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Another Big Reason to Think Oil Prices Aren't Going Up Soon
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6 c5 _; ~1 o8 oby Tom Randall6 M" T. ]# r# f9 v' {( T
8 g ~" S z( `; `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. / ]1 r2 N% ]& d& c4 A/ @' @& y8 Y6 w. K
Oil 'Rally'
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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.
; F0 @1 g4 b* zCrude 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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1 I' T& [- x" pThe 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.
/ A1 R/ Y7 D1 s4 P) k, [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.
S( ?/ H4 W# M; I1 P1 ?" KMeanwhile, the U.S. is pumping oil at a faster pace than any time since 1972.4 `, m9 [, e, i
( A. }4 j! j- D9 ~- {& Y4 SU.S. oil production since 1983. Source: EIA- G8 z+ m" N( X8 q4 G# J% D
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