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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall1 L: E6 v( C, F: v
* v- a# y* k( KOil 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.
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/ S8 [' R( ]$ {3 p6 S* D# b) SOne 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.
; L8 o/ f" J2 ]& W( m) }, L7 | }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. ' K$ b& B- q I; B* q$ z
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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! T0 _' W. B# S; RThe 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 q% P. A- ~* ~ C W8 m* V8 W/ W% lWinter 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.
% _" J3 a* M9 f$ F/ oMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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$ ~- P% ^, W+ e, g( m" t6 L, kU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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