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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon6 ~, k9 Q3 o6 J8 D. L
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by Tom Randall$ J$ Z( L* i" E9 x: {* P( c
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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.
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+ e+ b2 ^6 a8 i" ~9 C: e+ dOne 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. / ]) ]$ `+ e, 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.
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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! N8 a+ B$ I
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.
4 B6 z# D) L7 r5 N# W( P: U3 jMeanwhile, 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
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