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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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; O4 c+ `* L ?' a* o( E2 O- Iby Tom Randall% s# g# E$ K& c$ W% O
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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. 9 O4 E8 U- F9 f) O7 V% n3 r
Oil 'Rally'
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8 o3 O$ X ]0 g/ H8 E& oOne 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.
( J0 U2 @( `/ {3 d4 ^" UCrude 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.
8 w# l5 j1 n5 e. _9 q$ VU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High4 N T! l) S" u- h' S
! V7 i3 B8 U, P8 _/ @7 {2 PThe 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. + J7 a& w, M7 b+ \4 _
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.
: @5 @& v; N1 ?Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.: X/ e8 D" k/ F. Y9 k% ?
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA. }0 i% H! }$ n- t% M( H) \
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