes net
intransit deliveries through the United States for natural gas not
contained in the monthly net imports figures. These intransit deliveries
ware (in billion cubic feet): -36 for 2001; -65 for 2000; -8 for 1999;
22 for 1998; 31 for 1997. See Appendix A, Explanatory Note 8 for full
discussion.

(d) Consists of pipeline fuel use, lease and plant fuel use, vehicle
fuel, and deliveries to consuming sectors as shown in Table 3.

(R) Revised Data.

(E) Estimated Data.

(RE) Revised Estimated Data.

Notes: Data for 1997 through 2001 are final. All other data are
preliminary unless otherwise indicated. Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia. Totals may not equal sum of
components because of independent rounding.

Sources: 1997-2001: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas
Annual 2001. January 2002 through current month: EIA, Form EIA-895, Form
EIA-857, Form EIA-191, EIA computations and estimates, and Office of
Fossil Energy, "Natural Gas Imports and Exports." See Appendix A, Notes
4 and 5, for discussion of computation and estimation procedures and
revision policies.