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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon) o3 u R$ h. a8 O
2 j% g. z/ x. v& R$ P; yby Tom Randall
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. L% ]; a# f2 c& lOil 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. $ K" ~: j* Z% c- e- Y% c2 \) m
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.
5 `- x3 J2 s0 h, ]! i7 J/ VCrude 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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7 r% [: b( _* B% M- a& U0 LThe 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. 7 q) n4 [: f7 v' c: Z$ s, K
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.
% o' Q5 X7 k1 @1 E: U8 y W. A; GMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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|4 V, u+ [( V, w0 i0 RU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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