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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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$ y+ B, u! I: f 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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, s( p! T3 n% P+ U5 E z4 U7 K- N8 t: ^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.
$ g, ? T' [2 u" g' L. X' hCrude 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. 3 e" e$ J: Q. D: |2 H9 ]" n
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High7 P1 E, c) N# A; v
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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. " {/ f9 N( z& [) W
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. 3 v! v0 n5 {9 @. Q
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 `$ i+ N0 ^9 o3 l r
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