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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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9 |! E% S- F; [. |9 ^( O, oOil 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. g6 |) y( `& P) u: c5 E8 m: ~- U
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.
& k3 v2 L+ U, K0 ^- WCrude 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. / U6 a7 E1 q2 S$ Y: {
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High% W, S& T9 c: k: E; g4 C
8 K5 ~ U9 F4 D6 i7 TThe 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.
5 e. y$ ~4 Q7 G# h, i+ 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. 3 S5 t8 G( n+ {# u) h# f* f
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.$ n" t& `- q; g4 ^0 N
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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