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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall
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& \4 |1 q' O V! h; DOil 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.
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' G9 v( y6 s& p, A: ~One 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. - e) a& {& H4 S0 q6 ?
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. % s1 O8 ?& k3 V( M2 b; _3 ?# G! l5 P
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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.
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6 w6 |/ t0 z9 b4 [- a5 }2 _3 qU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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