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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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9 a( w0 `# s% F6 Tby Tom Randall, b- P0 K0 M$ ~- K) N# J1 {
' B: f& b% l: sOil 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. + F7 i8 f( y' d
Oil 'Rally'
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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. 2 }- ~4 _3 G1 n
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. @' Q7 R/ B: K& N
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High5 s& _2 X0 |/ _* t# U7 U4 Y
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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.
' G T4 y) J+ Q+ PWinter 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 p3 o! V* Y. C0 U
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: EIA
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