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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon$ b6 P; I5 f4 }6 M5 U) s6 v
2 ~2 q3 y: p* @by Tom Randall% q1 f4 m8 }6 Q) S3 {8 z
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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. 6 A1 q/ m* \& ]4 L
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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.
# ~8 o* |) |$ a+ V) }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. M! u7 q5 S) T( c" \
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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3 P! i3 E( |' dThe 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. # c* B3 U* d: {0 J( t8 L" 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 Y$ {) N3 `2 p6 P1 C3 w* g4 z
Meanwhile, 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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