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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon8 Y" Q. _6 w7 m4 e
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by Tom Randall0 V& {8 _! [" @$ b: [# i/ P* Y
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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. 5 L/ {# b* W- F7 m% D6 b
Oil 'Rally'
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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.
F$ Z, h. A' Z; wCrude 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. ) V2 }# D. _' a! y5 y8 X0 ^" `
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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8 `, ?1 }0 {2 G5 z$ b% oThe 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 a3 \0 o7 N; R/ T; i9 Q% G
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.
3 T3 f' {; M/ X5 BMeanwhile, 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/ S6 s1 z) h9 s8 C+ b
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