 鲜花( 21)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon& w4 f; H- K( {- q! y- f
, A* L& z7 p; n
by Tom Randall
* ?) E+ y# L; Y( B$ l, M$ X" B+ L0 l
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. , J4 r) F( ~% S1 n6 A
Oil 'Rally'1 t1 v2 A8 M8 [% ~
: t4 `8 Z, s* 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. - d9 ?" z% r6 Y
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. $ t, Y' Z/ K5 C. k" F
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
# l( F3 k" B4 `' u- ] , V3 |+ ~( {7 B) p) `8 T
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.
. I" Q0 R* l: w( U* A/ J4 e1 c5 yWinter 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. , R1 { V# n" A
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
$ P- Y$ u) l8 \$ a& G
5 {" X+ x2 u4 QU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA& x# ~& {' P0 n8 g& h% {
: D. H2 k$ \0 Q. k |
|