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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall# g; Y' E$ U0 d2 o
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Oil just had its first weekly decline in a month, breaking a rally in crude prices. A bit of context: After what's happened over the last year, "rally" seems a bit of an overstatement. ' P( R: j# `, ^* R5 J; P) ], W- f
Oil 'Rally'
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One big factor that may be driving prices down this week: The U.S. is pumping so much oil it's running out of places to stash it. ! R+ b( h* J9 G
Crude oil in storage in the U.S. has jumped to the highest levels in at least 80 years, according to a Bloomberg Industries analysis. The EIA this week reported that U.S. inventories rose 7.7 million barrels to 425.6 million. That's more than 20 percent higher than the five-year average.
8 }: c! i. z* P8 o8 FU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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2 F; {3 `1 K ^% M5 \2 `- H1 NThe buildup of supply has been "colossal" and is responsible for oil prices falling this week, Thomas Finlon, director of Energy Analytics Group LLC, told Bloomberg News. 4 c8 |. ?4 S. l1 x2 Z8 @6 A
Winter weather and refinery outages have contributed to the supply glut. Even when those conditions subside, topped-out inventories and continued production growth may continue to suppress oil prices for the near- and medium-term, according to Bloomberg Industries.
$ |$ M, \& O, w+ e, qMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972." M' \3 {0 w( @9 n X+ V! X; c
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA$ q+ N' U& ?8 f. K
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