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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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: a+ d6 N9 w! o' m6 ?" }by Tom Randall6 `; X( r5 \$ L4 x) V$ }' w
. W d1 J9 t+ uOil 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. 9 V$ V: w* Q& c4 U4 v6 I& Q
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5 Y n. w( y7 {9 o% J& M eOne 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.
$ Y) R) h- Q) C6 a8 U0 ?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.
/ Y- F* N9 v" Q# [! L( MU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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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.
. `/ ^2 [& J2 q6 v5 E: JWinter 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. 2 e! O7 s0 d8 i- X3 N
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.* V5 p, \ z" J* M' @
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA9 u6 ?" a8 r" Y% f; z( W6 m
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