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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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2 t" z( u- k( w5 ~* v: bby Tom Randall
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: m6 m O8 B6 r4 @8 @* \' |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. . u0 j. Y( Y, z6 N, v3 B: B
Oil 'Rally'
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6 t8 ^# e. n9 ?9 \, B) \+ mOne 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. 0 `( M- L1 |. N7 [3 R4 o! ~/ A
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. 4 i& e O$ a% I, N- @* K3 T
U.S. Oil Inventories Reach 80-Year High
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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. & u5 p3 q% q: b3 z6 c
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. ( L1 ^7 r5 _* a+ L' F) [" B1 F
Meanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.5 E6 j6 K! b( ~/ y4 A8 w, p
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U.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA
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