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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon" M! ]/ b/ d( J. Q
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by Tom Randall0 F# U7 `; i" p( G. B
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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. % X7 q' a% Z2 V( P0 s; a! y
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. 1 g( D9 ` ]' z' ]) d2 y: E; T
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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/ F+ z, j' {. _( T9 cThe 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. & u* T9 T9 n2 z v4 M, i# Z4 u( d* l
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. 7 V4 l) V1 \! y& M0 V( B7 N
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA2 O2 ^ N3 p6 J; O3 o+ f
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