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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon D, j6 r" ]! a, F
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by Tom Randall8 `6 O4 r0 V5 J( Y$ t- o _% Z
$ u7 ^2 F" f7 o3 d5 `5 F9 n( MOil 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. + n' J9 k" m$ |& ~! I6 c
Oil 'Rally'
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p/ ~! Y7 c* b9 c- }0 v2 COne 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.
3 i r+ b$ _9 j0 V( t+ f6 n* w9 tCrude 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. % @( [6 J; w$ C1 b, V& D* K* s. g
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High* z# m0 I! d' X( K }& u- d; \$ G
7 x! j) V ?5 KThe 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. - G& _2 x% |! b; Z9 H! l+ 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.
9 m0 D. K: c; _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. K# { i* t# k! U$ `- m/ v
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