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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon6 k3 i( j- h# E a. I
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by Tom Randall
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( u; T0 \6 [7 Y/ yOil 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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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.
" J# Z' I5 z& u# J0 lCrude 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. ' m: M9 r N R
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. 7 g& B* z+ [& \4 C/ O- f7 R6 E
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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, H+ k0 V; o2 _; ]6 O; | tU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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