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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon) z" I/ C- z6 J; R& ~1 {: V
( I* |8 \) _ yby Tom Randall/ L( L9 e( i4 a2 m
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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. ( }8 |+ d& k: L. d" l4 S) C
Oil 'Rally'
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* ~" h% o& H, T; ]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. 3 A1 U6 A h1 u$ |( `( E
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. / b4 M2 i& N' W+ \
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. / h) S0 R& a! a8 R2 L0 _, b( u. M' K
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. . ^2 E$ I$ }% O! ?" G; e
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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: D4 l h4 g `; P% qU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA7 i# n7 E3 Q* `; B/ m. }
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