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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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- r2 X% C& a4 [by Tom Randall$ z. a2 E5 Q. e" R, g t
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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.
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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.
$ R+ d( E& l4 \" \ ^- mCrude 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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& z- P! H# V7 |' uThe 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. ( V6 g# i. M: \ F" `
Winter 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. ; u/ H) P( P! h1 m8 u; A
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.. q6 u8 D6 ]0 X% G* q
m/ G- i# \4 L: h/ D, _U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA8 B& r2 C; V2 {/ B% G0 b; X! c8 ]
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