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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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by Tom Randall5 K9 y; G9 M! l n; }
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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. 8 h/ b7 n% k, Y& U6 m/ d" w
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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( \4 ~8 i+ Y1 n; b, jCrude 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.
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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.
& v1 ?' W8 w3 F- x5 FWinter 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. ! ~; a4 b. C* Y8 h! I$ A
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
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