(Bloomberg) - Oil fell to the lowest in three months in New York after U.S. producers increased drilling for a fourth week even as the market contends with abundant stockpiles.

West Texas Intermediate crude declined 2.4 percent. U.S. oil explorers have boosted the number of active rigs by 55 since the start of June to 371, with 14 added last week, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday. Government data show U.S. gasoline supplies are at the highest seasonal level in decades, which may spur refiners to shut sooner than usual for maintenance. Oil also slipped as the dollar rose to an eight-week high, curbing investor appetite for commodities.

Crude has moved lower since reaching almost $52 a barrel in early June. Prices are still about 65 percent above February’s 12-year low as output disruptions added to speculation that the worst of the market rout is over. While the global oversupply has faded, high inventories of both crude oil.

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I love the economics of petroleum.

Never a dull moment.