Natural gas monthly, January 1984

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5287675

(All comparisons represent a year earlier). Dry gas production during January 1984 was estimated at 1491 billion cubic feet (Bcf), 33 Bcf, 2.3%. Consumption of natural gas during January 1984 was an estimated 2064 Bcf, an increase of 88 Bcf (4.5%). Residential consumption in December 1983 was up 39.1%, commercial consumption was up 12.4%, industrial consumption was up 22.5%, and electric utility consumption was up 1.9%. The volume of working gas in underground storage reservoirs at the end of January 1984 was 21.0% lower. Net withdrawals from underground storage were 512 Bcf. The average wellhead price of natural gas in December 1983 was $2.58 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf), a drop of $.04 per Mcf. In January 1984, the average residential price of natural gas was $5.96 per Mcf, a rise of $.12 per Mcf. The average wellhead price for natural gas purchases projected for February 1984 by selected interstate pipeline companies was $2.88 per Mcf, an increase of $.15 per Mcf. The average price projected for Old Gas (NGPA Sections 104, 105, and 106) in February 1984 was $1.42 per Mcf; for New Gas (NGPA Sections 102, 103, 108, and 109), $3.57 per Mcf; and for High Cost Gas (NGPA Section 107), $5.94 per Mcf. In February 1983 the prices projected for Old Gas, New Gas, and High Cost Gas averaged $1.39, $3.32, and $6.73 per Mcf, respectively.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 5287675
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0130(84/01); ON: DE84009503
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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