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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon) k- r4 R$ f* O% X3 V$ a1 t6 p
% p: x/ V5 d" W4 x8 Z- _2 tby Tom Randall! a' o: d/ Q% [' n% o1 w5 k7 ^
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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. , |$ r. u J2 M! i( e
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: h, A" i& U& y" i, Q) U& nOne 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 x( X1 l6 Y+ h2 \' R" [ 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. ; N% L' O# ^3 H! S& x0 }6 W
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High+ X, t& p- {4 ~* L& |
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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. + Z; V4 a$ c t/ h
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.
' Q9 e# B) E* W1 EMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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, K. l$ r# [. DU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA. w- ~, Z% L) ^* @ B& H- J# J% c% \
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