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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall( q( s. @/ w) U+ h
. T+ r- M) Y1 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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3 r1 q* w1 L. ROne 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.
, u# i2 d4 W1 q4 W; dCrude 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.
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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.
1 a# c1 l3 c8 G) RWinter 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.
, W- ]. t' n! u' i ?' M! @Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.' ~# _7 }8 c' R, \) d% x
) [8 R9 S( f6 ]' eU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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