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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon; M1 D" i: H5 s J
3 \1 K4 I2 ?0 f8 ^by Tom Randall7 `$ H$ J: e! W4 q! d- [" z' q- K
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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. 3 i5 P- J. d4 E$ R6 f: l
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. ) N2 v" d+ B; \, y1 `& @( N
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 _4 L; x+ l& c. `, u: L
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High8 H8 _. I2 l7 I5 q4 D8 r! r
/ d! b4 O. H/ N9 n {# yThe 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.
, a2 b1 Z9 b0 ~1 I. y9 JWinter 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. : f" }5 L" t: I- l3 Y
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& M! a5 c: K* l9 d! p# D% Q
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