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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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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.
' S @; e+ X: P J6 j5 l, n+ aOil '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.
/ {, z/ |" X8 V* @2 X! `/ QCrude 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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& p" @3 Q3 W1 f5 F7 p# }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.
: x" Y5 U0 Q! G! a, [1 GWinter 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 X& v" S, c0 EMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.& r s8 `8 \& v8 {5 @1 L
( O- m$ G8 ^0 LU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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