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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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$ ^, T7 B! X; o% g9 p7 cby Tom Randall
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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. 9 O: W8 e+ c# T3 M5 t7 c1 Q: ]
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/ S% |% v5 {) C: nOne 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. . }* K$ V0 ?( ^/ l4 d
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.
2 l$ T: J5 U, V* \' H2 M- ?/ ZU.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High# c: t d/ a1 ]4 o* k
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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.
4 z3 e+ w2 {2 ?. dWinter 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. 8 q9 O2 E, p. [
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.( b8 [; W$ d' a, J
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA& A* H/ O- E* n) ?7 s- F# x1 F) y
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