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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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! N; F+ N, V# V( i! f2 eby Tom Randall$ N; V- R$ X2 V7 ?1 _
3 O* g! F( ]( ^9 cOil 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. * ?/ Q& n9 M+ g% E- Q F6 q
Oil 'Rally'
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0 Y5 f+ z ]6 f# |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.
; x5 \$ H* k1 HCrude 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. ! l0 s$ [; N9 c+ L. `# {$ I2 j/ Z
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High: S1 D! j A) ?# _
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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.
1 i. v5 @! J1 ~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. ; t) N% J( w0 [1 r1 D/ P! }
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.
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1 c2 d- l7 i( k: X* oU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA5 a0 y; r2 {! d% J3 U8 h
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