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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall5 W" Q( ~# f" b) z6 Q! Y; o
$ Z" Y3 T* W+ E% A. ]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. ( A6 s$ {6 w1 I* Y/ |8 l9 D
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% x, k) w6 B) x8 c0 pOne 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. 2 m3 X( o! z/ H; O
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. ) R8 s. m6 E# g# X2 ?6 i
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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.
% X2 ?+ K7 [# a; G ~6 PWinter 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.
/ P6 `4 o8 H N6 O; a6 xMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.8 x0 p+ G7 A5 P/ @9 e
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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