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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by 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. . G5 q2 p* L$ s$ P
Oil 'Rally'
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- |; a0 K- \) B! KOne 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. ) p. c* ?2 w. M: D/ w
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. 0 }( X6 m+ O8 |+ S6 D: \
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High0 c! H" X" i% {
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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. h% \% |) p, L6 A
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. , W* p. S! {$ ~7 Q
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972. z% t( C; m' a9 X
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA2 W0 w" ?5 [1 D' i1 N6 L' `
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