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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon6 I& j7 L# ^) J4 e" r' W- ~
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by Tom Randall6 a; q2 q1 _) m: u( R% A1 s; k% r. r
! t* \0 h ~1 n' b) V5 I) m/ FOil 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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+ `" }$ J( l" |2 UOne 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. / _+ \$ g4 M( n5 P8 L: A+ b* P3 m4 [
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. " ]! H) `; m( S' ?8 I1 Z/ h- K
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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, r, B" A; e; r1 b# R- e( n3 o9 {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. & j2 Q5 B" G8 I
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. 0 M* G. _1 D1 H, _* }
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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) o7 ^1 u c0 e Q. qU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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