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The Largest Oil Inventory Increase In History

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1. The oil market’s massive inventory problem

- Oil inventories increased in the second quarter at a rate of nearly 1.8 mb/d, more than four times the ten-year average, according to Standard Chartered.

- Inventories typically increase in the second quarter, but this was the largest build since data collection began in 1956.

- The oil market has technically flipped into a deficit, although at a much lower base. Instead of a 100 mb/d market, supply is right around 88 mb/d and demand at 89 mb/d, rebalancing at a lower level.

- If sustained, the market will draw down on inventories going forward, although the overhang will take around 2 years to drain back to normal levels.

2. Bloated distillate stocks

- Crude stocks rose last week, somewhat deflating the bullish momentum from recent weeks. Distillate stocks continue to climb to unprecedented heights even as gasoline stocks have begun to come down.

- Distillate stocks have surged to their highest level in nearly four decades. “This is a reflection of the ongoing weakness in truck transport and other industrial activities,” Commerzbank wrote in a note.

- Refining margins have fallen dramatically. Squeezed margins are a reflection of rising crude prices but depressed demand for products.

- Bloated distillate inventories could ultimately cut into processing, removing a demand pull on crude stocks.

3. Major capex cuts

- The U.S.…





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