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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon- y2 m4 _* }* |% I/ f
, A6 }- V# F4 P2 f) k& t: E& Cby Tom Randall
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% l0 l: N) H; H# B5 D& _9 U" y ~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. / `9 n; M1 q) _, N$ r
Oil 'Rally'( F! z. X/ D" ?( T& M# v+ |
5 i2 ^1 l) G8 ?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.
8 ?" V* K9 K" |, t! i0 {7 `' R% _) ?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. . G1 e1 e2 t0 [; w7 u
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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& i' K* f; B3 _/ AThe 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.
& {: H+ U/ m% K+ K j. H& e0 N* ^9 JWinter 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. # C6 }: V; \) a8 Y% P0 R" }3 O4 i4 n
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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