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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon- L% _5 D( @: U) k
6 X2 T: I' g! E& wby Tom Randall
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: c+ J5 w2 T! B# L' T# Z, p" S' o# C* wOil 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.
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4 l. L4 r# G; G3 n/ ROne 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. , U6 I) t3 w/ u; @4 v0 {! h
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. 6 Z# s: ]' v, f- E3 j' `
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High; O# E4 f. t: \
1 Q( s1 g4 E: X& M6 V* Q) kThe 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. 3 N; _; u8 Z7 ^+ F3 c% T
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 r% t2 L x$ x4 s$ t' I
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972., n4 z; W. @" B7 f, L! E
" W! l2 R8 r( z9 m# U) @& r7 @U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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