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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon" n. S% N/ }6 h t/ Q( k
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by Tom Randall
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6 ]( V" M' I% f9 X1 vOil 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. " @- a. ]" V7 H+ x% K: y: y6 \
Oil 'Rally'
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# m6 h9 g) ]! }" U% Z7 P' H, dOne 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$ b0 H( k! H/ u9 H1 u, mCrude 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. 6 T% N9 b) }- j! ~, o( ]
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High" j# y/ B% F+ W( @
4 e, U2 H- U4 j! J7 W# iThe 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.
( A6 u5 U% h N8 {8 A# x* e/ t8 \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.
2 B8 [$ H# g: D; U$ V0 n6 L8 }Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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0 k5 Q4 ?7 l& sU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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