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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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( }. k& ^. t- q& T- C5 Y* dby Tom Randall& L5 h2 Q( |5 X7 s# Q2 h' i# p! d
0 V* \4 g ]3 d! I/ QOil 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. 3 O5 Z2 t7 {5 L2 i
Oil 'Rally'
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2 B% B3 E! ?' `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. 6 L' E3 D- o: a- Z- `5 \: m+ }
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. - e! ~4 |' o0 E d+ S( t
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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The 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. 0 f. Q( U1 A. e
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.
5 Y9 s' r& u( h5 e. B: }Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.$ U$ B% Q$ ]( Y3 |
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA8 d1 Z8 F2 D3 c4 \- y- V+ l
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