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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon" c7 u) ^& t0 @8 Q. O; d" p3 G
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G6 G$ r3 T7 _: j+ A8 JOil 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. / D [; s" g- J- O |2 ?% R
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. , j2 ?* e8 r9 s, L/ f5 a3 C
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. + B( l0 n5 t2 a7 g9 B' K5 P
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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0 Y; a4 C7 P9 J& |8 C9 `, H& X6 YThe 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.
: C3 s! e- t* G: G, m0 @% BWinter 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. - f2 o" a" v$ {% g% _
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.7 |7 \! h. X; r6 b
; v5 a9 |( F+ I8 ` iU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA7 {0 P I! Q; D4 o
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